Finally, and I mean finally, I was able to put together a string of trips and post a report. Either there were no fish, or the relentless winds had me doing more rescheduling than fishing.
The coho are big, and on the feed. Every one that I cleaned was stuffed with different size alewives, ranging from 2" to well over 4" in length, (this is a good sign for a healthy population of bait). The steelies that hit the boards were full of black flies. The Kings are very healthy too, I`ve taken quite a few in the 16 pound class, the Silver Streak Magnum Spoons, Black Fin Tuna and Smurf have been good.
I fished from 80`- 215`, the winds had the fish on the move as the water temps were constantly changing. Since the fish were over such a vast area, it would make for a fast limit if you were able to find a school and work it. Otherwise you`d pick away with an occasional double or triple, but you`d still end up with a decent catch.
Despite the winds, the fish never left the area, I trolled from the line down to 25`N and marked plenty of fish and bait.
The Kings seem more abundant between 80`- 120`, down 60`- 80`, with the spoons mentioned. The coho are hitting the larger "Summer" rigs off the riggers as well as the "00"/peanut combinations. The boards with a stretch back 30`-35`, and dipseys out 25`-50`on a #2 or #3 (no ring) setting are working well too.
Here is a shot from Saturday afternoon. This is the trip I ventured out past 200`. As I stated earlier we never found a school and had my spread wiped out with action, but we picked away and came in with a decent catch.
Hopefully, since these fish decided to show up late, they`ll stick around a little longer. None the less, now is the time to get out there, and get `em while the gettins` good
"Wet Nets"
Captain Jim
North Point Memorial Day Weekend
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