Whidbey Island Steelheading

There have been a few steelhead hooked and landed off the western beaches of Whidbey Island over the past couple of days. Robert had a nice 9 1/2 pound hen yesterday and said that there were a few others hooked that day. Would not say that the fishing has been "Hot", but on steelhead it generally never is. The beaches are a very unique fishery and for many is quite addictive in being able to catch a steelhead from the salt. If this is a fishery that appeals to you stop by and we'll be more than happy to fill you in on it.

Reiter Ponds - Skykomish River

There was a "Good" bite at Reiter Ponds this morning. A good number of our customers had limits of dime bright winter run steelhead. Most of the fish were caught on the pond side with the height of the water. Most of the fish were typical sized winter runs in the 7 - 9 pound range though there were a few smallish 4 pound fish caught. There was not a single method that seems more productive than others as fish were caught on floats and jigs as well as conventional drift gear. Shawn mentioned that he saw perhaps 17 or 18 fish landed this morning. We should see some good fishing for the next couple of days.

Chelan Reports - Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service

What’s hot is trolling the lower basin of Lake Chelan for Lake Trout. A landlocked Chinook is a beautiful and tasty bonus. Fishing for Triploid Rainbow Trout on Rufus Woods Reservoir should continue to be great. Roses Lake will get it’s annual ice fishing plant this week.

The Mackinaw on Lake Chelan have put on the feedbag. The fish are scattered throughout the lower basin. Do not be disappointed if you don’t see loads of fish on your depthfinder. They are traveling from outside the sonar to attack lures now. Try Mack’s Lures Cha Cha Squidders in green and glow colors. Worden Lures U20 Flatfish in purple glow are also very effective. Silver Horde’s Ace Hi Flies in glow colors with a Mack’s Lures glow Smile Blade in front have been catching some fish too.

The Chelan Falls hatchery crew delayed the Roses stocking a bit to finish feeding up those rainbows. They should be in there by December 3rd.

This is prime time for catching Triploid Rainbow Trout on Rufus. If trolling around pump station #1 doesn’t get you fish, you can always run to the lower pens and fish bait to get these delicious fish.

Your fishing tip of the week is to study up a bit to improve your repertoire for fishing at Rufus. I have contributed to an article in Northwest Sportsman’s Magazine on Rufus as well as a bait fishing blog that is posted on Pautzke Bait’s website, Washingtonlakes.com and our own website. There should be something new and informative for most everyone between those two articles.

Your kid’s tip of the week is to remember to alter the duration of fishing trips to suit the kid’s temperament. This usually means being alert to end the trip at just the right time. It’s funny, you sometimes have to cut a trip short because the fishing is too slow and sometimes because the fishing is too good. It’s ironic that sometimes when you catch a bunch of fish, the kids attention span is shot almost in the same way that happens when you can’t get the fish to bite. Of course, if the weather is deteriorating, you don’t want the lasting memory of the trip being how cold and wet they got. Squeezing that last hour could lose you a long term fishing companion.

Your safety tip of the week is to add to that emergency trailer repair kit for those inevitable problems. Spare bulbs and fuses are the most important and easiest . Having a tester to locate that elusive ground short can save you from having an aneurism.

Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
http://www.darrellanddads.com/ or 1-866-360-1523

11-26-11 - Melanie Frey of Seattle U with her gangs morning catch of Mackinaw and a Chinook. She fished with her dad, Jeff Frey; her brother, Rhyce (13); and his buddy, Bryce Todd (13).

11-26-11 - Bryce Todd with that lovely Chinook that he brought to the net.

Bogachiel Steelhead

For those that took a chance and went over the past few days to fish the Bogachiel River found that they were rewarded for their efforts. The river was in shape to fish and put out a good number of fish for those willing to fish. Here's a photo that was sent to us by Shane showing off todays catch! Yes, it is a three fish limit!

