Edmonds Coho Derby

This is the last day to purchase Edmonds Coho Derby Tickets. They have been flying out the door this morning! We will have tickets until we close this evening.

To all those fishing the Derby - Good Luck! Have a "Great" day on the water!

Coho Fishing - Possession - Picnic Point

We have had a number of our regulars in this AM with nothing but outstanding coho reports out of Area 9. Most of the fish have been in the 7 -13 pound range. Very nice average ocean coho! There however are a few really nice coho caught every day in the 15 - 17 pound range. There has not been any one spot that has been better than another, you just have to make a choice of where to fish and hope that the fish are there! These fish are definitely moving through the area and not stopping. We should see good fishing through the month!

Picnic Point Coho

There have been nice coho being caught all over Marine Area 9, there has not been any one area that has been hotter than another as it appears that the fish are migrating though the area and not even stopping. Here's Shawn with a nice Picnic Point coho that was taken on an Army Truck colored Hot Spot Flasher and one of the "New" Super Squids.

Whidbey Beach Fishing

The beach fishing for pinks has slowed a fair amount the past couple of days. Though it has slowed we should still see some good numbers for the next ten days or so. We have been hearing of some fair coho fishing off the beaches the past few days. We are in that transitional period where the pinks will wain and the coho will become more common is the catches. One of our customers landed a nice 12 pound fish off the beach at Casey yesterday on a herring under a float.

If you need any information on this fishery, stop by! We'll be glad to fill you in!

Edmonds Coho Derby - Last Chance to Buy Tickets

The ticket sales for the Edmonds Coho Derby have been quite brisk the past couple of days. Just about every other person in the shop has been buying them. We will have them for sale up until closing tomorrow evening, that is unless we run out! Don't be left out in the cold, get yours now before they are sold out!

With the number of coho that we are seeing we should have outstanding results!

Good Coho Reports - Possession and Edmonds

We had a number of guys in this morning that had done well on coho, with many limiting out. There were two sizes of fish, those that were resident coho in the 3 - 5 pound range and then ocean coho in the 7 - 13 pound range with a nice 17 pound fish thrown into the mix. There was no "Hot" spot as the fish came from many areas. Remember, coho are where you find them; they can just as easily be on the beach or out in the shipping lanes. Everyone found the fish from the surface down to 60 feet this AM. The fish were caught on a variety of things but Green Grand Slam Coho Flies in the Herring model seemed to be mentioned more often than not. This fly has been flying off the shelves the past few days. We should see nothing but better fishing in the next couple of weeks.

Edmonds Coho Derby - Saturday, September 10th

Don't forget to pick up your Edmond's Coho Derby Tickets! It is coming up fast, as it is this Saturday, September 10th! Tickets are $30.00 per person! With the purchase of a ticket is a $15.00 dollar Anthony's Home Port Restaurant Dinner Gift Certificate. The top prize for this derby is $5,00.00!

For additional information and a complete prize list go to http://www.edmondscohoderby.com/ .

We have "Lots" of tickets on hand!

With the number and size of the coho we have been seeing this past week it will make for a very interesting derby!

Don't be left out - as tickets are limited!

Chelan Report - Anton Jones

What rebounded as hot is trolling on Lake Chelan’s Mack Bar for Lake Trout early in the morning. Later in the day pound little fish on the face of Manson Bay. The Bar was in a lull during part of the reporting period, but it rebounded nicely on Labor Day. Later in the week we pounded out good numbers of little Lakers along the face of Manson Bay.

On Lake Chelan, fish Worden Lures T4 Purple Glow Flatfish off the outriggers. Off the downriggers present Silver Hordes Ace Hi Flies fronted by a Mack’s Lures glow smile blade baited with a chunk of Northern Pikeminnow. Fish these at 1.2 to 1.5 mph and work depths all the way out to the 200 foot marker.

On the face of Manson Bay hit depths of 170 to 215 feet with Worden’s little F7 flatfish fronted with a little action disk by WiggleFin.com or a Mack’s Lures mini cha cha squidder in a glow color. You should be able to produce 5 fish an hour from 12 to 20 inches each.

Your fishing tip of the week is to pay attention to depth and speed control to be consistently successful on Chelan. I had a number of recreational angler’s remark that they thought they were doing exactly what I was doing and not getting bit while I was knocking them dead. Invariably, they were foggy on how far off the bottom they were as well as being pretty hazy about the speed they were going. Also, the Smile Blade or Action disk in front of the Ace Hi’s and squid rigs was omitted. These fish find their food by vibration at the depths we fish. Subtle attractors are the order of the day.

Your kid’s tip of the week is to chronicle your kids successes in the outdoors. My wife and adult daughters are scrap bookers. We have pictures of everything. The kids are steeped in the family traditions from stories told by the men and pictures organized by the women. If our job is to provide roots and wings for our kids, this stuff is growing the roots. It helps them be more secure and confident. Telling the story of getting or losing that big fish in front of other family members is almost as valuable as doing things together. Don’t omit it.

Your safety tip of the week is go through your lifejackets, fire extinguisher and first aid kid to make sure they are in good repair before you go into the fall shutdown. It will save you headaches in the spring.

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

Pictured: 8/29/11 - The MacPherson gang from Western Washington with their Lake Chelan Mackinaw
Also Pictured: 9/5/11 - Pete Fochesato with son Conner of Arlington, WA with their mornings catch of Chelan Lakers.

Humpy Mania Has Hit

Here in the rivers of north Puget Sound Humpy Mania has hit in full force the past past week. The rivers are full of pinks and I wonder if the number of fisherman is greater than the number of fish in them! Virtually any spot that has a place to stand has at least a fisherman standing in it. Everyone is having a "Great" time fishing pinks and having a good time at it. We should see good fishing at least for the next couple of weeks then it will decline as the fish go into the spawn. The Skagit, Stillagumish and Snohomish Rivers have all been doing quite well and virtually all the normal pink techniques have been working well.

We have run out of a few things already but still have good inventory of all the basics. We will continue to try our best to keep up with things.

Saltwater Silver Fishing

Though many are still chasing pinks in the saltwater the numbers of silver that we are seeing is fantastic. Many of our regulars hung up the pink gear a week ago and have switched to fishing coho. Many have been consistantly catching them and in fact getting limits a fair amount of the time. This is an outstanding sign to see the numbers of coho that we have been seeing the past couple of weeks. The nice thing about the early returning coho is that they are still actively feeding and are good biters. As the season progresses the fish become less apt to bite as they have the river more on their mind than their belly. We should see the coho fishing getting better with every passing day. There have been some really nice sized coho landed the past couple of days as you can see by the one Brock is holding in the photo above. Many of these ealy returing fish have been very surface oriented and many are being caught by utilizing a basic mooching sinker and plug cut herring fished in the prop wash.