Coho Salmon - Marine Area 9 & 10

We have seen nothing but rave reports coming from all the salmon fishermen coming in the past couple of days.  Most everyone has no problem in catching their limit of nice 4 -7 pound coho with a few going up to 13.  You do not have to travel far to find fish, the shoreline from the Browns Bay area all the way to West Point has been the best producing area.  The AM fishing has been best with the time frame from dawn 5:45  to 9:00 has been most productive, though folks are definitely catching fish throughout the day.  Most have been fishing from the surface to around 50 feet, with the 20 - 35 foot zone producing well early.  Latter in the day most of the fish drop down into the 70 -90 foot zone though there are still some good bites that are occurring shallow.   Hot Spot Flashers or Jim Break Away Flashers in White Glow or Green Glow with a 140, 142, 161 or 12 colored Gold Star Squid or Ace Hi Fly fished 32 inches behind has been doing well.  Green/Chartreuse Grand Slam Bucktails or Olympic Coho flies in the candlefish or white colors have also been doing well.  For those without downriggers a small plug cut herring fished behind 6 - 8 ounces of lead or a diver / dodger / coho fly or squid combination has been a good bet.

If you have any questions you can stop by and we'll  be happy to help you out - have a little patience as we have been extremely busy with the way fishing has been.