Thanksgiving Fishing

With many of our rivers out of shape on Thanksgiving there was not a lot of fishing opportunities to be had that day. A few of the boys did go and give Reiter Ponds a try in the late afternoon. Though the river was still a bit high and still had a lot of floating debris there were a couple of sumerruns caught. Yesterday the water was in better shape and there was much more angling pressure but all we heard of was a few summerruns taken. We should see some honest winter runs virtually any day now in this section of the river. There have been a few winter fish taken in the middle and lower sections of the Sky this past couple of weeks, but few and far between. The best reports that we have been receiving have been from the Blue Creek section of the Cowlitz, with many of our customers catching their limit of fish the past few days. This would be your best bet. We have also had some good reports coming from the Bogachiel, though the river has been extremely high from the past weather event. When the river drops into shape this will be on fire!

Razor Clam Digs Friday, Nov 25 & Saturday, Nov 26

OLYMPIA – Clam diggers today got a green light to proceed with a two-day razor clam dig starting the day after Thanksgiving Day at several ocean beaches.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed that the clams on those beaches are safe to eat.
Four beaches – Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks – will open to razor clam digging on evening tides on Friday, Nov. 25. Three of those beaches – Long Beach, Twin Harbors and Mocrocks – will remain open to digging Saturday, Nov. 26.
No digging will be allowed either day before noon.
“Digging razor clams is a popular way to burn off a big Thanksgiving dinner,” said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. “Fortunately, we have some nice low tides for the holiday this year.”
For best results, Ayres recommends that clam diggers hit the beach an hour or two before the evening low tide. On Nov. 25, an evening low tide of -1.9 feet will occur at 6:27 p.m. The evening low tide Nov. 26 will be -1.8 feet at 7:14 p.m.
All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable 2011-12 fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach. Licensing options range from a three-day razor clam license to an annual combination fishing license, which can be purchased on WDFW's website (https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov) and from license vendors around the state.
Under state law, diggers can take 15 razor clams per day, and are required to keep the first 15 they dig. Each digger's clams must be kept in a separate container.
Because Copalis Beach will not be open for digging Nov. 26, Ayres cautions diggers to observe the boundary between Mocrocks Beach and Copalis Beach, which are adjacent to one another north of Grays Harbor.
Mocrocks Beach, which will be open to digging both days, lies north of the Copalis River and includes Iron Springs, Roosevelt Beach, Seabrook, Pacific Beach and Moclips. Copalis Beach lies south of the Copalis River and includes Ocean Shores, Oyhut, Ocean City and Copalis.
Tentative digging dates, evening low tides and beaches are as follows:
Dec. 10, Sat. – 6:30 p.m. (-0.5 ft.); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Dec. 22, Thurs. – 4:40 p.m. (-0.9 ft.); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Dec. 23, Fri. – 5:29 p.m. (-1.4); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks

Happy Thanksgiving

All of us here at Ted's wish all of you, your families and friends a "Great" Thanksgiving. Hope that all of you have a "Fantastic" day having a good meal and spending some quality time with everyone!

Rain - Rain - Rain - Rivers Out

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, which for many of us marks the start of the winter steelhead season. Unfortunately it appears that we will not be doing much on the river fishing scene the way the rain has dumped putting the rivers to flood stage or just below. If one has to go steelheading I would have to say the salt water scene on the western beaches of Whidbey Island will be where it is going to be. Some of the smaller streams such as the Wallace or the Cascade will be the first to become fishable once the waters start to subside. Perhaps its going to be one of those weekends to set around and rig gear, do things with the family or just set around eating left overs and watching football!

Lake Chelan Reports - Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service

Though it is very apparent that Old Man Winter has come to Chelan it has not dampened the fishing opportunities that are available to those that are willing to brave the elements.

What’s hot is trolling for Lake Trout on Lake Chelan. Fishing for Triploid Rainbow Trout on Rufus Woods Reservoir should continue to be great as the surface water temperature drops through the 50’s. There continues to be more triploids than steelhead caught on the Columbia River below Chief Joe dam although there is a preponderance of Steelhead once you are as far down as Pateros. Roses Lake will get it’s annual ice fishing plant during this Thanksgiving week.

