Lone Lake - Whidbey Island

Though the weather has been less than desirable, for a few hardy individuals Lone Lake has been putting out some good fly fishing. We have spoke with a few individuals that have done fairly good with fish up to 17 inches. The fish have been taken on a number of different patterns though small leeches in black, olive or burgundy have been key to success as well as chrinomid patterns.

If we get a little break in the weather it would be a good bet!

Razor Clam Dig - Friday, Saturday & Sunday

We will have another razor clam dig this "New Years" weekend! So if you have nothing planned then this just might be something to do. Here's the rundown of this weekends dig.

December 31, Friday 3:40 p.m., (0ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks & Kalaloch
January 1, Saturday 4:31 p.m., (-0.4ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks &
Kalaloch
January 2nd, Sunday 5:18p.m., (-0.7ft), Twin Harbors

Good Digging!

Crabbing Area 9 & 10

The few guys that have been getting out crabbing have been having to work a little more the past couple of weeks to get get their critters. Though the numbers of crab seems to be less the size has been good. Most have been saying that the crabbing has slowed a lot from what it was when it opened. Remember that crabbing finishes up on Sunday 2 nd January. Make sure to send in or report your winter crab catch with WDFW - don't want to be surprised with the $10.00 penalty when you renew your licenses next year.

Richmond Beach - Blackmouth Fishing

While the weather and the fishing has been nothing to talk about on the local blackmouth fishing, we did talk with one of the customers on the water yesterday that managed to have a couple of blackmouth in the Richmond Beach area of area 10. The fish were 8 and 9 pounds respectively. Overall, we have had better reports coming out of area 10 the past couple of weeks, but nothing "Red Hot". At least there are a few fish to be had! Better than nothing!

Area 10 will remain over though January!

Steelheading - North Fork Stillagumish

Since reopening the North Fork of the Stillguamish has been for the most part very lackluster as far as the number of steelhead that it is producing. We are only hearing of 2 -4 steelhead coming out of the upper river (Fortsen Hole) area per day. We did however have one of the customers drop by yesterday to show off a nice 15 pound fish he caught. If you are going to get one, that is a nice one to get!

Steelheading - Reiter Ponds

John spent most of the day fishing the Reiter Ponds section of the Skykomish yesterday (10:00 A.M. till dark) and said that there was no lack of anglers, with over 100 that came and went during the time he was there. We said that he saw perhaps 10 landed during the time he was there. Though he spent a good amount of time there he did not manage to hook anything. One of the customers stopped by yesterday and was on the way out (with a fish) when John was coming in and mentioned that there had been a few other fish landed early, but nothing spectacular! We are in need of a little water to bring in a fresh batch of fish!

The Skykomish below the Sultan has been a little colored up as the Sultan is running high and dirty, apparently the slide in the upper river combined with Snohomish County PUD dumping a lot of water from Spada Reservoir.

Merry Christmas

I would like to take a moment and wish all of you from myself and the crew here at Ted's to wish you a "Fantastic" Christmas! Enjoy the Holiday with your family and friends! "Thank You" for all your support over the past year and we look forward to being able to help you in the next one!

"Merry Christmas"

Mike - Stephen - Shawn - John

Blackmouth Fishing - Jefferson Head

The past week we have been getting better reports coming out of the Kingston / Jefferson Head area. Most of the fish have been just over the 22 in minimum size, but at least we are starting to see some action. There are some really good sized unmarked fish in the 8 - 15 pound range that are being caught and released. We'll see Area 9 open the middle of next month, hopefully finding it with some nice sized blackmouth awaiting us.

Skykomish Steelhead

Overall, this week has seen some fair steelheading on the upper section of the Skykomish. The past few days we have had good reports coming in from the Reiter Pond section of the Skykomish. Though I wouldn't say it was red hot by any means but it did put out good consistent numbers over the past few days. We should continue to see some good fishing at least through the middle of next month.

Cascade Steelhead

Can't say that the Cascade steelheading has been hot by any means, with lots of the customers not finding any fish at all. Though some are getting skunked some are managing to find a few fish as we had one of the customers stop by today with a pair, one a smallish 4 pounds and another 11.
The water has dropped a significant amount and the water has cleared slowing the entry of fresh fish into the system. Though not really outstanding fishing at least there are a few to be caught. One might be wiser to focus your attention an the Main Skagit rather than this tributary.

Jefferson Head - Blackmouth

The blackmouth fishing off Jefferson Head has been a little better than it has been most of the season. We have been hearsing of some fish being caught the past couple of weeks. Though the fishing is by no means "Hot", most which we have spoken with have had at least a couple of fish for the boat. Most of the fish that have been taken are smaller (Just Legal) blackmouth though most everyone has been lamenting over the larger (into the mid teens) wild fish that they have had to release. Most everyone that has dropped a crab pot in the Kingston area has been very happy with the crabbing that they have had. Lots of "Limits" of nice 7" plus Dungies. Make sure to fish deep 100 - 125 feet on the edge of the drop offs. Don't scrip on the bait - better to have lots than not enough. Crabbing will run through January 2nd in our local Marine Areas 9 & 10.

Reiter Ponds - Friday AM Report

With the water dropping and clearing Reiter Ponds had a "Fair" bite this AM. Shawn was up this morning and said that the fishing was alright though not as hot as what he had expected. He said that there were 40 + fishermen on the pond side with an average of perhaps a little better than a fish for every other person. The highway side had perhaps 20 fishermen with only a couple of fish landed. With the river still up a tad generally the pond side is more productive.He mentioned that the drift fishermen did far better than the float and jig guys. The fish were quite bright with some still having sea lice and many fish over ten pounds with the largest pushing the 16 pound mark.

John was going up this afternoon, so hopefully we'll get a report a little later today.

Lake Washington - Cutthroat

The fishing for cutthroat in Lake Washington has seemed to improve recently. We have spoke with a number of the customers that have had some fair fishing in past couple of weeks. The fish have been averaging in the 12 - 17 inch range with a few that have pushed the tape out to 23. Needlefish spoons fished on lead core lines seemed to the trick.

Squidding

Overall the squid reports have been fairly good. Most everyone we have spoken with have been getting good numbers of squid. Though the fishing has not been fast and furious, with a little time spent you should get 3 or 4 pounds on an average evening (3 or 4 hours). The fishing has been good enough at Edmonds that most guys are just sticking with it. No need to go further as the fishing isn't any better. We have been getting good reports from the Kingston Fishing pier, for those of you on the other side of the pond. Nice thing about this pier as there is very little pressure.

We have lots of squid jigs and components on hand.

Reiter Ponds

From what we heard from a number of our customers that fished Reiter ponds today was that there was a fairly good bite. There were good numbers of steelhead hooked, however the hook up to landing ratio was not to high due to the higher water conditions. We heard of around 30 plus hooked this AM, however most were not landed. With the water continuing to drop we should see just about ideal conditions by tomorrow.

Yesterday's Steelhead Reports

Though the water was still quite high yesterday there were at least a few fish that were landed in the local streams. We heard from Reiter that there were a few fish landed in the high water. The Wallace also turned out a few fish in the May Creek section of the river. One of the customers stopped by from the Cascade with a couple of nice bright hatchery fish. He mentioned that both of his fish came in about 20 minutes of fishing.

Though we did not here of any great numbers of fish caught yesterday, conditions were far from ideal. I am sure that the reports will be much better today and more than likely even better tomorrow.

Nork Fork Stillaguamish Re-Opens to Fishing

The section of the North Fork of the Stillaguamish from French Creek to Swede Haven Bridge re -opened to fishing today as the winter steelhead broodstock requirements have been meet. Though undoubtedly there will be quite a number of anglers up there fishing I am sure that the fishing will be quite good.

Rivers Still High - Though Dropping

The rivers are starting to drop quite nicely and I would definitely be looking at some of the smaller streams and terminal areas for some fishing today! If you have time, a trip to the Cascade, Wallace, Sultan, Pilchuck or even Reiter Ponds might be quite rewarding! With the cooling weather and the lack of any significant amount of rain the rivers should come into fishable shape over the next few days. With the rivers dropping into shape and with the time of the year we should see some of the best opportunities of the season coming up!

Island Steelheading

We have had some fairly good steelhead reports coming in from the west side of Whidbey Island over the past four or five days. With the rivers out of shape, the Island fishing is the only game in town. Stop by and we'll be glad to give you the run down on the Island.

