Northwest Fishing Reports

I'm looking to get into some salt water fishing from shore. I'm up in Bellingham but an willing to drive as far as say Whidby Island. Anybody know of any decent spots to try. PM me if you want to keep it on the down low.

Thanks

Brown is down!!!! Many beaches support this and spots with floats and fresh herring on a incoming tide
Possesion Point, PNT, just North of apple Tree point , picnic point, the waters directly across from Camano Island State Park boat launch high tide only Coho with mojo:-$ Dare to Share:-#

so floats with herring is a good combo for coho in the salt

Starting at Deception Pass on Whidby Island. Top to bottom.


West Beach

Ala Spit

Ebey Landing

Ft Casey

Lagoon Point

Bush Point

S. Whidby State Park

Possession Pt Park

Lots of other access points but are private.

All can be good and all can be bad. It all depends on the stage of the tide and fish run timing. With this being a humpy year, the entire west side of the island will be polluted with pinks after about July 15th. Bush Point in the evening on an incoming tide is about as automatic as it gets.

Pink Buzz Bombs are the weapon of choice with pearl white with pink or green stripe close behind.Just stand on the beach and cast and cast and cast and cast. Small whole herring or plug cut green label under a float works well but there is a bit of a learning curve to be successful at it. I fly fish a lot and do well with pink, white, chartruse, tan, olive colors. Solid or mixed. Lightly weighted Clousers, deceivers, flat wings, and poppers all work well on the bug rod.

Also noclothes1 there are no nude beaches on the island so unless you like being tossed into the water or getting a ride in the back of a cruiser to the gray bar hotel I suggest that you not show up undressed like your internet handle!

swedefish4life1 wrote:Brown is down!!!! Many beaches support this and spots with floats and fresh herring on a incoming tide
Possesion Point, PNT, just North of apple Tree point , picnic point, the waters directly across from Camano Island State Park boat launch high tide only Coho with mojo:-$ Dare to Share:-#

at what depth do you set your bait? :bounce:

Found this

^^^^ i was just gonna say that hoochies and spin glow are my weapon of choice out in the salt. work really well for saltwater steel if you can find them. and silvers.

If you find a good spot from shore noclothes1, let me know. The best place I can think of near us is Deception pass from shore. Watch out for the slippery rocks!! I have wanted to try south of fairhaven off the amtrak rails for ling, but never have. Not sure if it is accessible by foot, but went by in my boat and it is 40-45ft with a good cast and of course the tracks are built up with large rocks, making a small "jetty"......

No= clothes (Fort Casey) that set up A-1:cheers: and will work sweet on metalheads in the correct tide and time and you will hook them just before the last or next to last breaking wave coming into the beach!:chef:

Enough leader length from the float to be able to freely cast if your chasing Silvers and a mid to smaller herring.

There up on the top and very active so 38 inches is plenty or less.

The Hooch = cast as far as you can with a sliding slinkie let it touch a few times on the bottom coming back changing your speeds on the returns but they cream it close as said above:-# for metalheads

Last hook red as shown or pink:-$ :cyclopsan and the 1st black as posted

ps = don't forget to take the human:colors: off your hooch before you offer your presentation and use some scent on the spin and glow and lower end of the hooch

When the pink salmon are in thick or the silvers for that matter, I would suggest maybe fishing Deception Pass State Park from shore. Another good shore fishing spot for salmon when they are in, is Kayak Point County Park in Warm Beach which is in Snohomish County west of Lake Goodwin. Kayak Point can be a zoo when the pinks and or silvers are running and in thick but its fun and you will likely catch fish. I wouldn’t waste my time on the beaches for salmon unless they are in or unless you specifically know a spot where they are holding.

There is also some good catch and release cutt throat fishing from shore at a few beaches on Camano Island. Google cut throat beach fishing Camano Island or something like that and you will find the info on that fishery. I’ll bet there are beaches in your area that have cutt opportunities. I believe the pinks usually seem to start showing up in late August so I would be on the beaches around Sept 1st. Check old reports for 2007 areas 8-1 and 8-2 to see when they members started reporting good catch numbers for pinks. I'm no expert but I have caught allot of salmon in the Sound and know these two spots produce for shore anglers. Good luck.

Thanks all for the tips. I'm pretty stoked at the idea of hanging out on the beach with the family and fishing, even more at the prospect of catching something.

thanks.

noclothes1 wrote:Found this

That's a saltwater steelhead setup....Not used much for salmon, although it would work.

Buzz bombs, Pt Wilson Darts, other weighted darts, Spoons, big spinners, live herring are all good choices. Most people throw buzz bombs, and they work great.

When the silver salmon start moving close to the shore in early Fall try Simiahmoo (sp.) State Park near Blaine, the Blaine waterfront, and much of the beaches West/N.West of Ferndale.

T-Bone wrote:When the silver salmon start moving close to the shore in early Fall try Simiahmoo (sp.) State Park near Blaine, the Blaine waterfront, and much of the beaches West/N.West of Ferndale.

Really? That's awesome. Are talking about Bird Bay State Park or Semiahmoo Spit that formers the outer land mass of Drayton harbor? On the right hand side where the two point almost meet there is a fishing peer in Blaine. I'm not sure if they catch anything there know.

noclothes1 wrote:

T-Bone wrote:When the silver salmon start moving close to the shore in early Fall try Simiahmoo (sp.) State Park near Blaine, the Blaine waterfront, and much of the beaches West/N.West of Ferndale.

Really? That's awesome. Are talking about Bird Bay State Park or Semiahmoo Spit that formers the outer land mass of Drayton harbor? On the right hand side where the two point almost meet there is a fishing peer in Blaine. I'm not sure if they catch anything there know.

Yes, I'm talking Semiahmoo Spit; fish the cove side on an incoming tide from Mid-September or so on. Hip boots or waders help a lot. When the silvers are in; you will see them jumping in the bay. You will need a Saltwater Fishing License and a Salmon Catch Record Card. Cast #3 or #4 Mepps Vibrax spinners with a single, barbless hook and release any fish without a clipped adipose fin.

No, I'm not talking about the Blaine Fishing Pier; try the area right around the boat launch in town.

The Nooksack River gets a good run of fish around this time, too; try the river bank in and around Ferndale.

Get a Washington Atlas & Gazeeter and EXPLORE.

I have horrible luck keeping gazetteers around. I've gone through 3 of them. No clue where they are. Them things are expensive. Thanks for the tips. Dumb question: Whats the cove side?

As you drive onto the Spit; I'm referring to the righthand side. I would park in the parking area on the left at the start of the Spit; walk across the road and walk the beach looking for fish. BTW, the Google map is incomplete. It doesn't show this road onto the Spit and to the resort at the end of it.

You're welcome; if you need anymore tips; feel free to Email me:

ttylerz@yahoo.com

Tom

Racefish and more you Seattle boys???
Ever sport fish these waters in your back yard and creek into the salt waters and have any sucess on a incoming tide for Cutts, coho or bodies:colors: ????