The Mackinaw on Lake Chelan have mostly spawned now which means they are really putting on the feedbag. Typical early winter locations like the Bar and the Trench will be best now. As always, troll close to the bottom. Speeds of 1.3 to 1.5 mph have been best. Try Silver Horde’s Ace Hi Flies in glow colors with a Mack’s Lures glow Smile Blade in front. Mack’s Lures Cha Cha Squidders are very effective too. Of course, Worden Lures Flatfish are the old reliable fish producer on Lake Chelan.

This is prime time for catching Triploid Rainbow Trout on Rufus. If trolling around pump station #1 dozen’t get you fish, you can always run to the lower pens and fish bait to get these delicious fish.

Your fishing tip of the week is to use the family gathering of Thanksgiving to get in an early winter fishing trip. Over the years we have taken grand kids to Roses Lake, out on Chelan, up to Rufus and even up to Omak for an alternative to shopping and non-stop football watching. It’s almost become a rite of passage for the kids.

Your kid’s tip of the week is to make sure that once you have picked your battle, you do not lose. Although, you can avoid punishment by a variety of means most of the time, there will come that time when a kid will “test the fences” and check to see who is in control. You will have to clear your calendar, keep your cool and follow through. The biggest danger here is having your authority challenged and backing off because you don’t have the time for it. The time for deciding that is before you decide that discipline is appropriate.

Your safety tip of the week is to put together an emergency trailer repair kit for those eventualities. Having emergency warning triangles or flares and a jack that can lift your trailer are the most important items this time of the year.

Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
1-866-360-1523 or http://www.darrellanddads.com/

Pictured: 11-19-11 Wes and Andrew Diack with fishing friends Jody Subotin and Nick Cooluris Osoyoos and Kelowna, BC with their days catch of Lake Chelan Mackinaw. Jeff and Brian guided them to this pile of fish.

Big Island Hawaii - Ono

With the cold weather and snow showing the coming of winter this week, Tim Bauer sent me this photo of part of a really nice Ono (Wahoo) that he caught yesterday. Unfortunately the man in the grey suit (shark) did its best to relieve Tim of a vast majority of the fish. It does not matter where you fish, as there is always something that is more than willing to take your catch. Here it's seals and sea lions, there is is sharks and porpoise. Tim figured the fish was around 60 pounds whole and remaining portion weighed 36!

Forks Winter Steelhead and Silvers

Mark Miller went to Forks earlier this week, before the storm and fished with Bob Ball of Piscatorial Pursuits and managed to hook up on a nice bright silver as well as a couple of early returing winter steelhead. With high water the past few days I am sure we should see a good push of winter steelehad into the Forks streams in the next week making for some outstanding steelhead fishing over the Thanksgiving weekend!

Give Bob a call if you would like to book a winter steelhead trip!

Bob Ball

Piscatorial Pursuits

PO Box 919

Forks, WA 98331

(360) 374-2091

Skagit Coho

The Skagit is still putting out some fairly good coho fishing as well as an odd chum and Dolly Varden. Frank Chang and Mark Miller fished with John Koenig (John's Guide Service) this week and in the two days they fished hit between 70- 80 fish. There was a mixture of bright and colored fish in the mix, as there always is by this time of year. However, by being selective one can bring home some fairly decent fish. There should be some winter steelhead showing in the catches virtually any day now!

John's Guide Service

P.O. Box 727

Concrete, WA 98237

(360) 853-9801

Chelan Area Reports - Anton Jones - Darrell's & Dad's Family Guide Service

What’s still hot is bait fishing for Triploid Rainbows on Rufus Woods. On Lake Chelan bigger fish are becoming more available as they transition out of the spawn. There continues to be more triploids than steelhead caught on the Columbia River below Chief Joe dam.

This is getting to be prime time for catching Triploid Rainbow Trout on Rufus. As the water temperature descends through the fifties, the bite should only get better. You can run to the pens and slip sinker Pautzke’s Fire Bait or find places from Brandt’s landing and down where you are seeing plenty of activity on the surface and work those fish. If there is plenty of current when you are fishing bait with a slip sinker try adding a Mack’s Lures Smile Blade in front of your bait as an added attractor. Try casting a quarter ounce Worden Lures Black Roostertail or, if you are fly angler, a Mack’s Lures “Smile Blade Fly” to get those fish on artificials. A slower irregular retrieve worked best.

