Fish early (before sunrise) and crowds won't be bad on most beaches. It is worth the trip.
Puget Sound
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I will say coho fishing is a bit different than humpy fishing. You will get some crowded beaches with coho fishing, but nothing remotely close in my opinion to what takes place when people are fishing humpies.
I’m with you on not liking to fish around crowds, but some of the best beaches will always have some folks fishing and you can still catch fish with other folks around.
The humpy pressure has really dropped off and most people beach fishing now are targeting coho….and silvers.
SF
That is a beauty Tim.
Young anchovy
I'll buy anchovy (don't know any better), but whatever the case, those are what you need to be tyin'!
Went out this am to MA10. Fished 6am-9am. Had two follows. No fish over 5". It was really beautiful out there though!
@DimeBrite is correct. The juveniles are almost transparent and have a very visible red hot spot which I believe is their gills developing, but I’m not 100% sure. May be internal organs as well.
SF
I got blanked as well 0/1 again from 6-8am, just another terribly ugly PS morning. Hang in there the catching will happen.
1 for 4 this morning. Nothing exceptional landed or lost. Really wimpy eats. I’m hating this weather for fishing. It absolutely sucks.
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So this and the fly tying thread and thr cooking threads are pretty much why I swing by this site regularly. Puget Sound is amazing and I am quite jelly, even though I live in good trout fishing country! Thanks for posting stories and pix on this thread!!!
FYI. Just got a email reminder that summer crab catch cards need to be reported by 10/1. Save that $10…..
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Besides me going 0 for 2 what else happened?
Besides me going 0 for 2 what else happened?
I’ll let you tell the fine folks here.
SF
@Stonedfish and I were heading to beach #3 after the tide petered out at beach #2.
As we were exiting the water I stumbled on the heavily cobbled barnacle encrusted bottom falling forward in 2 feet of water. It was basically a face plant but my head stayed above water. The waders zipper was down most of the way so I was drenched head to toe. Even before Brian gave a hand up I declared beach #3 null and void for this trip.
Fortunately I carry a falling in the water kit in my rig so I a had a dry change of clothes to change into.
Besides feeling like a klutz and slight barnacle rash on my hands no harm was done.
Bonus: I didn't join the Puget Sound broken rod club today.
As we were exiting the water I stumbled on the heavily cobbled barnacle encrusted bottom falling forward in 2 feet of water. It was basically a face plant but my head stayed above water. The waders zipper was down most of the way so I was drenched head to toe. Even before Brian gave a hand up I declared beach #3 null and void for this trip.
Fortunately I carry a falling in the water kit in my rig so I a had a dry change of clothes to change into.
Besides feeling like a klutz and slight barnacle rash on my hands no harm was done.
Bonus: I didn't join the Puget Sound broken rod club today.
@Stonedfish and I were heading to beach #3 after the tide petered out at beach #2.
As we were exiting the water I stumbled on the heavily cobbled barnacle encrusted bottom falling forward in 2 feet of water. It was basically a face plant but my head stayed above water. The waders zipper was down most of the way so I was drenched head to toe. Even before Brian gave a hand up I declared beach #3 null and void for this trip.
Fortunately I carry a falling in the water kit in my rig so I a had a dry change of clothes to change into.
Besides feeling like a klutz and slight barnacle rash on my hands no harm was done.
Bonus: I didn't join the Puget Sound broken rod club today.
The Russian judge gave you a 8.5, but I considered your dive a 10
️. You absolutely stuck the landing and would have made Olga Kurbot blush. Glad you and the rod came out unscathed!
We’ll hit beach #3 another day. I’m fact, I’m heading there right now.
SF
Welcome to the Puget Sound dive team. Higher points will be added if you 1. Break your rod, 2. If you jam up your reel, 3. Fill your waders. My first was #3, the second was #2@Stonedfish and I were heading to beach #3 after the tide petered out at beach #2.
As we were exiting the water I stumbled on the heavily cobbled barnacle encrusted bottom falling forward in 2 feet of water. It was basically a face plant but my head stayed above water. The waders zipper was down most of the way so I was drenched head to toe. Even before Brian gave a hand up I declared beach #3 null and void for this trip.
Fortunately I carry a falling in the water kit in my rig so I a had a dry change of clothes to change into.
Besides feeling like a klutz and slight barnacle rash on my hands no harm was done.
Bonus: I didn't join the Puget Sound broken rod club today.
Blanked at a couple area 8’s beaches. Neither saw fish rolling or jumping nor caught. I never do well in the 8’s.