Rivers - Still High

Most all of our rivers are still quite high to say the least. They are on a downward progression, but it hasn't been fast. Hopefully, over the next couple of days with the subsiding rain and the lowering of the temperatures we should see the rivers dropping back into fishing shape. With them coming back into shape we should see some good numbers of fish in virtually all of our streams. Try some of the smaller streams first such as the Wallace, Cascade, Pilchuck or Sultan as they will drop in and clear faster than the larger waters. When they come in we should see some good fishing - better get your gear ready!

Reiter Ponds - Another Good Day

Reiter Ponds put out good numbers of hatchery fish again today. Though perhaps not quite as good as it was yesterday. Shawn was up this AM and managed to get a fish and saw perhaps 20 landed around him in the time that he was there. The way the weather looks, tomorrow just might be the last day that we might get to fish for a few. We'll have to wait and see if the weather comes in the way that Mr. Weatherman has predicted.

Reiter Ponds - Skykomish

We had good reports from the Reiter Ponds section of the Skykomish today. We spoke to a number of folks that had caught limits of nice bright hatchery fish. Though the river was still on the rise and beginning to take on a little color it did nothing to deter the fishing. There was no really hot item and fish were landed by those fishing floats and jigs as well as conventional drift fishing techniques. The next couple of days should see some really good fishing. If you can get out tomorrow or Saturday I would do such - this just might be a couple of the better days this winter season. Most of the fish landed were the typical 2 salt fish in the 5 -8 pound range, though there were a couple 3 salt fish in the mid teens landed.

Great Deal! - Temple Fork 4 Piece Salmon & Steelhead Rods

Here's a really "Sweet" deal on Temple Fork 4 piece Salmon & Steelhead rods. We have a limited number of these rods in 81/2 - 9 foot versions in 8-12 & 8-17 pound test ratings in both spinning and casting. These would make a great travel rod where space is an issue. $89.99ea

Wallace River

With the rise in the water over the past couple of days there has been a push of steelhead into the Wallace River. Shawn happened to fish there yesterday and managed to find some fish. Might just be a good place to fish for the next couple of days before the next big front hits us Saturday evening and Sunday. If this one comes in the way they say we will more than likely have very little fishing opportunities for a little while - but it might just bring in a good mess of fish with it.

New Scotty 2106 Downriggers

We have received our first shipment of the "New" 2106 Scotty Downriggers. These are the "High Performance" version of the popular 1106. Here's a little rundown on the the features.

Fastest retrieval rates in the World
20lb. weight - 260 ft/min
15lb. weight - 295 ft/min.
12lb. weight - 304 ft/min.
10lb. weight - 312 ft./min.

Pre spooled with 300' of 180lb. test High Performance 316 grade stainless steel extra heavy duty downrigger wire

1/2" Kevlar drive belt by Optibelt - the same belts used by High Performance European auto manufactures

Lighted, resettable hermetically sealed digital line counter

Adjustable stainless steel jacketed gimbal slotted rod holder

Plus all the same great features of the standard 1106


COST: $599.99ea

Stop by and we'll give you an information sheet!

Squid Fishing - Edmonds

Though the weather was far from ideal last night for squiding, a few braved the elements and did fairly well for the time that they spent. We have been hearing of some fairly good reports coming out of Edmonds for most of the season. Though it's no Slam Dunk if you put in the time most everyone has done alright, getting enough squid for a meal or two.

Cascade River

Had one of the guys stop by this afternoon coming from the Cascade and mentioned that there was a good bite there today with around 20 fish landed while he was there. In talking with the guys that were there yesterday, they mentioned that there was not any bite at all yesterday. He mentioned that the river was on the rise today and that it was just plain pouring! Evidently, the rise in the water brought some fish in from the lower stretches of the Cascade as well as the Skagit. We'll have to wait and see how far the rivers will come up. But if I had to guess I would say they will top out tonight and will be on the drop tomorrow. Take a look at the USGS just before you go to see what's happening on the height.

Reiter Ponds - Skykomish

The river is on the rise today, didn't get any reports in so far today. Hopefully, the rise in water will bring in a "New" batch of fish. The fishing the past few days has been a little on the slow side though John had a fairly good day up there yesterday hooking four and landing three. He saw a couple of other fish landed while he was there. Floats and jigs were the ticket for him.

Whidbey Island Steelhead

There have been a number of steelhead being caught from the western beaches of Whidbey Island recently. I wouldn't say that the fishing has been hot by any means but at least there are a few being caught. One of the regular beach fishermen was in this AM and mentioned that he had hooked five and landed three in three trips. Not Bad! A fish per trip average. Though there has been some better steelhead fishing in a few places so far this season, overall this fishery has produced better than average. This is a very unique fishery and the setting is nothing but outstanding as far as the view. There are few places that are as picturesque as the Island on a clear winter afternoon with the sun setting over the Olympics.



If you are interested, stop by and we'll fill you in on the details and show you how to rig up.

Fishermen - Please Look Over The WDFW Emergency Regulations

Just a reminder for everyone out there to look over the WDFW Emergency Regulations before going fishing! There are a number of emergency steelhead closures that have been put in place in order to get the required number of hatchery steelhead back to the hatcheries for propagation. Please make sure to check over the emergency regulations before fishing as not only was it implemented for the protection of the fish but it will save you a bit of money if you do happen to get caught!

So for those of you that have been fishing the North Fork of the Stillagumish from Swede Haven Bridge downstream to French Creek - this section of the river is "Closed"!

Chelan Area Fishing

Though winter has really taken a grip on Eastern Washington and the temperatures have dropped there is still "Lots" of good fishing going on in this section of the state. Anton Jones of Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service emailed with some nice photos of some recent catches from his next of the woods. For you steelheaders there is some fine steelheading going on in the Columbia as you can see from the photo in the Bridgeport to Brewster section of the river. Floats and jigs tipped with shrimp fished as shallow as 4 feet to as deep as 23 accounted for the fish.

Lake trout fishing has been good in Chelan with the "Trench" area on Kingfisher "Lite" spoons by Silver Horde as well as Worden Flatfish. Anton mentioned to size down the size of your flatfish as smaller sizes have been accounting for a great number of the fish.

The Omak Lake Lahontan Cutthroat are also being accommodating with good catches being landed.

Anton still has his "Winter Special" going for those who want a good deal. Give him a call!
(866) 360-1523
(509) 961-5342
www.darrellanddads.com

Squiding

The Edmonds squidding has still been quite good! Most everyone that we have spoke with has not been complaining. Though it isn't a reel hot fishery, if you put in the time you will end up with enough for a few meals. For those who think you can go down and in a quick hour or two fill your ten pound bucket you might want to stay home as you definitely have to work for them. The seals and sea lions have been a problem at times when they come in to feed of the squid and disperse the schools and in turn shutting down the squid.

We have heard of squid being caught at Shilshole, Pier 91, 86, Seacrest, Des Moines, Brownsville and Illahee.

We have lots of squid jigs as well as components to build your own.

Bogachiel River - Steelhead

This is perhaps the best fishing that we have heard of this season! The harchery fish going to the Bogachiel and Calawah have been making up the lions share of the catch. The reports tat we have been recieving have been nothing short of steller! Many that we have spoke with have had double digit days! Even with the water to the point of low and clear the fishing has held up well for those scaling down their gear. The fish have been the typical hatchery "brats" weighing between 4 -7 pounds.
Don't think you will be by yourself as there has no lack of both boat and bank anglers.

This fishery will hold up well for the next few weeks.

Cowlitz River - Blue Creek Area

We have been getting good reports coming out of the Blue Creek / Trout Hatchery Boat Launch area this week. Many of the bank anglers are fishing the launch area and doing fairly well. Most have taken to fishing at night to eliminate the competition between the boat anglers and the bank fishermen. Due to the number of fish stacking up in this area there has been lots of angling pressure with the boat fishermen dragging in front of the bank fishermen and casting toward the bank and the bank fishermen casting toward the boats. Needless to say there have been a few words! If you do happen to fish here you will have to "Chill Out" and take it easy as it is what it is and everyone is competing for the same fish! Anyway, there are some nice fish being taken with some into the mid teens!

Skykomish Steelhead

Winter steelhead season started on December 1st. We have been getting some fairly good steelhead reports coming out of the Skykomish the past few days. John (who works for us) was up at Reiter yesterday and during the time he was there said that he say perhaps 30 fish being carried out. He managed to land two and lost another. Along with the better fishing there has definitely been quite an increase in the number of anglers. When we opened yesterday one of the customers was sent a photo of three nice winter fish that two of his buddies had already landed, needless to say he was quick to get his gear and bait and get going up there himself.

The reports that we have been getting from the plunkers in the Snohomish has been very good the first pat of the week, but has slowed with the lower & clearer water that we have experienced with water levels dropping.