Lakers continue to bite on Lake Chelan. Work the trench or the Yacht Club for some bigger fish. As usual, your best bet is trolling Worden’s Flatfish or Silver Horde’s Ace-Hi Fly within 10 feet of the bottom for best success.

Your fishing tip of the week is to keep in mind that current flow and weed length should dictate your leader length when you are bait fishing at Rufus. The more current pushing your bait down and the higher the weed growth, the longer you need to make your leader to keep that bait where it will tempt a fish. Five or even six feet long is not out of the ordinary.

Your kid’s tip of the week is to make sure their winter clothes are comfortable for those cold winter outings. Winter wear that they have outgrown will make for an unhappy trip.

Your safety tip of the week is to get your chains, shovel and sand ready for winter boat launching at Rufus.

I want to add my Veteran’s Day rant for this report. I’ve heard a lot of “support the troops” sentiment, which is nice. I’d like to add a specific suggestion on how all of us citizens can do this. Come to grips with the complexity of this War on Terror and choose thoughtfully and well when you vote. Never, has the burden of war been borne by so few. Imagine that you or your child is being put in harm’s way when we choose to fight. However, do not imagine for a moment that the people that brought this war to our shores will be appeased. Ending our way of life and adopting theirs is the only thing that will satisfy them.

Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
http://www.darrellanddads.com/ or 1-866-360-1523

Pictured: 11/13/11 - James Cato of Selah with a 9.2lb Rufus Triploid.

Pictured: 11/13/11 - James again with son Mike and guide Jeff Witkowski with their 4 guy limit of Rufus Rainbows. They had brought 38 to the boat by noon. What a great time for father and son to spend some time fishing!

Razor Clam Digs - November 11 & 12

November 4, 2011
Contact: Dan Ayres (WDFW), 360-249-4628 ext. 209
Another round of razor-clam digs OK’d on three ocean beaches Nov. 11-12
OLYMPIA – Clam diggers today got a green light to proceed with a two-day razor clam dig Nov. 11-12 at three ocean beaches.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed that the clams on the three beaches are safe to eat.
Beaches scheduled to open for the two-day dig include Long Beach, Twin Harbors and Mocrocks. No digging will be allowed either day before noon.
All diggers age 15 or older must have an applicable 2011-12 fishing license to harvest razor clams on any beach. Licensing options range from a three-day razor clam license to an annual combination fishing license, which can be purchased on WDFW's website (https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov) and from license vendors around the state.
Under state law, diggers can take 15 razor clams per day, and are required to keep the first 15 they dig. Each digger's clams must be kept in a separate container.
"It's important that diggers keep the clams they dig to prevent wastage," said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. "It's not unusual to encounter some small clams, especially this early in the season."
For best results, Ayres recommends that clammers start digging an hour or two before the evening low tide. On Nov. 11, an evening low tide of -0.4 feet will occur at 6:48 p.m. The evening low tide Nov. 12 will be -0.4 feet at 7:23 pm.
"This season's tides are not as favorable as those in the past few years," Ayres said. "Low tides will occur later in the day, so diggers will have to be prepared for the dark during evening digs in fall and winter."
Copalis Beach is not included in the two-day dig, said Ayres, who cautions diggers to observe the boundary between Mocrocks Beach and Copalis Beach, which are adjacent to one another north of Grays Harbor.
Mocrocks Beach, which is open for digging Nov. 11-12, lies north of the Copalis River and includes Iron Springs, Roosevelt Beach, Seabrook, Pacific Beach and Moclips. Copalis Beach, which will be closed for the dig, lies south of the Copalis River and includes Ocean Shores, Oyhut, Ocean City and Copalis.
WDFW has tentatively scheduled three other razor-clam digs through the end of the year – all pending final approval until future toxin tests confirm the clams are safe to eat.
Tentative digging dates, evening low tides and beaches are as follows:
Nov. 25, Fri. – 6:27 p.m. (-1.9 ft.); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
Nov. 26, Sat. – 7:14 p.m. (-1.8 ft.); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Dec. 10, Sat. – 6:30 p.m. (-0.5 ft.); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Dec. 22, Thurs. – 4:40 p.m. (-0.9 ft.); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Dec. 23, Fri. – 5:29 p.m. (-1.4); Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks

