Northwest Fishing Reports

Im thinking of surf perching this weekend out of the westport area. I have had great luck during the spring, but are they there and biting this time of year?

This reply is a little late I bet, but if you're going for redtail they'll be there as long as you can get out far enough into the surf. The redtail bite was really good up at Roosevelt Beach this Friday!

Lol. Yea just a bit I ended up at Riffe Lake instead. I will have to go out and try some surf soon though! I have a pretty good spot where no waders are required, but I havent tried this early.

How long will they be biting for? I can't get out to the cost until I get my driver's liscense in March.

Well, if they are biting now, then probably will continue throughout the year. We do well in the early summer all the way to salmon season.

I'm looking to get into perch fishing, fished for them a lot in San Diego they bit ghost shrimp quite well down there is it the same up here? What artificial bait works well?

We have always used sand shrimp and done pretty well. You could probably use rubber worms or shrimp?

Nightcrawlers in the surf. Nighcrawrlers and clams, stay on the hook well. If you can dig up some pile worms, they'll eat those up too.

Sand shrimp works really well although they tend to fly off the hook often. Use magic thread/miracle thread and wrap it on to the hook. Good luck! and be safe wading out in the surf!

natetreat wrote:Nightcrawlers in the surf. Nighcrawrlers and clams, stay on the hook well. If you can dig up some pile worms, they'll eat those up too.

I used to love to use pile worms. Probably the best for surf perch and other bottomfish.

But they are illegal to harvest now, and so don't use them.

We should have a perch a thon out there sometime, with a fish fry at the end.

That would be fun. Where do you go?

I could go to Long beach, Westport, ocean shores etc... I just have a love for catching them little buggers !!!

Long Beach does have a surf perch derby.Go to the chamber of commerce web-site and look at their calendar.

just read about a surf fishermann drowning near Ocean Shores.

Be careful out there!

(I try to not even wade out above my knees, and even wear a life jacket when surf fishing. I've been knocked down a few times by big waves, even when I am not even standing in the water at the time).

I'm going out surf perching April 26 - 27 any WA lakers gonna be out there ???

I want to, is there razor clamming that weekend? I have to find some way to convince my pregnant wife that it would be a good idea to drive 3 hours early in the morning. Haha. :/

There is a dig. Get your clams, cut a few of their necks off to use for bait, then go get your surf perch.

April 24, Wed., 6:10 a.m., -0.3 ft., Twin Harbors
April 25, Thurs., 6:54 a.m., -1.0 ft., Twin Harbors
April 26, Fri., 7:38 a.m., -1.5 ft., Twin Harbors, Long Beach, Mocrocks, Copalis
April 27, Sat., 8:24 a.m., -1.7 ft., Twin Harbors, Long Beach, Mocrocks, Copalis
April 28, Sun., 9:11 a.m., -1.7 ft., Twin Harbors, Long Beach, Mocrocks, Copalis
April 29, Mon., 10:01 a.m., -1.5 ft., Twin Harbors, Long Beach, Mocrocks
April 30, Tues., 10:55 a.m., -1.0 ft., Twin Harbors

Is ocean shores pretty good for surf perch? There is a chance I might be heading there next week and will have a little time to try for my first perch. A have the basic idea of using a dropshot setup with two hooks up the main line but how big of hook for these fish would you want. I have razor clam meat for bait too.
Thanks guys and good luck too you.

Twin harbors is sounding good on Friday, hope to see some Wa lakers there !!!