Hopefully, we will get a little warmer weather and some rain to increase the water flows in the near future and get another shot of fish into the systems.

Razor Clam Digs - December 3,4,5 & 6

There will be another razor clam dig this weekend! The details are as follows:

December 3, Friday - 4:43 p.m., (-0.8 ft), Twin Harbors

December 4, Saturday - 5:29 p.m., (-1.2ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks & Kalaloch

December 5, Sunday - 6:14 p.m., (-1.3 ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks & Kalaloch

December 6, Monday 6:56 p.m., (-1.2 ft.), Twin Harbors

We have another dig tenitively scheduled for the end of the year and the first of next

Edmonds Squid Fishing

The squid fishing off the Edmonds pier has been very good recently with many of the folks catching good numbers of squid with many landing a full limit of 10 pounds. Most anglers that we have spoken with have all said that they have not seen this good of squidding for quite a number of years off Edmonds. We have also had reports coming in from Shilshole, Pier 91, Seacrest as well as Illahee and Brownsville all putting out at least some "Fair" squidding. We are just getting into the better part of the squidding season and we should be looking forward to some good fishing at least into mid-January.

We have "Lots" of squid jigs and squid jig components on had hand.

Skagit Steelheading

Phil from Morgan's Bait mentioned that he has been hearing of some winter fish being landed on the Skagit as well as the Cascade over this past week. One of our customers was up to the Cascade yesterday and had the place fairly much to himself. Though he didn't have much in the way of any winter steelhead, he did manage to land a number of nice sized Dolly Varden.

Snohomish System Steelhead

Though we are not seeing any great numbers of winter steelhead on the Snohomish system, we are at least seeing at least a few fish being caught through out the system with to no surprise most coming from the Reiter Pond section of the river. Thanksgiving is traditionally the kick off day for the system for one having at least a reasonable chance of catching a winter fish. So it looks as if they are right on schedule.

The plunkers fishing in the Snohomish have been getting a few winter fish since this past week.

With the weather warming up from the "Freeze" of the first part of the week at least people are starting to move around and brave the elements to get out and fish.

Coastal Steelheading

Reports from the Penninsula have been coming from the past few days and the fishing has been quite good. The Bogachiel has been the place the past couple of days putting out dime bright winter hatchery steelhead. The Sooes, on the Makah Reservation has been putting out good hatchery steelhead fishing for the past week and a half. Likewise, the Salmon (tributary of the Queets) and Cook Creek on the Quinault Reservation have both been putting out good fishing for those fishing with tribal guides. Those fishing the Humptulips have been finding a few winter steelhead as well as still good numbers of late silvers and an odd king. So far, with the fishing that we have been seeing we just might be seeing at least a fair winter steelhead season on the OP.

Wishing All Of You A Happy Thanksgiving

All of us here at Ted's Sports Center wish all of you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving - enjoy your time with your families and friends.

Winter Blackmouth Fishing

The winter blackmouth fishery continues to be very lackluster! Most of the guys we have spoke with have had a very hard time finding even a single fish a day! The hard core "Old Salts" are averaging perhaps a fish a day, and they are working quite hard to even come up with one. The only thing I can say about this season is that we have been seeing nice sized fish in the catches with the greatest numbers falling in the 8 - 15 pound range. There has definitely been a lack of smaller 15 - 21 inch fish as well as medium 22 - 28 inch fish. It appears that we have two year classes of fish that for the most part are missing from the fishery. Unfortunately, this does not look good for the future. Hopefully, these fish are hiding out somewhere the fishermen are not! I hope that is the case!

What fish that have been caught have been taken on a wide variety of gear! There has not been any "Hot" items so far this winter - so continue to fish your favorite offerings.

Wild Steelhead Retention On Eight Olympic Peninsula Rivers Opens February 16

This season the date for wild steelhead retention was changed from December 1 until February 16 on the eight streams where wild steelhead are still allowed. These streams encompass the following:
Bogachiel
Calawah
Clearwater
Dickey
Hoh
Quillayute
Quinault
Sol Duc
You will still be able to retain only one wild steelhead per license year.

This move by the WDFW is a positive move to protect the diversity of steelhead populations on the Olympic Peninsula. This is at least a move to protect our last viable wild steelhead runs in the state. Though many fishermen feel that they should be entitled to wild fish harvest, the fact is that the numbers are continuing to decline and a state wide move toward total non retention of wild steelhead should be put in place! We don't want to hear in the near future "We did too little too late" as has been the case for many species!

Razor Clam Dig - November 20 & 21

The razor clam dig scheduled for November 20 & 21 is a "GO"! Testing for marine toxins has been completed and everything is fine. This dig is only for Long Beach and Twin Harbors.
Tides are as follows:
November 20 -0.4 feet at 5:39p.m.
November 21 -0.7 feet at 6:17p.m.

Make sure to be on the beach at least an hour before the low!

We have "Lots" of clam digging gear on hand as well as razor clam licences.
Good Luck!

Winter Steelhead - Starting to Show

We have been hearing of a few early "Winter" steelhead showing up in the past week or so. We heard of the first Reiter Pond winter fish Sunday, a nice 11 pound fish caught on a float and jig combination. The Cascade has also put out an odd early winter steelhead this past week. The Bogachiel River on the OP has put out a few over the past few weeks.

Thanksgiving is generally my "Kick Off" day for the Skykomish over the years with a guy having a reasonable chance of catching a winter steelhead. This traditionally is the day to start fishing the Western Beaches of Whidbey Island for saltwater caught steelhead.

Edmonds - Squid Fishing

The squid fishing at the Edmonds Pier has been fairly good overall. I wouldn't say that it is "Red Hot" but for those who are willing to put in a little time have been doing alright. Not every night has been good, and we have seen some inconsistencies from one night to the next. But then it is fishing!

We have a good assortment of squid jigs on had as well as lots of components to build your own jigs!

Cutthroat - Lake Wasington & Lake Samamish

The late fall / winter cutthroat fishing in Lake Washington and Lake Samamish has been fair the past few weeks. Most everyone that we have spoke with has been getting at least a couple of fish and some have had limits. Most of the fish have been in the 10 - 18 inch range. Lake Samamish has been turning out a better average size, with many of the fish in the 13 - 18 inch range, while Lake Washington's have been a 3 - 4 inches smaller on average. The fish have been in the 10 - 25 foot depth zones with many anglers fishing downriggers or lead core line to obtain the depth. Tomic Wee Tad plugs, Luhr Jensen Needlefish and Gang Trolls followed by a Wedding Ring tipped with a worm or nightcrawler have all been producing fish.

Smelt Fishing - Cornet Bay

Cornet Bay has been putting out some very good smelt fishing recently. We have had numerous customers that have caught limits (10 pounds). Most have said that the fishing has been fairly consistent and though you have to fish though a tide to get a limit, it has been good enough that the time goes fairly quickly. If the weather happens to cooperate this fishery might just be on the list of things to do in the next few weeks.

We have lots of Gamakatsu Smelt / Herring Jigs on hand as well as Chum. Stop by if you have questions!

Rufus Woods Rainbows - Omak Lake Cutthroat

Anton Jones of Darrell And Dad's Family Guide Service sent me an email this AM to give me a rundown on whats happening in his neck of the woods. Rufus Woods Lake is turning out some "Nice" sized rainbows as seen in the photo with Bobby Loomis, Andy Byrd and Pat Saloky showing off a nice 4 person limit of Rufus Triploids. While they did catch some of the fish on jigs the majority came off bait on a slip sinker rig.

The Lahonton Cutthroat have been biting well on Omak Lake with lots of action being the rule. The top producing lures were Silver Horde Kingfiher Light Spoons in a variety of colors. Anton mentioned that they had a 52 fish day on Omak recently - he did say that they had to fish hard, cover lots of water and change gear quite often in order to come up with those numbers.

Lake trout fishing on Chelan has been a little tough, though they are getting fish. The fishing should improve once the fish stabilize into their winter pattern.

Don't forget that Anton has a "Great" Winter Special going on through March 31st. With a group of 3 fishermen it's $150.00 per person. Give him a shout at the numbers below:

Anton Jones
Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
1-866-360-1523
509-961-5342
www.darrellanddads.com

Smelt Jigging - Cornet Bay

There is a little smelt fishing going on at Cornet Bay at the present time. Wouldn't say that it is red hot from the reports that we have been getting, but you can at least get enough for a good meal or two. One of the guys was up yesterday and managed around 50 in a couple of hours of jigging.

We have both number 4 & 5 Gamakatsu Smelt / Herring Jigs in stock as well as lots of chum for attracting them.

