Blackmouth - Richmond Beach

Toby Black, one of our WDFW samplers was is this afternoon after fishing on his own in the Richmond Beach area of Marine Area 10. He had a nice 13 pound blackmouth that he landed on a Hot Spot and a Green Glow Hoochie. He said that the fishing wasn't hot by any means but he didn't feel like traveling and spending more on fuel. There was lots of bait in the area and there was lot's of action on fish from just under legal size to around 25 inches.

He said that there were around fifteen boats fishing the Possession Bar area off the south end of Whidbey Island trying to get in the last few days in Area 9.

The weather doesn't look too bad for the next few days and should give everyone one last opportunity to fish Area 9 before it closes at the end of the month.