hooksetjou
10/21/2015 1:28:00 PMIf you have not heard. Snoho/Sky are closed for salmon due to low runs. This apparently is the cause for the low catch rate.
fishwish
10/21/2015 3:47:00 PMThanks for the heads up. That makes more sense. From what everybody had been saying it sounded like the fishing should have been a bit more constant and better than it turned out to be. I feel lucky to have hooked into the fish that that I did. The water is so low with no new fish coming in that I had already decided to quit fishing anyway.
oldguyfox
10/21/2015 4:13:00 PMThe fish are still in the salt. People have been killin' it over at the baitbox.
fishwish
10/21/2015 6:35:00 PMNear Clinton but closer to Possession Point across the water from Mukilteo. It is a beach fishery. I am told that it is slowing down for the year though.
ncobble
10/22/2015 9:24:00 PMWhat's the best method for coho from the beach? Thinkjng about heading out this weekend...only fished from the beach once and got skunked.
JoshH
10/23/2015 11:35:00 AMKeep an eye out of the Creel reports. Watch for the numbers caught vs number of fisherman from Ediz Hook and from Olson's docks. Those two will give you a real good idea if fish are still coming in to the sound. As of Sunday at least, the numbers were still good.
Two best methods for beach fishing are a chartreuse either rotator or buzz bomb with a pink hoochie with a fairly fast retrieve. Don't jig like you do for pinks, just retrieve. Or fish a herring under a float. I use smallest sized herring (or anchovy if I can't get herring). Brine for at least 24 hours before going out. I just buy bottled brine, whatever is available. Prefer Mike's or Pautzke's, don't care for Pro-cure but will use it if that's all I can get. From the bobber stop to the bait should be about 3 - 4 feet. I prefer closer to 3 that 4.
Two best methods for beach fishing are a chartreuse either rotator or buzz bomb with a pink hoochie with a fairly fast retrieve. Don't jig like you do for pinks, just retrieve. Or fish a herring under a float. I use smallest sized herring (or anchovy if I can't get herring). Brine for at least 24 hours before going out. I just buy bottled brine, whatever is available. Prefer Mike's or Pautzke's, don't care for Pro-cure but will use it if that's all I can get. From the bobber stop to the bait should be about 3 - 4 feet. I prefer closer to 3 that 4.
ONCOfisher
10/23/2015 7:37:00 PMGuess the news is out, Area 10 closed to all Salmon fishing..and the rivers too!...it was good while it lasted.
@JoshH, when the Area opens back up I'm gonna have to try your technique. I've been casting and slow jigging Pt. Wilson Dart and P-Line laser minnow type jigs from shore, had a little bit of success but not a lot. Hope it opens up again.
@JoshH, when the Area opens back up I'm gonna have to try your technique. I've been casting and slow jigging Pt. Wilson Dart and P-Line laser minnow type jigs from shore, had a little bit of success but not a lot. Hope it opens up again.
JoshH
10/23/2015 10:38:00 PMCoho like to chase. It's the same rules as if you are trolling. Faster troll gets you more strikes, same with a retrieve. If there is a good current I like to throw out the herring just because there is something about the anticipation of watching for the bobber to go under. :)
ncobble
10/24/2015 9:14:00 PMWent out to the beach at picnic point. Didn't even get a strike. Gotta figure this beach thing out. Especially if that's all I can fish from at the moment.
JoshH
10/27/2015 10:12:00 PMI was out this past weekend too ncobble. I saw nothing caught, and I talked to others that had been at Fort Casey and nothing there either. After looking at the creel reports, the Coho are done . Numbers just vanished last Wednesday.