Northwest Fishing Reports

Two bits of advice first:

1) make sure you have your punch card along. The closest place to the Everett launch that sells them opens up at 8:30AM
2) fish Scadget Head. Spell it how you want, but fish there.

Fishing wasn't all that hot today. The checker said she saw "onesy, twosy" from the boats that fished Humpy Hollow and the Shipwreck. She said the only limits she recorded were from boats that were at Scadget Head. Because of the missing punch card we didn't start fishing until 10AM and quit at 1:30. We caught 4 each fishing from 35' down to 65'. We both lost about the same amount.

Trolling speed was a 30-45 degree angle on the downrigger cables. The boat speed varied from 1.3 mph to 3.5 mph. Most of the fish were caught trolling the direction the tide was going. Standard white flasher and red mini-squid were used.

Make sure you have your punch card along...then you won't have two of them like I do.

Oh, our water depth was 150 to 330 feet as we looped around. Most fish were caught in a small area as we were putting icons on the fishfinder whenever we'd hook one.

Now for a nap.

thanks for the report, planning to go out Monday so that's timely information.

Good to hear you got in to some fish Zen. I miss fishing Humpy Hollow.

Where is Scadget Head? never heard of it

south end of Whidbey Island, westside of the islnad.

I was at the Picnic Point beach on Friday about 1pm.....only 7 guys fishing and I didn't even make a cast. I watched them and saw 4 were fly fishing with pink flies 2 were using pink buzz bombs and one poor guy made his second cast and broke the graphite rod in half...I felt sorry for him, It would have been worse if the fish were there. I stayed for 2 hours just watching and didn't even see a fish rise.....They aren't here yet...soon..but not yet. Picnic pt opens at 0700 and closes at 1900..7pm. Those times will change but be careful not to leave your car inside the gate so it gets locked in for the night. I talked with several of the fisherman and they said that the humps are spotty. So....If you get some, feel lucky. Have fun and watch the blogs and forums. Steve

the fish are in you just cant fish the hollow or shipwreck

i was out at kayak point last saturday, trolling, casting, no luck what so ever

Patience....
Pinks aren't usually in thick till late August anyways....

The zen boat will be out again this next Friday.

One thing I noted is my buddy limited wayyyyy before I did. If it's significant he was using the red outline glow flasher. Me, I had the standard flat white one. My thoughts were that since last Friday was pretty overcast that a glow or shiny flasher gave a fisherperson the edge. (if humpy fishing can be considered a science). One thing I'll have with me next Friday is one of the 8 inch flashers with the shiny holographic squares on them. They reflect lots more light.

When I was out Sunday It didn't matter what we used. One rod was rigged with an 11" green and white flasher with a 4" pink squid, and the other rod had the standard 8" humpy special white flasher and 2" pink squid. I like to inject the squid with power bait and rub a little krill paiste on my flashers. No other bait. We were out in mid channel area 9 South of the ship wreck. I'll be out there tomorrow with my son and a friend of mine. Good luck