Sno King CCA 2010 Fundrasining Banquet November 12th

The Sno King Chapter of CCA will be holding it's 2010 Fundraising Banquet on Friday November 12th. The event will cost $65.00 per person or $120.00 per couple. The cost of the event will include a 1 year membership in CCA and includes dinner. The banquet will be held at the Nile Country Club, 6601 224th SW, Mountlake Terrace 98043. There will be "Lots" of neat items to bid on during the auction portion of this event.

For more information or tickets contact:

Ray Seiler
rfseiler@comcast.net
(425) 533-3317

Lone Lake - Whidbey Island

For those of you that would like to partake of some good late season trout fishing you just might want to give Lone Lake on Whidbey Island a try. We are hearing of some nice rainbows up to 20 inches being caught and released by some of our feather flinging customers. Wouldn't say that the fishing is fast and furious but most are getting enough action to keep things interesting. Remember that this is a Selective lake, meaning flies or lures only with a single barbless hook, no bait or scent and if you so desire there is a one fish limit with a minimum size of 18 inches. Most however release their catch to maintain the quality of the fishery.

This time of year most fly fishermen are fishing small to medium sized leech type patterns. The gear fishermen are fishing small Yakima Bait Flatfish in F-2 through F-4 sizes in neutral color patterns such as frog , perch scale, or black.

This is a year around lake and will put out good fishing through out the milder portions of the winter and spring.

Blackmouth Reports

Wish I could say that we have had nothing but outstanding blackmouth reports coming in, but that has not been the case! Overall, the fishing has been very disappointing! We have heard of a few decent fish in the 10 - 13 pound range, but there are no numbers of fish being landed. I spoke with one of the customers (he called from the boat) a little while ago and in the past 2 days he has had just a single legal fish of 10 1/2 pounds. He talked with just about everyone on the Possession Bar and there were just a couple of fish landed amongst them. He mentioned that there were virtually no shakers, having landed just a single blackmouth and 3 small coho shakers in the past couple of days.

The folks fishing up in Saratoga have not fared any better! Hopefully, the fish may not have come into the Sound and are still to come. Though I would say that is wishful thinking on my part. We'll just have to wait and see. With the Bayside Derby this weekend perhaps we will get a better idea of what is happening.

Big Island Ono

Tim emailed this photo of a really nice mid 40 Ono (Wahoo) that he landed off the leeward side of the Big Island today. Though the weather is outstanding here today, it would be nice to be fishing there! I wouldn't mind a center cut medallion on the BBQ! It's one of my favorite warm water fish to eat!

Thanks Tim

Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby - Presidents Day Weekend 2011

Back! Even Bigger and Better! The "Discovery Bay Derby" under a "New" name! "Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby"!

This popular derby has expanded! Not only is the First Prize $10,000.00 but has also expanded its fishing area, over 500 square miles of water!

I will expand upon things as I get more details - but I would mark this down on your calender and perhaps even start getting your moorage and accommodations lined up. With the expanded area and $10,000.00 first prize, I am sure this will become one of the most (If not the most) fished derby!

More Latter!

Tomic Plugs - Tubby 3,4 & 5 inch and Classics in 4,5 & 6 inch

We have a "Great" selection of Tomic plugs in stock, ready for this winters blackmouth season. We have Tomics in 3, 4 and 5 inch Tubby models and 4, 5 & 6 inch classic models in the following "Glow" models.

12 Glow
313 Glow (old 12 PS)
111 Glow
326 Glow (old 111W)
600 Glow
602 Glow
603 Glow
632 Glow
639 Glow

These are the most popular models and color selections for Puget Sound blackmouth fishing. Stop by and I'll be glad to give you a little run down on plug fishing. I prefer plugs to most everything for the winter season. You are able to fish lighter gear, which equates to more fun on these smaller chinook. By using plugs you will eliminate a good number of "Shakers" that we are all plauged with when fishing hoochies, flies or smaller spoons. Plugs will not eliminate the shakers but will sure cut down on them. The fewer sub-legal fish that one handles, the fewer fish that fall into hooking mortality, which will give us greater numbers of fish for the future.

Bayside Marine's 19th Annual Fishing Derby - Saturday & Sunday November 6th and 7th

Don't forget Bayside Marine's 19th Annual Fishing Derby that will be held this Saturday & Sunday November 6th & 7th at Bayside Marine in Everett. Tickets are $30.0for both days of fishing. Donate 5 or more items of non-perishable food items and receive $5.00 off the price of your derby ticket. If you are over 65 take another $5.00 off the price of your ticket. First Place is $2,000.00! There will be an After Derby BBQ on Sunday! Salmon, Hot Dogs, Chips and Beverages! Give them a call (425) 252-3088 for additional information.

Sorry! That's all the information I have!

Razor Clam Dig - November 5,6,7 & 8

We have our second razor calm dig of the season coming up this weekend. Here it is as follows:

Nov.5, Fri. - 6:41 p.m., (-1.4ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks & Kalaloch

Nov. 6, Sat. - 7.26 p.m., (-1.6ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks & Kalaloch

Nov. 7, Sun. - 7.11 p.m., (-1.5ft.), Twin Harbors

Nov. 8, Mon. - 7.55 p.m., (-1.2ft.), Twin Harbors

Good Digging!

We have a "Great" supply of clam digging gear in stock! Clam Tubes, shovels, clam nets and licences!

Steelhead & River Fishing Clinic - November 6

The Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club will have a "Free" Steelhead & River Fishing Clinic this Saturday, November 6 at Floral Hall at Forest Park. There will be hands-on demonstrations presented by members of the club. The following items will be covered:

How-to tips for beginning river fishing
Ideas for selecting fishing gear
Hook Tying
Rigging and casting
Best waters for fishing

A guest appearance by John Thomas from Rotten Chum Guide Service to give you some additional information from a guides perspective.

This will take place from 8:30a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Floral Hall
Forest Park
802 E. Mukilteo Blvd.
Everett

For more information call Everett Parks and Recreation
(425) 257-8300 ext.2

Beaver Lake Trout Plant

Beaver Lake near Issaquah will be receiving 2,300 hatchery rainbow trout in the 2 -3 pound range on November 8th. The launch area will be closed on November 7th at sunset to facilitate the plant on the 8th and will reopen at sunrise on the 9th. Make sure to read your regulation pamphlet before going fihing as the lake has some special regulations. Remember, out of your trout limit only 2 can exceed 15 inches. Bait anglers must keep the first 5 caught.

This will be a "Great" opportunity to take the kids out!

Coastal Coho

With the rains letting up and the rivers dropping back into shape there should be some very good coho fishing to be had on the coastal streams over the next week or so. The upper Peninsula streams of the Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Calawah and Quillayute Rivers should all put out good fishing in the next few days. The Humptulips, Chehalis and Satsop would be good choices for those wanting to fish the Grays Harbor streams. Fishing spinners with hoochie skirts will be quite productive as the rivers drop. Twitching hoochie skirt jigs or those tied out of marabou will account for their fair share of fish. Don't forget to bring some good eggs either.

Here's a nice Sol Duc Coho from this past week caught by Kim Stowe.

Lake Samamish Cutthroat

We have been getting some fairly good cutthroat reports out of Lake Samamish this month. Most of the guys that we have spoke with have been getting fish in the 13 - 18 inch range. The most common technique has been trolling on the downriggers at around 25 feet and gang trolls followed by a wedding ring type offering baited with worms or crawlers have been accounting for the catches. Some of the guys have also been trolling Luhr Jensen Needlefish spoons. This fishery should be good for some time to come and the late fall and winter months generally produce well.

Lake Chelan Lakers

Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service sent me these recent photos of some really nice lake trout catches from Lake Chelan. Pictured are Gayle and Lois Dobish of Bellevue with a nice mornings catch of lakers and a "Bonus" Chinook thrown in for good measure. These were caught on October 19. The other photo is of Joe Jansen of Walla Walla and Larry Busse of Spokane with another nice stringer of lakes with the largest weighing out at 15lbs 2ozs. This nice mess of fish were caught on October 21.

Anton mentioned that Silver Horde Gold Star King Fisher Light spoons in uv and glow colors have been very productive as well as Rushin' Salmon Wobblers in purple glow. Yakima Baits Flatfish in sizes F-7 to T-4 also in purple glow colors.

Anton has a "Great" special for the winter season when a group of three or more come over and fish on either Chelan, Rufus Woods or the Upper Columbia for $150.00 / person plus tax. He also has some other great packages. Stop by and we'll give you a had out.

Give him a call at 1-866-360-1523 or (509) 961-5342 or email Antonj@aol.com .

