Met up with fishing buddy, "Motoboat" launched at that launch located just S. of Seward Park, I forget the name. FYI... they've gone up to 10 bucks.
We almost didn't leave the house, due to a lot of rain. However once we launched it never really rained. No wind, etc. Lately that made me feel lucky.
Started out trolling my go to Green Splatter back mini hootchie, from Ace High Fly, behind a small chrome dodger. Moto was using maybe Krocodile spoon? Later he used a strange baitfish looking fly thing that I had in the box, with a Rocky Moutain dodger. No fish hit either of us. We saw a fair amount of schooled fish, I was thinking perch, but I don't perch fish and don't know what to look for there. These schools were mostly at 50-60' in 110' of water.
We covered the S. tip of Mercer Is. and headed down toward just out front of Coulon. Around that area I had put on a green Coho Killer behind my dodger. I have never fished salmon gear for these cutts, seemed a little big on the hook size. Although I've got E. WA. Lahontin on salmon plugs, oh well. So I picked up a fat cutt. right out from Coulon. 40' on the rigger in 80' of water. The fish never alerted me to his presence of the rigger. I was just going to pick up and move, but the gear felt heavy coming in. He got all the way to the boat with only a few head shakes. (hooked by the skin of his lip too) My dig. camera is missing, and my smartphone does not want to coooperate with mailing the pic. Measured only 15.5", but had large shoulders. I thought about 1 lb 7 oz. I had to go with a 3 star rating, because the cutt. fishery on lake WA. is more often a skunk for me.

G-Man

3/19/2012 11:40:00 AM

Good job on throwing caution to the wind and picking up a fish on something different. I've picked up cutts on bigger spoons than Coho Killers, so it comes to me as no surprise that you hooked into one. Atlantic City, would be the name of the launch you used. Were you by chance fishing out of a Hewes Sea Runner? There weren't many boats on the Lake and that was the only other boat I saw fishing the south end.

The Quadfather

3/19/2012 2:23:00 PM

No, I wish that i could trade my open face Lund boat, for a Hewes anything... There was a large boat with the white outboards, and I recall you have light colored outboards, but it looked bigger than yours.

G-Man

3/19/2012 3:07:00 PM

That would be the one. Looked like my boat with its white Hewes banner and white E-Tec motor. It was just a bit longer and had a hard top though. Quad, did you know you can get an annual pass for all Seattle launches that cover Atlantic City, Stan Sayers, Magnuson, Elliot Bay\Don Armeni and Shilshole\Eddie Vine?

The Quadfather

3/19/2012 4:06:00 PM

Yes, yesterday was the last straw when I saw the price increase. I will be looking into that this week, thanks for the reminder.

G-Man

3/19/2012 4:23:00 PM

Worst case you can launch for free at the WDFW site in Kenmore, just be sure to have your pass displayed.

dresscode5

3/19/2012 7:54:00 PM

Awesome man!

MotoBoat

3/19/2012 9:29:00 PM

Nice, thick Cutty Quad! Don't forget the Goodwill is on the way home from the Atlantic boat ramp. Didn't think that lure you had on had much hope. But then, thought the same thing about the pink uv mini squid that caught the same size fish last time we were out. Oh, did you find anything in belly after dissecting da fish?

Elijah.Loves.Fishin

3/19/2012 11:51:00 PM

way to stick it out and put one in the boat! would love to get out there and try that type of fishing sometime :)

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