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Salmon Fisher
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 810 City/Region: Arlington
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Kim Christine
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:01 am Post subject: |
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I am also a "shameful" fisherman as I often follow the charters when I fish the ocean out of Westport, WA.
When a spot is consistent for fish, I mark a waypoint on the GPS. It is also dependent on tide cycle at times, too, so keeping a fishing journal is pretty important as well.
Sometimes it is following your instincts and/or intuition and you get lucky and find a spot, those are often the most fun and rewarding. Local knowledge of a new area is really valuable, too. _________________ Patrick and Kim Walker
2004 25 Cruiser-Present
2000 22 Cruiser 2009-2014 (Sold)
2006 25 Cruiser 2014-2019 (Sold)
1985 22 Classic -2019 (Sold)
1991 19 Arima Sea Ranger-2019-2021 (Sold)
2015 27 Ranger Tug-2019-2023 (Sold)
1987 22 Cruiser -2021-2023 (Sold)
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rogerbum
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 5922 City/Region: Kenmore
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Meant to be
Photos: SeaDNA
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Salmon Fisher wrote: | One of my fishing buddies always tells me to mark the area of good fishing.
He says the best way is to just draw an "X" on the water | Reminds me of the old joke:
These two guys rent a boat and go fishing on a lake. They are amazed at the number of fish that they caught that day, so one says to the other, "We'll have to come back here tomorrow!" The other asks, "But how will we remember where this spot is?" The first guy then takes a can of spray paint, paints an X on the bottom of the boat, and says, "We'll just look for this X tomorrow." The other guy says, "You idiot! How do you know we'll get the same boat?" _________________ Roger on Meant to be |
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breausaw
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 1222 City/Region: Anchorage
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Triple J
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Boy if this isn't the $40,000 question!
One of the best sources is to find a local online Fishing Forum specifically for your area, most likely no one's going to tell you exactly where to catch the fish but you should get some good ideas on where to look and what to look for, what gear to use, depth to fish, techniques and so on. _________________ Jay
2007 22ft C-Dory Triple J 2007-2012
2007 25ft C-Dory Triple J 2012-2018
Boatless for now but looking |
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B~C
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 2861 City/Region: Bend
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 1999
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Blue~C
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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here's a handy tip....I used to mark waypoints on the chart plotter, don't use a felt pen, use something that is easy to clean off of the screen.
If you're going to follow a charter boat, be respectful & keep your distance.........I get self guided boats following me & the buggers will pull up next to me and start trolling ..arg, gogans, leave me some room to zig and zag _________________ Ken
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Larry Patrick
Joined: 03 Dec 2011 Posts: 605 City/Region: Dallas
State or Province: PA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Sea -Jo
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Hardee good info,will try that method. I follow the fishing boats on Erie to see where their bitng. |
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