Northwest Fishing Reports

ive been watching the creel reports and saw they`re started to show. i heard a couple rumors of pinks in the sound. anybody see any yet?

I haven't been out in the sound so I haven't seen any, but I anticipate an early arrival the rivers as everything has been early this year. I will start scouting for them in the beginning of August in the Sky system.

Report from last weekend, Redbeard caught a couple at Hansville, off the beach.

That bastion of truth and honesty Facebook had several caught at Bush Point.

Been out twice to N. Whidbey...nuttin' yet.
Creel reports show plenty caught around SJ's.

kodacachers wrote:That bastion of truth and honesty Facebook had several caught at Bush Point.

I wish there was a "Like" button on here.

Gotta weed through them pretty tough off of westport. But yes I too saw the facebook stuff.

Creel report showed one last sunday at Redondo... Given how A11 has been lately, I'd take it.

There catching them in area 9.. get the buzzbombs n jigs ready its go time...

All the reports I've seen have been off the beach. Dumb question, but is there any reason they wouldn't be catchable by boat as well? Is it just more beach goers report their catches on social media?

Just got back from Neah. The pinks are so plentiful that we couldn't even get both downriggers going. Drop one, turn to drop the other and "WHAM" fish on the first one! There are some big ones too. Lot of guys mistaking them for Coho.

As far as catching them from a boat. You can site fish for them by cruising along the shore line and look for the school fining the surface. Then just cast to them. Really fun! Pink buzz bombs work of course, but I really like using a small pink jig under a float. Nothing equals seeing "Bobber down"! You can also troll for them. 8" white flasher with a mini pink hoochie.

Good luck!

Bay wolf wrote:Just got back from Neah. The pinks are so plentiful that we couldn't even get both downriggers going. Drop one, turn to drop the other and "WHAM" fish on the first one! There are some big ones too. Lot of guys mistaking them for Coho.

As far as catching them from a boat. You can site fish for them by cruising along the shore line and look for the school fining the surface. Then just cast to them. Really fun! Pink buzz bombs work of course, but I really like using a small pink jig under a float. Nothing equals seeing "Bobber down"! You can also troll for them. 8" white flasher with a mini pink hoochie.

Good luck!

Where do you troll for them, area? How deep would you set your bobber?

In MA11, troll outside the kelp line at Dalco. 15 to 20 ft in 40 to 60ft of water. Or just long line a buzz bomb. Browns point up to dash is also very good.

I set my jig 6 to 10 feet under the float.

I haven't seen any yet near dash point

I can confirm pink sightings at Bush Point.

Saw a few jumpers off N. Whidbey. None jumped on my hook.

Any at no point yet?

They are definitely in area 9! Got six to the boat yesterday and lost a few more. We had to work for them but they're there.

Why worry about pinks the kings are the big show

lost360 wrote:Why worry about pinks the kings are the big show

I don't really ever go after kings maybe this year I'll give it some time. All I ever get is boots haha.