Winter Crabbing Seasons

We will be getting a winter crab season! Overall, its better than we thought! Here's the run down on what is going to occur!

Marine Areas 4 & 5 - Currently open through January 2, 2011

Marine Area 6 - Reopening 8:00 a.m. November 15 2010 through January 2 2011, seven days a week.

Marine Area 7 - Remains closed.

Marine Area 8-1 & 8-2 - Remains closed.

Marine Area 9 - Reopening 8:00 a.m. November 15 2010 through January 2 2011, seven days a week.

Marine Area 10 - Reopening 8:00 a.m. November 15 2010 through January 2 2011, seven days a week.

Marine Area 11 - Remains closed.

Marine Area 12 - Reopening 8:00 a.m. November 15 through January 2 2011, seven days a week.

Marine Area 13 - Currently open through January 2011.

This is about what I had thought would happen. Didn't think we would have a chance at more time in Areas 7, 8-1 & 8-2. These areas are just way to popular and fished hard.

We have "Lots" of crabbing gear on hand. Crab Pots, Crab Rings, Castable Crab Catchers for the shore bound crabber, leaded line, poly line, bait containers, crab gauges, bait and licences.

Don't forget to get your "Winter" crab catch record card!

Hanford Reach Kings

Jeff Witkowski sent me an email yesterday to fill me in n the Hanford Reach Chinook fishery. Overall. the fishery has been a little on the spotty side. Jeff mentioned that he would be skunked for 2 or 3 days and then have a day where they would land four or five. I have heard this not only from Jeff but a number of other customers that fish this fishery. Anyway this fishery should continue for the next couple of weeks. Here's a picture of a nice 25 pound fish that Jeff attached with his email.

If you would like to fish this fishery you can contact Jeff below.

Jeff Witkowski

Big Dog Fishing Guide Service

(509) 860-7345

Dry Falls Lake - Trout Fishing

We have had some really good reports coming out of this Grant County quality lake with many fishermen catching double digit numbers of fish in a day. There are two different classes of fish. A great number of 6 -8 inch fish that are this years plants and another that are running 14 - 18 inches. Rainbows are the most numerous species, though this lake does have some really nice browns that can push the 20 inch mark. The fly fishermen are fishing a variety of fly patterns with leech and chironomid patterns being the most fished. Don't forget a few dragonfly nymph patterns as well as some scuds. The fish are on the Fall feed and putting on some weight to hold them through the winter. Being a selective fishery the lake is also open to those that want to use lures with a single barbless hook. Dark and neutral colored Yakima Bait Flatfish in a size F-3 or F-4 or Luhr Jensen Hot Shots in a 70 size rerigged with a single barbless siwash hook will do the trick quite nicely. Small spoons such as Dick Nites, Super Dupers or Needlefish will work well. Though most people practice Catch and Release you can retain a single fish if you desire to do such. There is still a good amount of time to fish this lake as it is open through November. One can also fish Lake Lenore on the same trip for some of the large cutthroat that call this lake home.

Cornet Bay - Smelt Fishing

Smelt fishing at Cornet Bay has been "Fair", and anglers are catching enough for a meal of nice sized 6 - 7 inch smelt. While the fishing has not been "Red Hot", at least there are some fish to be caught. This fishery generally gets better later in the fall and winter. This is a "Great" fishery for the family on a nice fall day, that requires a minimum of tackle and equipment. Stop by and we'll be glad to give you instructions and directions.

Edmonds - Squidding

There has recently been some "Fair" squidding off the Edmond's dock in the evenings. The squidding has been best on the last couple of hours of the incoming tide through the high slack. The Squid have been medium sized in the 5 - 7 inch range. Most anglers that I have spoke with have been getting 15 - 20 in a couple of hours of fishing. The squidding has been a little on the off and on situation, with not every night producing.

We do have "Lots" of squid jigs on hand as well as a good selection of squid jig making components.

Skip Morris Presentation - October 23, 9:00am - 3:30pm

Here's a unique opportunity for any of you fly fisherman to attend a "great" presentation put on by Skip Morris in conjunction with the Whidbey Island Fly Fishing Club. Skip is a down to earth author of twelve fly fishing books, hundreds of magazine articles, nationally recognized fly fisherman and fly tier will cover topics and demonstrate tying for:

Fishing the Surface of a Trout Lake
Fishing the Depths of a Trout Lake
Trout Lake Fly Tying Demonstrations
Big Flies for Trout
Salt Water Fishing for Salmon and Searun Cutthroat
Salmon and Searun Cutthroat Fly Tying Demonstration

Cost is $30.00 prepaid admission or $35.00 at the door.

Fee paid through Pay Pal at www.whidbeyislandflyfishingclub.com or by mailing a check to WIFC at PO Box 810, Coupville, WA 98239.

Admission fee includes presentation, lunch and beverage.

This will be a good way to spend the day and perhaps you might just learn a thing or two.

Hanford Reach Kings

As I have said earlier Hanford Reach has been really putting out the kings this season. Here's a picture that Jeff Witkowski emailed to me this afternoon of Wes Gano with a 30.4 pound king caught on a Brad's Super Bait Plug Cut (which has been the "HOT" bait of choice in this fishery). Jeff mentioned that in addition to the fish in the picture they also landed a 21.12, 17.6 a jack and a 4 pound wild steelhead. As far a colors on the Super Baits Mountain Dew and Lemon Lime have been the producers.

If you would like to sample this outstanding fishery you can contact Jeff with the information below.

Big Dog Fishing Guide Service
Jeff Witkowski
PO Box 1904
Chelan, WA 98816
(509) 860-7345
jeffwitkowski@yahoo.com

October is Here

Though many are putting up their gear for the fall and winter there is still lots to fish for this month. There are some outstanding opportunities for some great king salmon fishing in the Grays Harbor and Olympic Peninsula areas, both in the salt as well as the rivers. You can see by the photo of Kris Olsen with a couple of really nice fall king salmon taken last weekend on one of the OP streams. Not only can you fish them there but you have a "Great" fishing opportunity in the Hanford Reach section of the Columbia. I spoke with a customer this AM that was there yesterday an had a banner day with 7 kings brought to the boat. Though these may not be as prime as the coastal fish they still pull really hard. We have not seen a stellar coho season here in our area of Puget Sound but there will still be good numbers of coho coming though the area for the next month. If you happen to be in the right spot and they are willing to take your offering you might just be rewarded by some really nice silvers. The north Sound Rivers of the Skagit, Stillagumish and Snohomish systems will all be putting out coho through the month. Trout fishing in the local lakes will be good for those that are willing to put in a little bit of time. With the cooler weather they will be going on the fall feed to put on some extra weight for the winter. Lake Goodwin and Lake Washington will be good choices not only this month but through the winter. Fly fishermen will find Pass Lake a good choice for both browns and rainbows up to 25 inches and Lone Lake on Whidbey Island will be a good choice for rainbows. Don't forget there are a few opportunities for digging some tasty razor clams on our coastal beaches.

This is just a few things that you might pencil in on your fishing calender for October.

Perch Fishing - Lake Washington

The yellow perch fishing has really been outstanding for those that have been out on the lake chasing these tasty panfish. This is a "Great" family outing that the whole family will enjoy, as perch are very willing biters and will provide lots of action. In fact, it can be so good that poor old dad might never get a chance to fish himself as all he might be doing is taking fish off line, re-baiting and re-rigging gear. We have heard of good catches in water anywhere from 12 - 35 feet. Lake Washington is known for some really good sized perch, one of the customers had one the other day at 16 inches. Just remember not to keep any more than you want to clean. I have seen many times people getting caught up in the action and the next thing you know there is more fish than you won't to deal with. So, make sure to keep only what you are willing to clean. These are an outstanding eating fish, perhaps my favorite freshwater fish. Dredge the fillets in light coating of seasoned flour, an egg wash, then coated in "Panko" followed by a bath in hot oil makes for some of the finest Fish N Chips you have ever had.

Stop by and we'll be glad to fill you in on some of the particulars.

Silvers - Marine Area 8-2, 9 & 10

Though we haven't seen any really outstanding coho fishing in the local area, there are fish to be caught for those that are willing to take the chance and get out there. We have see some really nice coho caught this week with the largest pushing the scale to 18 pounds. Overall it is really luck as if you are in the right place at the time they are willing to bite. These fish are moving right through our area on the way to the rivers and are not spending any time laying around in any one area. The most consistent area has still been off of Edmonds and north off the Spanish House area. The shipwreck area and the shipping lanes between the shipwreck and Possession Point have also been putting out some fish.

Make sure to read over your regulation pamphlet as there are a few changes that go into place tomorrow, October 1st.

