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Convinced myself I could fish in this. Actually managed several nice casts off. Just had to haul extra hard on the backcast to deal with the 20kt wind. Unfortunately the waves blew my line all over the place and it wasn’t practical. The risk of getting knocked over by 3’ waves didn’t encourage...

It was super slow for most boats today, I imagine the crappy tide exchange had something to do with it. I fished my lucky spoon and an anchovy on the other rod. Turns out that was a good choice- 2 fish day! My buddy caught one around 25”, mine was around 24”. Both on the bait rod. Around the...

Plot twist: The snub nose is because he was a stocker destined for a lake somewhere who chose a life of freedom and escaped his prison in the fish truck

Is this the lake directly opposite the beach? I think I know this place, I've wanted to drag my buddy out there for a combination sea run and stocker day

My first Blackmouth and first SRC in the same day - Maybe I should try my luck with Steelhead on some SWW rivers too. Before the summer hatchery programs get shut down

I DID IT! After 5 years of trying, I finally hooked and landed an adult sea-run cutthroat on the fly. I wasn't feeling too optimistic for today but I took a sick day at work and figured I may as well go fishing. Within half an hour or so I felt a strike. The fight was a weaker than the fish I...

My GF is in a very big new age spiritual phase and maybe it is rubbing off on me but I swear I manifested this because I got the notification right as I had the thought "I really didn't catch that many shakers or wilds this year, I bet we will get another day". I doubt this will pass a...

While Spring Chinook play a small part in our April fishery, the bulk of fish caught are yearling hatchery Chinook kept for a full year prior to release into rivers. This process for reasons currently unknown leaves the yearling fish with a tendency to remain within the Salish Sea for a period...

With how limited the opportunity for Chinook in the summer has already become, I am not sure that giving up the summer season would really allow us to keep Chinook open from November through May. Especially as undersize encounters seem to have been higher than they are during the summer season...

Still trying to figure out which specific conservation management criteria triggered the closure

Disappointing but unsurprising. I caught 1 wild and 2 undersized to get my legal fish, and talking to buddies the 1 wild seems like just bad luck. I’m surprised with improved clip rates and decreased shakers it didn’t last longer this year. I don’t think I will ever share online how many shakers...

Apparently legal in the salt

Short and late session today- 8:30-11:15. Nada action, looked slow for everyone else too

Anyone make it out today or yesterday? I took a couple days off from work to fish it. Wasn't able to make it out yesterday evening but got out late morning today, and only fished for three hours. Had some action, and left the water with just one. Thought it was bigger than it really was- I...

Gotta love it- went to Fred Meyer to pick up a paper catch card and their system is down too. I took PTO specifically to fish tomorrow morning :/

I’m trying to get my digital license for blackmouth tomorrow, I just bought a new license online and I see this:

More Hood Canal disappointment for me. Fished two beaches and visited one day before yesterday around sunset. No chum fry in sight. One beach had a cutthroat or resident coho crash bait right next to me but he moved on quick. Gorgeous views though! Might try the west side next time- I imagine...

Wanted to go South but my buddy was too busy for it and I felt like I needed some social fishing today, so stayed local. Saw one jump but no takes. Saw three sea lions when I got down (Time change screwed us both and we were late haha) and there was a super nice baitball where they were feeding...

It's been a while but the last study I saw on Puget Sound Chinook reduction in size showed them similar to other groups, yet typically fishing WCVI the average size of fish I encounter has been much larger. By Blackmouth I am referring to resident Chinook that spend their lives in Salish Sea...

And to add on to that, a good portion of the catch in mid July are Blackmouth. There are nice fish around but most of the fish I see at the dock are 4-8lbs. One particularly good day of fishing at Area 10 I decided I wanted to sort through all the Blackmouth and find a big one. I lost one that...