4th Quarter Pays Off 4
Some call it a "pick", some call it a "grind", some call it "decent" and it all means the same thing. Times like this is when it pays off to know the grounds well and know what areas fish best on what tides. Oh, and a little luck doesn't hurt either!
We've bounced all over the place this past week grinding up silvers and a few king salmon here and there. We've had white hot bites and some bites that don't come at all and we just keep on keepin' on. The silver fishing has definitely been a "pick" lately and when they come you had better be on it because the bite isn't going to last long. King salmon fishing has been the same way and those that are seeing success are sticking and staying at proven spots and grinding out some really nice king salmon. With huge tides right now and a big flood in the afternoon the latter part of the day has been paying off better than the morning program at least for kings. Today the big kings were 42 and 32 aboard my boat and our second boat grabbed a stubby 35 pounder in the same vicinity earlier in the day.
Capt. Kim and I have been hitting a halibut flat we simply call the "Semi". The action is blazing fast on 15 to 30 pound chicken halibut and most days we can finish up in short order and get right back to salmon fishing. Plenty of yelloweye and ling cod are also available and we've had limits of both on days when people want to put in the work. Ask me what I want to do and I'll recommend hammering out a quick limit of halibut so we can get back to salmon fishing. I dig king salmon…what can I say?
Here's Diana's 42 pound clipped white Chinook caught this afternoon. She hooked and landed this fish all by herself mooching herring in the ocean. How awesome is that! This fish was tagged and we should hear shortly what hatchery it came from. Any guesses?
Pats 32 pound king salmon hooked just minutes after Diana landed her slab king
Tony Burgan from Arizona with his 35 pound king salmon
The Georgia boys with a mixed bag. These guys had me laffing my ass off for three days!
Rob Endsley
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A clipped 42 pounder???!!! I thought only Washington State was mass marking chinook! The hatchery chinook locally have been pretty big...Let's hope this is a "scene from coming attractions"!!! Great blog Robbo! You're half-way through your "grind" Bro!!!
my guess is that 42lb white king was headed for the fraser system. just a guess. Awesome fish!