Chelan Reports - Anton Jones - Darrell's & Dad's Family Guide Service

What’s hot is still fishing for Triploid Rainbows on Rufus Woods. On Lake Chelan the monument continues to be consistently productive for eating sized Lakers. There continues to be more triploids than steelhead caught below Chief Joe dam.

There are plenty of two to four pound triploids to be caught in the lower end of Rufus Woods Reservoir. We did not get a trolling bite to kick in, but once anchored up; we were able to catch fish casting flies and slip sinkering bait. Find places from Brandt’s landing and down where you are seeing plenty of activity on the surface and work those fish. Pautzke’s Fire Bait is a good choice for slip sinkering. Try casting a Mack’s Lures “Smile Blade Fly” to get those fish on artificials. A hand twist retrieve worked best.

Lakers continue to bite on Lake Chelan. For numbers of eating sized fish, the area by the Monument can’t be beat for those that aren’t faint of heart. Try Worden Lure’s F7 Flatfish in there. Try for bigger fish, albeit a slower bite up at the Yacht Club. For this area, troll T4 purple glow Flatfish at 1.5 mph within 10 feet of the bottom. Silver Horde’s Ace Flies in Splatterback glow colors baited with a piece of Northern Pikeminnow will work too.

Your fishing tip of the week is to try Silver Horde’s Sam’s Pro Releases here on Chelan. This entry in the set tension downrigger release market is a winner. It is simple, compact and easy to use. It allows you to get very tight between your rod tip and downrigger ball without false releases.

Your kid’s tip of the week is to apply a different clock in your head when you are fishing with little kids. Normally, I require a minimum of 3 hours on the water for every hour of travel time for me to feel it’s worthwhile. My granddaughter asked to go fishing, for a couple of hours. It’s difficult for an old man to be flexible, but I’d sure like to cultivate her as a fishing partner. So off we went. Forty minutes here, forty minutes there and back on the trailer in two hours. Five little fish and she is as happy as a clam. She didn’t get bored to tears. She wants to go again!

Your safety tip of the week is to really have a “stay awake” plan for that return drive on these fall fishing trips. Nothing brings out the “z” monster like fishing all day in brisk late fall weather and getting in a nice warm truck for the drive home. Make it a priority to keep that driver awake and alert. Make stops and walk around or switch drivers when it starts to happen.

Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service
1-866-360-1523 or http://www.darrellanddads.com/

Pictured: 11/3/11 - Guide Brian Whitney of Manson with a nice fly caught Rufus Triploid Rainbow.

Also Pictured: 11/3/11 - Guide Jeff Witkowski of Chelan and me holding our 3 guy limit of Rufus Rainbows.

Finally Pictured: 11/5/11 - Granddaughter McKinley Widman with her birthday fish. Mackinaw from Lake Chelan

PS: 11/2/11 Sandra Jones (CFO of Darrell & Dad's) with an Upper Lake Chelan Burbot. (Sorry for the 4th picture, but I thought it was interesting)

More Skagit Coho Reports

Here's some more Skagit Coho pictures that good friends and customers Frank Chang and Greg Bower sent me of some recent coho action with guide John Koenig. Once again there is some outstanding action to be had this time of year with very little pressure. Some of the Coho are showing some color but make for some very nice photos, but if you weed through them you can still end up with some nice bright fish to be taken home.

