2009 Anacortes Derby

chromer · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: 2009 Anacortes Derby

2009 Anacortes Salmon Derby sold out in 14 days. http://www.gamefishin.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11951

I was lucky enough to get 2 entries on the first available day.

Jazzmanic · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:28 am Post subject:

Wow, am I glad I bought my tickets last week. See you there, Dwight.

Starcraft Tom, did you buy your tickets?

Peter & Caryn
C-Dancer

starcrafttom · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:12 am Post subject:

no I did not, to much going on right now. you have fun and use the slip.

chromer · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:48 am Post subject:

I will be fishing on the "Bite Me III", a 24' Trophy. Look for Mike and I around the marina on Friday. We are staying at his brothers house on Friday, and are probably going to swing on the hook Saturday up north, if we dont win the derby on Saturday Laughing

Jazzmanic · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject:

We'll be looking for you Dwight. Good luck in the derby. 2nd place is good too! Wink

Peter
C-Dancer

Jimmylee · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:

Hi Peter - we will be out as well for the Anacortes Salmon Derby. Will try to track you down at some point to say hello.

Chip (unnamed 22 cruiser out of Bellingham)

Grumpy · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject:

Something wrong here. It can't be next weekend they are only forecasting 25Kts, no snow no gales... Confused

What has happened to tradition?

Merv

Jazzmanic · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject:

T.R. Bauer · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject:

Well, I hope you have better luck than I did in the Homer, AK King Derby. All I caught was cold........and that was just in getting the boat READY to go. The boat never made it out of the garage.....Bummer! It must be nice to have somewhat decent weather already. Good for you guys Smile

PW · Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:23 am Post subject:

Changed out the heater fuel today... wonder if 2 fresh gallons will be enough for three days given the weather forecast? Hope to see you guys over the weekend! Travel safe everyone and Great Fishing!

ron

ps - had the trailer serviced last week - despite my sense that everything was ok - good thing, had a broken brake shoe just waiting to cause a lot of problems, likely about downtown Seattle I imagine ...... Embarassed

Grumpy · Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:12 am Post subject:

I spoke too soon... be safe out there guys Shocked

SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING WLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT

Merv

Jazzmanic · Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, exactly what I didn't want...wind! Sad

Oh well, we'll give it a go. Who knows, they might be wrong.

starcrafttom · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject:

I just check the wind reports and models on BIS
and it does not look good on Saturday. 35knots with gust. So I expect most of the fishing to be done close to Anacortes in Guemes channel or on the back side of Guemes. Also is the north end of 8-2 open to fishing for this event? This water would be better protected and you can run back Thur the channel at La Connor to the weight in. Susan and I are staying in La Connor all weekend at the Channel inn for our Anniversary. We were going to take the boat but have decided to just drive instead.

Jazzmanic · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

Good site Tom. I've been monitoring all the sites and it just doesn't look good. There's a Gale Watch in effect for Saturday and the scenario sounds exactly the same as two years ago. If that's the case, it's a no go for us. Other sites are predicting up to 25 knots during the fishing time on Saturday. Doable but probably miserable with the rain, winds and waves.

Still undecided, we'll wait and see.

chromer · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject:

Plan B - the "negative split".

It's something a serious runner understands. Lay back, rest Saturday, then conditions willing - win it all on Sunday!!!!

We are leaving in a few hours. We will be hanging around the tent on Saturday, bracing it against the wind.

Laughing