Razor Clam Seasons Set

The first of the Fall & Winter razor clam seasons are tentatively set as follows:

Oct.7, Thursday - 6:55 p.m. (-1.0ft.), Twin Harbors
Oct.8, Friday - 7:42 p.m. (-1.4ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Oct. 9, Saturday - 8:28 p.m. (-1.5ft.), Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
Oct. 10, Sunday - 9:15 p.m. (-1.3ft.) Twin Harbors

Make sure to read up on the regulations.

Lake Chelan Lakers

Here's a nice bunch of lake trout that Steve Maninger and Ron Strand caught fishing with Jeff Witkowski in a half day of fishing on Lake Chelan. Jeff has been fishing for Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service when he's not doing his own thing on the Columbia. The largest laker came in at 13.9 pounds.

If you want to do a lake trout trip you can contact Anton Jones of Darrell and Dad's Guide Service with the information below:

Anton Jones
Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service
1-866-360-1523
1-509-961-5342
Antonj@aol.com
www.darrelland dads.com

Jeff has moved down to the Hanford Reach section of the Columbia at the present time fishing Chinook. If you would like to give this fishery for the upriver brights a try you can contact him with the information below:

Jeff Witkowski
P.O. Box 1904
Chelan, WA 98816
jeffwitkowski@yahoo.com
(509) 860-7345

Salmon Fishing - Areas 8.2,9 & 10

Though silver fishing hasn't been fantastic by any means, we have had better reports the past couple of days. The fish that moved through Seiku last Wednesday through Saturday have apparently made it here. We had a few fairly good reports of fish in the Edmonds area yesterday and one of the customers had six this AM off the shipwreck first thing this morning. Hopefully we will see a few fish over the next few days before they head to the rivers. With the predicted good weather over the weekend it might just be one's last ditch effort in the coho fishery.

I would have to say that this seasons coho fishery here in our part of the Sound has been quite disappointing to say the least.

Methow Steelheading

Though the steelheading started slow on the Methow it has started to see some better fishing the last few days. If you take a look at the dam counts you will see the steelhead numbers over Wells and Rocky Reach increasing every day which will in turn mean better fish numbers in a short time.

If you are looking for a guide for this area contact Phil Lund. Phil has fished steelhead all his life here in the Pacific Northwest and is very accomplished at both fly fishing as well as conventional gear. A day on the water with him will be money well spent with the knowledge that you will come away with at the end of the day. Phil has forgotten more about steelheading than most will ever hope to know. For a "Great" day on the water you can contact him below.

Phil Lund
Methow River Fishing Guide
PO Box 658
Methow, WA 98834
(206) 947-8561
(509) 699-0411
gunrodbat@gmail.com

Local Coho Fishing - Areas 9 & 10

To say the least the fishing has been quite slow for this time of year in these popular silver areas. The best and most productive fishing has still been off the Edmond's shoreline with the area between the "Spanish House" and Richmond Beach being the best. Even with this area producing fish, it has been less than a fish per boat average overall. Some of the guys have lucked out and have ended up with 3 or 4 for the boat on some days and only to get skunked the next few. We have heard of a few more fish being caught off the Possession Point Bar off the south end of Whidbey Island over the past few days, but it really isn't "Hot" by any means. Jefferson Head off the Kitsap Penn. has also put out a few fish, there again not exactly "Hot". I don't think that this weekends derby is going to be a real "Barn Burner" with the number of fish that we have seen caught this past week, but all it takes is one!

Good Luck

Beach Fishing Coho - Whidbey Island

Have had a number of the beach regulars in this week and the fishing has not been anything to write home about this past week. Everyone has mentioned that they are seeing fish passing by all the normal spots but getting them to bite has been far from easy. Not to say that there are not a few fish being caught, but they have been few and far between. Hopefully, with the fish that have shown up at Sekiu we hope that we should finally start seeing some action in the next 3 or 4 days.

We did hear of a few fish being caught off the beach at Possession Point Bait Co. in the past few days.

Everett Coho Derby - Saturday & Sunday 18 & 19th September

Don't forget to get your derby tickets for the Everett Coho Derby this weekend. This is the largest derby event on the West Coast. Tickets are $25.00 and kids 12 and under are "Free"! This is the last event of the Northwest Salmon Derby Series for the year and the drawing for the completely rigged and ready to fish 20 ft Stabicraft Boat. Lots of $ Prizes with a $3,000.00 first prize, $2,000.00 2nd, $1,500.00 3rd, $1,000.00 4th, $750.00 5th, $600.00 6th and $500.00 7th. Also a 15' Alumaweld w/50HP Mercury & EZ Loader Trailer. There's a 9.9 HP Suzuki outboard motor as a special raffle prize. Lots of additional prizes and gift certificates.
Take a look at there website at www.EverttCohoDerby.com for additional information and rules.

Good Luck to Everyone!

Sekiu Silver Fishing

The past couple of days have finally seen some good coho fishing here at Sekiu. With the wild fish restriction coming off the coho yesterday anglers are able to retain either wild or hatchery coho until the close of the season on September 30th. Just remember that all Chinook and Chums must be released and that it is a 2 salmon limit. We heard that a number of boats were back to the docks very early this morning with limits of nice coho. Everyone has been wondering where the silvers have been so far this season. Hopefully, it will continue through the end of the month. We have heard that the accomidations here at Sekiu have been booked up for quite some time. Make sure you have some place to stay before you take a run out there.

Edmonds Coho Derby - Last Minute Information

We are down to the last few derby tickets for the 2010 Edmond's Coho Derby. It seems everyone waited until the last minute to make a decision to participate or not. Perhaps they were waiting to see what the weather was going to do or to see if the fishing would improve. No matter what the derby will go on and there will be individuals that will win and those that won't do as well. "It's Fishing" after all!

Anyway, we did see a little improvement in the catches today and some of the guys hooked good numbers of fish. Overall, I would say that the best fishing areas were on this side of Puget Sound with the Edmond's area producing the greatest number of fish. We did hear of fish being caught through out the area today, which is one of the few days that we have heard such. Despite hearing of better fishing I would still say that it is not "Hot" by any means!

Good luck to all of you that are fishing in the derby tomorrow and have a "Great" day on the water!

Westport Tuna & Salmon

Mark Coleman of All Rivers Guide Service sent me an email to give me a run down on yesterday's trip. He said the water conditions were flat and he made the run to blue water (just short of 40 miles) in an hour and a half. They set out the troll gear and had a double on in less than a 1/4 mile of troll. They went to bait fishing and had a four hour non-stop bait bite. They managed to land 37 ablies and lost another 20 or so. The fish were very good sized and were in the 20 - 30 pound range, the largest weighing in at 31, 32 and 34 pounds. They even hooked two on the fly rod, managing to land one. On the way back in they stopped and fished salmon and managed to catch 8 - 10 mixed coho and kings with one tipping the scale at 27 pounds.

This is an outstanding trip for anyone wanting to have a great trip. The advantage of fishing out of Mark's 29' Defiance is the quick trip out to the blue water and the smaller more personalized trip. This is an ideal situation for you to take a small group of your buddies (4 - 6) for a good day on the water.

Mark is going to send some pictures shortly and I will post them when I get them.

For more information contact Mark:

Capt. Mark Coleman
All Rivers & Saltwater Charters
(425) 736-8920
www.allriversguideservice.com

Coho Fishing Area 8-2, 9 & 10

Though we are seeing some coho being caught in the area, overall I would say we are not seeing the numbers that should be here at this time of the year. The past few days in talking with the guys stopping by the shop I would have to say that we are seeing perhaps an average of about a fish per boat average. Not real good! The single best catch that we heard of yesterday was one boat that had caught three off the Edmonds area. Size wise, most are smaller fish in the 5 - 7 pound range. We have seen an odd good sized coho into the upper teen range. Overall, the best fishing we have seen has been on this side of the Puget Sound. The Edmonds area from the south end of Brown's Bay south to Richmond Beach and then the Picnic Point up though Humpy Hollow has been more consistent in producing fish.

Talked with some of the Whidbey Island fishermen yesterday and they all have been complaining about the lack of fish in the Bush Point, Lagoon Point and Fort Casey areas.

Spoke with one of the regulars that called in from the water this AM trying to find some fish and he didn't have a single fish trying the Shipwreck area, Possession Point, Indian Point and was finally moving over to Pilot Point in search of fish. He said there was lots of bait showing on the bar and at Indian Point but didn't see any fish around them. He said that all the boats were spread out, obviously they were also searching fish out.