If you are looking for a "Great" trip contact:

John Koenig

John's Guide Service

PO Box 727

Concrete, WA 98237

(360) 853-9801

Skagit Coho Reports

Nick Petosa emailed the following photo and reports from the Skagit - as you can see there are still plenty of nice Coho to be caught. This is a time of the year that we have some outstanding fishing with very little pressure. Just "Way" to many things to do this time of year!

The Skagit system is by far one of the most under publicized fisheries, although the Skagit is one of the best late producers for large chrome Coho. Today fishing was great we hooked 12 Coho by 8:30 taking home a nice limit of fish for these happy customers of mine. Fishing techniques can widely vary from area to area on the Skagit but, top producers include Vibrax Spinners in size 4 and 5 in colors red,met purple, Pink and Char, aside from spinners you can also throw Brads wigglers in fire tiger and any variation on Met. Pink. Jigs are often used in my boat in some of the steeper area's that feature big drops where we need to get down in a hurry, Teds has a great selection on 3/8 oz Northwest jigs. Good colors to fish are Black, purple or Pink, or a variation of mixing them. I have some spots open for some fantastic Coho action! We will also be doing Coho/ steelhead trips where we will fish silvers in the morning and fish steelhead in the afternoon... Please get in contact with me if interested. Also if you are into Facebook check out my Petosa Guide service page.

Nick Petosa
www.petosafishing.com
360-770-2396

Blackmouth Reports - Marine Area 9

Wish that I could say that we have had nothing but outstanding reports coming out of Marine Area 9 since it's opening on Tuesday, but most all of the reports that we have had are very poor! Most everyone we have spoke with has had zero fish! Perhaps they have worked hard to hook just a single fish just to loose it before getting it to net. There has been a handful of anglers that have managed to land fish, but they have been nothing to really write home about. Weather has been a tad bumpy the first couple of days, so the number of anglers has been minimal as has the areas fished. Hopefully, when the weather settles down we will see exactly what is around fish wise.

Coronet Bay Smelt Fishing

The smelt jigging at Coronet Bay State Park has been quite good recently, with many of our customers catching their 10 pound limit. Most everyone are jigging size 4 or 5 Gamakatsu Smetlt/Herring Jigs with the silver hooks and white fish skin wing. Make sure to get some smelt feed to attract them into your fishing area. By feeding you will keep the schools of smelt in the immediate area rather than have them passing through and you being able to just catch a few as they pass by.

This fishery should continue on through the winter and provide lots of good fishing fun for the family as well as provide some great table fare.

Don't forget to get your "Discover Pass" before you go - we have heard that a lot of tickets were being issued to vehicles that did not have them displayed.

Lake Chelan Reports - Anton Jones - Darrell's & Dad's Family Guide Servive

What’s hot is trolling on Lake Chelan for Mackinaw. The bite has been good on the Bar, over by the Monument and up at the Yacht Club. The area around the Yacht Club has produced the bigger fish, while the Monument has produced the most.

For the Yacht Club area, T4 purple glow Flatfish from Worden’s Lures worked best when trolled at 1.5 mph within 10 feet of the bottom. Around the monument and over the Bar, little F7 Flatfish in Luminous Chartreuse worked best. Silver Horde’s Ace Flies worked too.

Rig those “Aces” with Mack’s Lures Smile Blade in glow colors. Slide the blade up the line then add a couple of 4 mm beads to act as bearing to allow the blade to spin smoothly. You can alter the rate of spin and the wobble by adjusting the bend in the blade. Then slide one of those Ace Hi’s up the line and add a glow Worden’s Corky to space the Ace Hi fly above the hooks. We like to tie a tandem hook setup with 2/0 red Octopus hooks. Space those hooks about 2 inches apart. Bait that lead hook with a small triangle of Northern Pikeminnow to complete your ensemble and to give those fish something to chew on.

Steelheaders are reporting more triploids than Steelhead are pulling bobbers down below Chief Joe dam.

Your fishing tip of the week is to test your knots really well before getting them wet. It can be very disappointing to go to all the trouble to get a nice fish on the line only to have a knot come undone. Remember to wet the line before pulling it tight. Then pull on it hard before fishing it.

