Those are just the bow waves of the hordes of humpies coming in… happens every couple of years.
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Puget Sound
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FerrousTortoise
Steelhead
I have seen some big waves the tide change before. Constant sets breaking where I have never seen freighter waves break before.
Jim in Anacortes
Life of the Party
Submarine?
It would have to be coming from Bremerton if they even have subs there and would have been underwater based on where I experienced the waves.
All the subs I’ve seen go by in the past of course have been on the surface with their escorts. I assume most if not all of those come out of Bangor…..
SF
There was some kind of kids camp going on. Looked like maybe multiple different camps. Tons of kids,
They might have been up playing games or eating lunch at the time I took the picture.
SF
I was fishing by the Hood floating bridge when a sub went by, it was above water but let me tell you I was sure glad that I got out of the water. That big boy put out a wake that would have surely have knocked me over.
Lots of subs come and go from Bremerton but I don't know that they are even allowed to go under in the sound.
Abbreviated outing for @ffb and I today. For some reason he had family schedule a wedding right in the middle of salmon season. Rude!
For such bright conditions we had pretty good action. Pinks when we first arrived to our starting location and then a couple hours of solid coho action. I bonked one hatchery fish that was bleeding pretty good but we released everything else. Couple of them were pretty nice and I lost a really nice fish that absolutely whooped my ass. Jumped all over the place, charged me and slack lined me big time then one more big jump right behind the boat and spit the hook.
Once the coho action slowed we moved on but quickly were surrounded by pods of pinks milling on the surface. Spent the rest of the morning chasing those around. They slowed down with their surface activity and it got to be really difficult to spot them and get into position to cast to them, but when we could manage it they were eager to bite.
Lots of porpoise and the amount of herring is just mind blowing. Amazes me that any fish will eat a stupid fly when there is so much food out there.
Really fun morning. I'm looking forward to some clouds tomorrow! It was so flat and so bright I can't help but think that played a factor in those fish showing themselves less.
For such bright conditions we had pretty good action. Pinks when we first arrived to our starting location and then a couple hours of solid coho action. I bonked one hatchery fish that was bleeding pretty good but we released everything else. Couple of them were pretty nice and I lost a really nice fish that absolutely whooped my ass. Jumped all over the place, charged me and slack lined me big time then one more big jump right behind the boat and spit the hook.
Once the coho action slowed we moved on but quickly were surrounded by pods of pinks milling on the surface. Spent the rest of the morning chasing those around. They slowed down with their surface activity and it got to be really difficult to spot them and get into position to cast to them, but when we could manage it they were eager to bite.
Lots of porpoise and the amount of herring is just mind blowing. Amazes me that any fish will eat a stupid fly when there is so much food out there.
Really fun morning. I'm looking forward to some clouds tomorrow! It was so flat and so bright I can't help but think that played a factor in those fish showing themselves less.
Greggor
'Schooled' by Roy Patrick
Sounds like for a couple hours you guys really had the coho MOJO going!
Only pic I got today on the one nice coho I landed. It was a great shorter outing this morning. Fish were caught and lost. I did an exceptional job of blowing opportunities at porpoising pods of pinks but still got a handful. Something about sight fishing a pod of pinks moving along the surface that causes me to forget how to cast and results in tangled running line. Will be real fun when they're in thicker.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Toy boat regatta???
Even if it gets shut down for salmon retention, there are always sea run cutthroat to play with.
DKL
Steelhead
I’m glad you asked this question because I have wanted to for a long time but thought it was some kind of “no duh” thing so was afraid to ask. I feel like it has something to do with the tides but I can’t figure it out. Sometimes a ship does go by but waves will roll in for 15-20 minutes, and that just doesn’t seem to add up. Happened again to me Saturday and when it was done it washed a whole lot of salad back into the water. Even though I have an intermediate line, I never use it and pretty much only use a floating line, so I tend to have to wait out those waves.
One thing I've noticed out in the boat is that its not always the biggest ships leaving big wake. Some of those 40-60' boats plowing through the water at 14 knots can sure leave a big mess of waves behind them. If one of those was to pass near enough to certain beaches, especially at the right tide, it could potentially swamp a beach but not necessarily be noticed due to how common those boats are around here.
The big, boxy car transporters are the ones I keep the closest eye on. I've seen those things leave a standing 8-10' wave behind them. I definitely keep a sharp eye when those things come through.
The big, boxy car transporters are the ones I keep the closest eye on. I've seen those things leave a standing 8-10' wave behind them. I definitely keep a sharp eye when those things come through.
It sure looks like Puget Sound is going to suck in the best way this weekend