Rieter Ponds

With the salmon action going on, most anglers have given up the steelheading and are chasing salmon both in the salt water as well as the river. With the early fall weather change and with it the rain, the river has colored up and risen. In turn this has brought steelhead that have been spread out throughout the river back to the Reiter Pond section of the river. Though the fishing has not been "Red Hot" there have been a fair number of steelhead landed by those few anglers venturing up to this section of river. John, who works for us, managed to land a few fish yesterday and said that he saw other anglers who also managed to find a fish or two.

Snohomish River Coho

Since the Snohomish system opened on September 1st for coho the reports that we have had are spotty at best. With the rains this past week and the rains the past few days there are a few more fish every day, but nothing really outstanding. The best reports that we have heard have been from the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualimie. Most of the catch have been smaller 4 -7 pound fish, undoubtedly the earlier returning resident coho. There has been an odd larger fish in the lower teens. From what we have been seeing so far, plugs have been accounting for the lions share of the fish. Worden's Fat Fish in the Fluorescent Red Herring Bone, Fire Tiger and the new Bleeding Fire Tiger finishes have all been good. Lower in the river we have been hearing of some coho at Crab Bar by both the boat fishermen as well as the plunkers. The tidal section of the river from Snohomish down has so far been very slow.

Edmond's Coho Derby - Saturday 11th September

Don't forget the Edmond's Coho Derby is coming up fast! Only three days left to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $30.00! Don't be like many last year and wait to the last minute only to find that the derby is sold out!

There is a total of $9,250.00 in cash prizes, $5,000.00 for first place! There are "Lots" of other merchandise prizes!

Don't forget that there is a $15.00 Anthony's coupon with every ticket!

For more information visit the website for more details!

WWW.EDMONDSCOHODERDY.COM

Lake Chelan Lakers & Chinook

Anton Jones from Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service sent me these photo's of a nice mess of lake trout and one of Chelan's landlocked Chinook from the end of last month. The lake trout pictured were caught by Amanda and Jessica Kelley of Woodinville and the Chinook landed by Robbie Borders of Baker City, Oregon.

If you are thinking about fishing in this neck of the woods Anton has been fishing the lakers for quite a number of years and is about as versed on the fishery as anyone is.

Here's his contact information:

Anton Jones
Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service
231 Division
Manson, WA 98831

(509) 687-0709
(866)360-1523 toll free

antonj@aol.com
www.darrelland dads.com

Sea Run Cutthroat

We have been getting some very good sea run reports from those who have been fishing the lower tidal stretches of the Snohomish, Stillagumish and Skagit systems. Most of the guys that we have spoken with are boat fishing, which gives one much more access to the water. The greatest amount of water in the lower rivers are for the most part inaccessible. Though these fish are not much size wise compared to the silvers that most are focusing their attentions on at the present time, they are a very unique fish and what they lack in size they do make up in spirit. Most of the fish are in the 10 - 14 inch range with a few into the 16 - 18 inch range and occasionally a rare 20 inch trophy!

If you get tired of fishing silvers, you just might give sea run fishing a try. I am sure you wound be disappointed.

Area 9 & 10 Coho

The coho numbers are continuing to increase virtually every day over the past ten days or so. Though the fishing is still not "Red Hot" but there are fishable numbers in all the most popular areas. We have seen perhaps the best fishing coming out of the Edmond's side of the pond. The area directly out of the Edmond's marina is a good place to start. We have heard of good fishing up to the Spanish House area south of Brown's Bay and south to the Richmond Beach oil docks. Remember that coho are virtually where you find them, they could just as easily be on the beach in the shallow water or out in the shipping lanes in hundreds of feet of water. You have to find them! Try the surface down to around 30 feet first things in the AM and progressively fish a little deeper as the day goes on with the 60 -90 foot depths generally being more productive by mid morning. We have been seeing some exceptionally good sized fish into the mid to high teens. This fact will bide well for the upcoming Edmond's Coho Derby this next Saturday, 11th September.

Brewster King Salmon

Had a "Great" king salmon report from the Brewster area of the upper Columbia from area guide Ron Oules. He said the fishing was really getting going. He had 10 kings in the past few days with five of them over 24 pounds. They also had a number of jacks and steelhead which accounted for a total of 19 fish landed in the three days. Ron mentioned that the sockeye are almost all gone. Here's a picture of a nice 26 pound Brewster king.

Ron Oules
Reel-Lentless Guide Service
(509) 449-0843
www.reellentlessguideservice.com

Last Day For King Fishing - August 31 st - Marine Areas 9 - 10

Tomorrow will be the last day of king salmon fishing here in Marine Areas 9 & 10. The season has been without questions a very stellar season. In fact the reports that we had from both yesterday and today had lots of nice kings in the catches. Wish the season would continue but it is what it is. Glad to have had such a "Great" season here in our portion of Puget Sound. Now, the good news is that we have really started seeing better numbers of coho showing in the catches and have been hearing of fish into the teens this past week. Coho have been getting more common with each and every tide. With the change in the weather and the rains we are to get the next couple of days should be exactly what we need to get things really rolling. I think this up coming holiday weekend will be a good one for dusting off the coho gear and getting out and trying you luck.

Don't forget to purchase your Edmonds Coho Derby tickets for Saturday September 11th. We have really been going through them the past week.

Edmonds Coho Derby - Saturday, September 11

Ticket sales for the popular Edmonds Coho Derby have been very brisk and most everyone is getting excited as we have been seeing a few more coho in the catches this past few weeks. Some of those in fact have been some real toads. I saw a picture of one caught out of Shilshole this past week that would have been in the upper teens. Though the numbers are not high enough to really get anyone out there and targeting them as of yet the time is just around the corner. The Sekiu reports have been getting better with every day.

Anyway, don't wait until its too late to purchase your derby tickets, with just 1,000 I am sure they will sell out early just as they did last year.

Tickets are $30.00 ea and included with the ticket is the very popular $15.00 Anthony's Home Port Coupon.

Stop by for more information or visit www.edmondscohoderby.com!

Skykomish Steelhead

Though most everyone has been chasing kings in the saltwater over the past month and a half, steelheading has been taking a back seat. John went up to Reiter yesterday and managed to catch and release a couple of fish. He said there was no competition at all angler wise! He said that both of the fish were nice and bright.

With the weatherman talking about a fair amount of rain for Sunday night and Monday there is a good chance that it will really get those stale summerruns motivated and in a better biting mood. Hopefully, we will see a little rise in the river height and with that a good bite.

If you are tired of salmon and want to get a little change you might dust off the steelhead gear and head up to the river.

Area 9 - King Salmon Fishing

We are getting down to the end of the king season here in Marine Area 9 and the fishing is still holding up quite well. We saw some really good fishing yesterday in the tin shed area off Cultus Bay. Many of our customers had limits of mid sized hatchery kings on the AM outgoing tide. It seemed that most were fishing plugs in the 4 - 6 inch range and it was all over the board as to Tomics or Silver Hordes. It seemed everyone caught their fish on something different. This seasons favorites in the Tomic 602, 603 and 600 patterns all seemed to turn up as well as Silver Horde plugs in the 4 & 5 inch models in the 60 and 61 patterns as well as their "New" Purple UV Canadian models. We even had one of the guys that did his best on the old 126 (Plain Pearl White) which is as old school as you can get. No Glow! No UV! Guess the fish weren't told that was a No! No! In the old days (late 60's and 70's) I couldn't tell you how many kings that I caught on this "Old School" plug. Countless!

Anyway, we also saw a few days on Point No Point that were as good as you could have wanted on Sunday and Monday.

We have also been getting "Good" reports from the Edmonds - Richmond Beach area with both the trollers and moochers accounting for some good catches.

With the king season ending next Tuesday, August 31st and with the fishing still holding up quite well, it might be a good idea to plan a day or two on the water before things are through.

17th Annual Everett Coho Derby - September 18 & 19

We have tickets for the 17th Annual Everett Coho Derby taking place on September 18th & 19. Tickets are $25 for Adults and are "Free" for Kids 12 and under. I will put up a little more information in the next few days! For more information:

www.EverettCohoDerby.com

Tuna Trips

Mark Coleman of All Rivers & Saltwater Charters has recently purchased a new 29' Defiance with twin Honda's with which he will be running albacore tuna trips out of Westport this next month. Unlike the typical Westport charter he will be fishing small groups of four to six anglers. Which will allow you to put together your own group of friends for a custom tuna trip. Being a smaller and faster boat you will be able to run to the grounds in a third the time of the typical charter boat, give you more time on the water fishing and be able to get in at a reasonable time to be home for dinner.

