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By: rseas
Posted: 8/29/2021
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/29/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Ok gang, I’m not sure where to go with this one. On a request, Sunday I had agreed to take a friend out to learn the ropes as applicable to the Bellingham Bay Fishery. The fishery is a sub-fishery of ...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/22/2021
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Between the local closures and juggling schedules planning a trip is becoming a bit of a challenge. If I’m fishing solo its less of an issue, I just go and hopefully learn something to pass on later. ...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/1/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/1/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Grandkids overnight, what are we going to do to entertain the little hoodlums? I was just getting ready to float the idea of an early get up and taking them fishing when they asked if we could go fish...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/19/2021
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/19/2021
Hot Spots: 0
A late 2-day report, I have a rare unaccounted-for afternoon and ribs in the smoker so some spare time. This report is for Sunday July 18th and Monday the 19th. Using the 10th Street launch in Everett...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/11/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
With the MA 7 salmon closure, the MA 6 wind forecast and payday being a few weeks off yet we needed a close to home fishery. Having an appointment in Bellingham Sunday afternoon we decided on a short ...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/20/2021
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2021
Hot Spots: 0
A Father’s Day report, yup I/we went fishing on Father’s Day. Before I get going apologies are in order. This will be an abbreviated report and will it only include a couple fish pictures. That said, ...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/16/2021
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
The Marine Area 11 opener was awesome with a side of awesome! From within the walls of our home, it was a long-anticipated event. Preparation started as the NoF process concluded, we both had taken th...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/30/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/30/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This is an odd report, the initial plan was to explore the possibility that there is walleye in Lake Samish. I know, I know NOT… That said the WDFW thinks otherwise and per the regulations walleye are...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/23/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2021
Hot Spots: 0
A 5 rating? Yup but it wasn’t lights out fishing. We had to work for our dinner. Sunday, we had planned to do MA 7 again but the wind forecast suggested otherwise so on to plan B. I had already paid f...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/16/2021
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Ok, I know that it has been ages since I posted a report. September 28th, 2020 to be exact. Unfortunately, it’s not because I’m holding out on sharing fishing information. Basically, I haven’t been fi...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/30/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/27/2020
Hot Spots: 0
This report is the first day of a 2 day report. It is also the first day of 2 days off in a row, a rare event this summer. The trip was an on again, off again plan and was a no go at bed time Saturday...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/28/2020
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/28/2020
Hot Spots: 0
This report is the second day of a 2-day fish-a-polusa. It is also the second day of 2 days off in a row, a rare event this summer. Due to a unfavorable wind forecast the trip was squishy but either w...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/1/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/30/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Wow, a fitting end to our local chinook fishery and one for the record books. Going to bed Saturday night I hadn’t settled on a plan for fishing Sunday. 2:00 alarm and a quick look at “Windy” and plan...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/16/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/16/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Here we go again, I need to spend more time reading the regs when fishing an area out of my usual haunts… Sunday we decided to hit Point Defiance again. After another 1:00 curtain call we were in the ...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/11/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/10/2020
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers two days and about 20 hours hunting MA 11 chinook. The rating is challenging, maybe a one or a two on the 8th and a four or five for fishing on the 10th. Overall experience for both...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/28/2020
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/28/2020
Hot Spots: 0
It has been a year; between work (retired yes, work yes but I would do it for no wages. I love my job) and life, fishing trips have been few and far between. Rating this trip is a challenge. The ratin...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/6/2020
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/6/2020
Hot Spots: 0
This is less a fishing report than proof that I am an idiot. Our original plan was to fish the Bubble for chinook. Being a Monday, we knew that we would have to have the gear stowed by noon. The 2020 ...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/5/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Back to the islands. We had planned on fishing a sure thing somewhere but I woke up at 12:30 Saturday morning. Once up, I’m usually feet on the floor but I still had 4 hours before we were leaving. I ...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/3/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/1/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Around my house the Marine Area 7 opener has been on the calendar since the date was announced. With the boat, gear and fresh herring strips ready we were counting hours. Unfortunately, Karen had a la...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/21/2020
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2020
Hot Spots: 0
My first shrimp report! Yes, my first one and there is a reason for that, I don’t like shrimping. That said, maybe I can come to change my mind on the whole subject, they are tasty little buggers... W...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/6/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2020
Hot Spots: 0
The wind forecast and my work schedule finally synced, I had a day off and the wind wasn’t blowing! We were going fishing! Specifically, we were going to fish The Bubble for chinook. I was jonesing to...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/2/2020
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Sunday morning rolls around and no plans, fishing or otherwise. I had a plan but the wind and I can’t seem to synchronize out schedules. It blows… Anyway, Sunday morning I was working on chores when t...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/18/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2020
Hot Spots: 0
The day was scheduled as a hunt for big lingcod out in the straights but when I got up at 3:00 am, looked at the wind forecast I pulled the plug on the trip. Instead I swapped out ball mounts and boat...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/11/2020
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Back on the water, Mother’s Day 2020. While we usually do an event, this year we planned a Mother’s Day ling cod trip followed by a feed on the beach and beach combing. Knowing our mothers enjoy their...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/8/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Covid-19 closure behind us it was time to go fishing! We talked about many options but decided to stay close by and fish Lake Samish. Lake Samish is kind of our home lake and for this trip the familia...