Whidbey Island Beach Fishing

The salmon fishing off the western beaches of Whidbey Island have started with a mix of resident coho, pinks and an occasional king salmon being caught. The beach fishermen that I have spoke with the past few days have all said that they have been seeing fish caught though nothing really outstanding at the present time. They have mentioned that the fishing has steadily improved since the July 16th opener. By this weekend we should be seeing good numbers of pinks hitting the beaches as there are lots of pink salmon in the Straits at the present time with Port Angeles being the eastern most area of prolific numbers. For the most part anglers are tossing pink Wannabees or #2 or 2 1/2 inch pink Buzz Bombs for the pinks and resident coho. The few kings that have been caught have been on Luhr Jensen 1 oz Krockodile spoons in chrome colors or pearl white (which they no longer manufacture).