Mark will be able to cater to your tuna fishing desires. Trolling, Live Bait, Jigging, Swim Baits and even Fly Fishing. For those of you looking for a more personalized tuna trip Mark will be the one to be able to provide this for you.

Give him a call!

Captain Mark Coleman
www.allriversguideservice.com
(425) 736-8920

Point No Point - Hot King Bite - Sunday & Monday

Point No Point had a really "Hot" Chinook bite the past couple of days on the AM outgoing tide through the low water. The moochers really did a number on the kings with numerous fish on virtually any time during the tide. Hopefully, we will see a day or two more of this quality of fishing. Remember, If you are a troller "Please" stay out of the moochers as you don't want any conflict amongst fishermen. If you must troll, fish the area west of the moochers off Norwegian Point and into Skunk Bay. When the tide turns and starts to flood you can fish the flats south of Point No Point and south toward Pilot Point, Eglon, Apple Tree Point and Kingston. There were "Lots" of kings landed in the teens through the mid twenties the past couple of days.

Richmond Beach - King Salmon

Though it was a tad bit lumpy and windy this AM, there was a "Fair" bite in the Richmond Beach area. We have had fairly good reports coming from this area this past week. One of the customers had 3 nice teen sized kings mooching in this area before they decided to call it quits. There were a few brave souls that went out onto the Possession Point and they managed to land a few fish before the weather got the better of them and called it quits.

By the way, we have seen a couple of ocean silvers showing up in the catches this week. Wouldn't say that there are enough to target them at the present time, but they would make a good bonus if you happen to land one. They should get more numerous with each passing day.

Cookies & Cream Coho Killers

We finally received a few more Silver Horde Gold Star Coho Killer spoons in the popular " Cookies & Cream " finish today. Hopefully, we should see some in the 3.5 and 4 Kingfisher Lights by the weekend. If you need some give us a call and well be glad to put them up for you.
(425) 743-9505

I'll post when we receive the 3.5 and 4.0 Kingfishers.

Columbia River - Buoy 10

Spoke with Jim Stahl of J & J Guide Service this AM to see what was happening on the Columbia River / Buoy 10in the past few days. Jim already had a 28 and 34 pound king in the box. He said that the fishing has rapidly improved over the past few days and that the coho were starting to show in fairly good numbers. With the extreme minus tides over for the month the fishing should just get better through the end of the month. Jim has a few openings left in his schedule, if you would like to go he can be contacted at the following number.

J & J Guide Service
Jim & Jennifer Stahl
(425) 347-1615
www.nwfishingguides.net

For those of you that fish here on your own, we have lots of Delta Divers, Fish Flashes, Agitators, leaders and bait on hand. Stop by and we'll be glad to give you a hand at rigging up.

Tomic Plugs

We received two shipments of Tomic plugs this AM. We have a good supply of 602, 603, 600 and 532 5 in plugs, at least for a little while. Give us a call and we can put some aside for you, or ship them if you are out of the area.
Mike

Point No Point - Hot Bite

Everyone that we spoke to today that had fished Point No Point said that there was a really hot bite at the point this AM. With a good outgoing tide to a low slack it was ideal for this popular mooching / jiging spot. We heard of good numbers of fish landed this morning and there were times when it seemed that the half the boats had fish on. There was huge amounts of bait in at the point today and many took advantage of the situation and jigged up fresh bait. We should see a couple more days of good fishing with the tide sequence that we are into.

Edmonds Pier - King Salmon

Today was the single best day that we have seen off the Edmonds pier for king salmon this season. We heard of around twenty hookups on kings this AM with about half of them landed. Not too bad, considering how poor it has been so far this season. If you are a shore bound angler this might just be your best opportunity for landing a saltwater caught king salmon this season. The word really got out fast about the bite this AM and we have had a good number of anglers gearing up for the next few days. The fish were caught on the typical fare today. Point Wilson Darts in the 2 1/4 ounce Candlefish in Pearl White, Green Pearl or Glow colors all preform well. Other popular jigs include the Pucci Lazer Minnows, Gibbs Minnows, Luhr Jensen Crippled Herring and Dungeness Stingers. Don't forget this is a single king limit area, though they can be wild or hatchery. Make sure to re-rig them to single barbless hooks.

Whidbey Island Coho Derby - September 11th

The Whidbey Island Coho Derby will be held September 11th. This is a small derby put on by South Whidbey Sons of the American Legion, Whidbey Island Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers and the Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun Club.

Trophy for Largest Coho Salmon
Cash prizes for 3 Largest Coho Salmon
1st $300.00
2nd $200.00
3rd $100.00

Many Additional Merchandise Prizes

Door Prize Raffle for Derby Ticket Holders

Tickets are $5.00 Donation Each

Information and Tickets available at Sebo's Hardware in Bayview, Ace Hardware in Freeland, Ace Hardware in Oak Harbor, Short Stop in Freeland, American Legion Post 141 and Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun Club.

One ticket per fish entry - Maximum two fish entries per person - Fish Areas 8-1,8-2 & 9 - Sport Gear (Rod & Reel) Only - Only Coho Salmon May Be Entered - Weigh in by 4:00PM at Holmes Harbor Rod & Gun Club - Award Ceremony and Raffle to be held at approximately 4:30PM - Must be present at award ceremony to win a prise - Food and Beverages Available at Noon.

Sekiu - Salmon Fishing

Here's a nice 25 pound hatchery Chinook caught this past weekend by Scott fishing out of Sekiu with his wife Jeri. The fish was caught on on a White Lightning Cream Coho Killer Spoon. He said that the Coho Killers in White Lightning Cream and Cookies and Cream accounted for the action that they had.

Nice king Scott!

Whidbey Beaches

The beaches on the west side of Whidbey Island put out a few salmon for the beach fishermen this past weekend. There were a few coho in the 4 - 6 pound range as well as an odd king with the largest we heard of was around 18 pounds, a wild fish that had to be released. I would say that the coho were resident fish at the present time, larger ocean coho should show in the catches by the end of this month. Most everyone we spoke with was fishing Pearl Fishscale Krockodile spoons, though Buzz Bombs, Wanabees or herring fished under a float should all account for some action.
This fishery should get very productive this next month and with good numbers of coho heading to the Snohomish, Stillagumish and Skagit systems we if fact should see some very good fishing.

Edmonds Pier

King salmon fishing off the Edmonds pier has not been anything to write home about this season as the number of fish hooked off the pier has shown. The fishing has picked up a tad bit over the past week, but is no where close to what we saw this past season. On the better days there have been perhaps 6 - 8 fish hooked with 2 -3 landed. Overall, we have been seeing only one or two kings landed per day. Like I said nothing fantastic by any means. The typical lead minnows such as Point Wilson Darts in the 2 1/4 on size in either the candlefish or herring models in pearl while, pearl green or glow have been accounting for the fish that have been hooked. Other jigs such as Gibbs Minnows or Pucci Lazer Minnows have also been productive. Though the fishing hasn't been that good, it is one of the few places that kings can be caught by shore bound anglers.

Anchovies

We have received a small shipment of 5 inch anchovies today. We have 1 1/2 cases that are unaccounted for at the present time. If you are in need of any give us a call. We will more than likley get some more this next week.
(425) 743-9505

Richmond Beach - King Salmon

Though this area has not been a real barn burner this season, more than likely due to the poor returns into Elliot Bay and the Lake Washington system, there was a good bite here today. A number of the guys that I spoke with had a good bite this AM and ended up with a number of fish in the 7 - 13 pound range, and there were a couple in the twenties to boot. Everyone that I spoke with was mooching herring and not dragging hardware. The water had lots of life in it with a good amount of herring in there feeding upon it. Hopefully, this area will hold a few fish over the next few days.

Puget Sound King Fishing

Here's Shawn with a nice Area 9 king salmon from this past week.

We have still been hearing "Good" reports on the king salmon fishing here in our section of Puget Sound. The Possession Bar area off the south end of Whidbey Island has been producing good numbers on small to medium sized kings in the 7 - 14 pound range. There have been a few fish in the mid teens to mid twenties also falling into the catches but have been far from the norm this season. There has been a wide array of effective lure this season, with Hot Spot flashers in 950 UV Jelly Crush, Glow White and Glow Green followed by squid, Ace Hi Flies, Coho Killer or Kingfisher Spoons or Grand Slam Bucktails have all been productive. One thing that has really been flying out of the shop this past week have been Tomic plugs in the 5 inch model in 602, 603, 632 And 600 colors. These plugs have been so popular that at the present time we have not a single one in stock. We have large order that is on the way, however we are dealing with Canadian Postage as well as customs - so they will be here when they are here. I will post something when they arrive.