November List Of Things To Do

November is a "Great" month filled with lots of opportunities for the fisherman.

1. Blackmouth generally kicks off in November with many Marine areas open for some "Great" fishing. The weather is the single biggest factor in being able to get out - however if you are mobile there is usually somewhere one can find a place to fish out of the weather. What the fish lack in size they generally make up in tenacity. Most of the fish range from just legal at 22" into the 8 -9 pound range. We do see some real trophy blackmouth into the twenties every season and on rare occasion even to 30 plus pounds. If you haven't fished for them before you will find them to fight quite well for their size. Make sure to closely read your regulations as the seasons and requirements do vary a lot from one marine area to another.
2. Razor clams are another big draw for the fall months and we have two scheduled digs for November. The first November 4th - 7th and the second November 14Th - 17Th. Make sure to go to the WDFW web site for the particulars on various beach openings.
3. Chum salmon are at their peak this month with lots of fishing both in the salt and the rivers.
Chums are great sport as they fight quite well and are good sized averaging in the low teens. They are very willing biters. Give them a try and I think you will enjoy the sport.
4. Winter steelhead will start to show, first on the Olympic Peninsula streams (which they already have) them the western beaches of Whidbey Island and then into the Puget Sound streams. We usually have the first of the winter runs caught in the Skykomish just before Thanksgiving.
5. Squid usually show up in good numbers this month and are readily caught from the many public piers here in Puget Sound in the evenings being drawn in by the lights.
6. Smelt are alot of fun for the family to jig off some of the docks in northern Puget Sound with Cornet Bay, Oak Harbor, LaConner and the Everett waterfront being the most fished.
7. Lake Washington both for perch as well as some of the best trout fishing occurs during the late Fall, Winter and early spring months.
8. Olympic Pennesula streams offer lots of fishing for late silvers, kings and winter steelhead.
9. Good Fly Fishing at Pass Lake for rainbows and browns to 24". Lone Lake on Whidbey Island also offers good fishing for nice average sized rainbows into the 14 - 18inch range.

These are just a few of the things that are on the agenda for the month of November. I will enhance the information as the month goes on. Stop by for more information anytime.