Fishing Report
Updated as of: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Salmon fishing is as good as I've seen it in years! Big fish and full coolers! These are som of the nicest looking kings that I have seen since the early 80's. Fat and full of alewife.
Not only has early morning action been good, but the "mid-day bite" has been very good! Water temps have remained very good and the fish seem to bite all day long. For June there have been some very big salmon coming in. Many fish over 20# have been caught, with the largest, I've heard topping out at just under 30#!
Flashers and flies have been the most productive, mainly because that is what most have been running. Spoons, stick baits and plugs have also been taking fish. I have also been running some new R & R Razor spoons and doing very well on them. Monkey puke has taken some nice kings run on the downrigger 65' to 85' down. I also have a steelhead favorite, it is the Razor Fire Engine red with gold ice cup run on "high birds". They accounted for 75% of my high bird steelhead bites. Steelhead have also been coming mixed in the catch. Anglers the past couple of days have been working the 70' to 140' depths.
It seems that almost everything is working now. Leadcore lines, dipsy divers, weighted birds, and downriggers. Many combos of flashers and flies, chrome/aqua, chrome/frog, white/aqua, bubble gum/aqua, green/frog and several others are working.
Now that the season and the boat launches are getting busier, and the boats are going out further for steelhead, keep in mind that the larger charter boats have a larger crew and are running many lines. Give every boat plenty of distance and stay clear of their boards to avoid conflicts. From Capt. Lee and the crew aboard the Grand Illusion 2, Good Luck and Good Fishing!