Your kid’s tip of the week is to watch what you do as well as what you say. While delivering lectures may feel like you are teaching your kid, it’ their imitation of your behavior that has the lasting effect and shapes how they behave. How do you respond on the water to someone cutting you off? How do you behave when they lose that big fish? What do you do when you see someone having trouble out there. What do you do with your trash? Your behavior helps form their behavior and their outlook on the world.

Your safety tip of the week is to get ready for winter. Looking at the weather report and the calendar, it’s time to freeze protect your gear. Drain the manifolds, or blow out the outboards. If you are going to Rufus, a shovel and some sand for ice on the ramp will be a good idea. Do the “duck waddle” on those frosty Lake Chelan docks. It’s that time of the year.

Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service

www.darrellanddads.com or 1-866-360-1523

10/27/11 - Ralph and Linda Sorenson of Entiat with their catch of Lake Chelan Mackinaw

10/24/11 - Jerry McKellar of Colville on a beautiful fall morning with his catch of Lakers.

Matzuo 2/0 Siwash Hooks

Just a note to any of you that have been wanting 2/0 Matzuo Siwash hooks that we have just recieved a small shipment of them. They are in the small 8/pk packaging and we only recieved 40 packs. Wish it could have been more, but I suppose it is better than nothing. I don't expect them to last very long.

Bayside Marine Salmon Derby November 5 & 6

Here's a little rundown on Baysides Marines 20th Annual Fishing Derby coming up this weekend. Sorry, we "DO NOT" have tickets.

November 5th and 6th 2011 will be our 20th annual Fishing Derby

and holiday food drive

$2000.00 first place

with many other nice prizes

$30.00 ticket gets you 2 days of fishing ! Bring in 5 cans of food for the local food drive and get

$5.00 off your ticket price.

Sunday Salmon BBQ
and chili cook off
Tickets on sale now

NEW

Bayside Derby

Team Tournament

Winner Takes All!!
$50.00 per Boat

Team Boat 2 Day combined
Total fish weight


No limit on anglers per boat

All Anglers must also have a Bayside Derby Ticket
And follow Bayside Derby rules
Blackmouth and Silver Salmon only

Captains Meeting Friday
Nov 4th 6:00 PM

Baysidemarine.com
425-252-3088

Winter Blackmouth Opens In Many Marine Areas

Winter blackmouth seasons are now open in many areas of Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan De Fuca. Make sure that you read your regulations well as not all areas are open. Here's a little run down on these Fisheries.

Marine Area 5 - Sekiu and Piller Point: Nov. 1 - Nov. 30 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 (combined) Only 1 Chinook may be retained.

Marine Area 6 - East Juan de Fuca Strait: Closed (Will reopen Feb. 16 - April 10 2012)

Marine Area 7 - San Juan Islands: Closed (Will reopen Dec.1 - April 30 2012)

Marine Area 8-1 - Decption Pass, Hope Island, and Skagit Bay: Nov. 1 - April 30 2012 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 (combined) Release wild Chinook.

Marine Area 8-2 - Port Susan and Port Gardner: Nov. 1 - April 30 2012 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 (combined) Release wild Chinook.

Marine Area 9 - Admirality Inlet: Nov.1 - Nov 30 Chinook - min size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 (combined) Release wild Chinook.

Marine Area 10 - Seattle/Bremerton: Open through Jan. 31 2012 Chinook min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 (combined) Release wild Chinook.

Marine Area 11 - Tacoma - Vashon Island: Nov.1 - Dec. 31 Chinook min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 (combined) - Only 1 Chinook may be retained.

Marine Area 12 - Hood Canal: Open through /Dec. 31 Chinook - min size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 4 (combined). Only one Chinook may be retained.

Marine Area 13 - South Puget Sound: Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 Chinook - min size 22". Other salmon species - no min size. Daily limit 2 (combined) Only 1 Chinook may be retained.

Yes, there are lot's of differences from one area to another - make sure to read the regulations with a fine toothed comb as not to do something incorrect! However, even with lots of regulations there are in fact "Lot's" of angling opprutunites for salmon fishermen this winter!