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Salmon Fisher
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Great day for us shrimping.
We hit the area south of Lopez Island yesterday and got 3 nice limits before the ebb tide got running. Weather was nice in the morning after a showery night in Cornet Bay. Wind was 5-10 mph. Lunch on the hook in Aleck Bay and back at dock at 12 noon.
Will be back out there next Thursday and Saturday.
We hit the area south of Lopez Island yesterday and got 3 nice limits before the ebb tide got running. Weather was nice in the morning after a showery night in Cornet Bay. Wind was 5-10 mph. Lunch on the hook in Aleck Bay and back at dock at 12 noon.
Will be back out there next Thursday and Saturday.
We went out off of Camano Island and were able to get about 160 for three pulls. not stellar but enough to have several good meals and had a blast doing it.
about 10:00 the weather got sloppy and was a little difficult standing with all the wave action. it was my first outing on the boat since the hip surgery.
about 10:00 the weather got sloppy and was a little difficult standing with all the wave action. it was my first outing on the boat since the hip surgery.
We got our 4 limits in MA 12, and threw back another limit-and-a-half. We had a pretty adventurous day with the wind and waves. Forecast called for 9 kts winds, but I swear there were gusts to 25. With the 9' tide swing, and the shrimping window during the peak of the ebb current, pulling pots was pretty tough with those waves. We usually back into the waves while pulling to make things easier, but we took a couple big waves over the transom and had more water than I was comfortable with sloshing around in the cockpit.
I had ensured the bilge pump worked a couple days before the season opened, but for whatever reason the pump screen got plugged and all that water wasn't leaving fast enough. So we quickly got the pot onboard and headed into protected waters on the lee side of a spit to clean the screen and make things right.
After we cleaned the screen, stowed the pot and rope, we were ready to pull our last pot. However, just because the shrimp gods wanted to make things interesting, the big motor won't start. Appears to be a bad starter. So, we fire up the 9.9hp kicker and head out to pull the last pot. Manuevering in those conditions on that kicker was challenging at best. (Insert argument for twins vs. single) But we got it done, and then a 3.5 hour ride back to port against wind and wave at ~3 kts.
That's the kinda stuff that just makes memories.
I had ensured the bilge pump worked a couple days before the season opened, but for whatever reason the pump screen got plugged and all that water wasn't leaving fast enough. So we quickly got the pot onboard and headed into protected waters on the lee side of a spit to clean the screen and make things right.
After we cleaned the screen, stowed the pot and rope, we were ready to pull our last pot. However, just because the shrimp gods wanted to make things interesting, the big motor won't start. Appears to be a bad starter. So, we fire up the 9.9hp kicker and head out to pull the last pot. Manuevering in those conditions on that kicker was challenging at best. (Insert argument for twins vs. single) But we got it done, and then a 3.5 hour ride back to port against wind and wave at ~3 kts.
That's the kinda stuff that just makes memories.
starcrafttom
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We left at 10 to go chase lings again. Wind was BLOWING and I did not fell like slamming my way to possession. We heard 4 to 6 on the bar at times. I decided not to shrimp and just catch flounder or sole for lings. Took a while to find a spot out of the wind to get the sole. Had one hit from a ling and that was it. Went back early so I could go show homes.
Some one lost a boat near ship wreak. Saw a photo of face book of it.
Some one lost a boat near ship wreak. Saw a photo of face book of it.
Defiantly sporty out in MA12 got 6 limits in 2 pulls. second pull was not as good as first. lost half the crew to sea sickness and they stayed on the beach for most of the time. and we took a fair amount of water over the transom both getting off the beach at launch and pulling pots.
Rick sorry to hear you were on the kicker going back in had I known you were having issues I would have at least stayed with you till you got in or offered a tow.
I turned all my electronics off except for the hds-8 as pulling pots in those currents with puller my volts dropped to almost below 11. Ill pm you my cell # in case you have an issue again and we are in the same area.
Rick sorry to hear you were on the kicker going back in had I known you were having issues I would have at least stayed with you till you got in or offered a tow.
I turned all my electronics off except for the hds-8 as pulling pots in those currents with puller my volts dropped to almost below 11. Ill pm you my cell # in case you have an issue again and we are in the same area.
PaulNBriannaLynn
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We also had quite an adventure out there. We left friday and had a nice night anchored in Elger Bay and protected from the northerly wind. Saturday morning the wind as predicted was coming out of the south but much stronger than was forecasted.
We set our pots in a spot we did well last year. This year we had to work much harder, and probably should have just moved after the first round of pots came up without that many shrimp. The wind was getting gradually worse, gusts around 30 knots. Around 11am it was getting kind of serious out there. We took a bit of water over the transom while pulling some pots and our bilge pump seemed to be choked with sediment and not able to keep up. I couldnt find my square headed screwdriver to pull the lid off the bilge pump "step" inside the cabin to clean it out. Wind waves were probably around 4' so we called it a day. It was a long slow 8 knot cruise back to the launch into the waves, with water spraying over the bow. We got back to the launch and of course its a cluster$%& with a half dozen boats ahead of us all jockeying for position to get there boats out. We finally got in and got tied off.
I go to get the truck and trailer and the trucks got a dead battery and wont start :amgry The WDFW fish checker is there and very helpful. He drove his rig over and we tried to jump it. The big diesel motor would not jump however, it just wasnt getting enough juice from the jumper cables. Finally I went back to the boat and pulled a deep cycle battery from the boat and got it in the truck. Meanwhile weve been holding up the dock this whole time and there's a bunch of angry boaters wanting to get out. I got the truck going and pulled the boat out of the water. We were really glad to be on dry land!!
All in all, we got 1 limit. Not too good but at least we had some fun and got back safe. I went home and drank some booze with family and friends an we ate the shrimp! I think they tasted better because of all the effort it took to get them in.
We set our pots in a spot we did well last year. This year we had to work much harder, and probably should have just moved after the first round of pots came up without that many shrimp. The wind was getting gradually worse, gusts around 30 knots. Around 11am it was getting kind of serious out there. We took a bit of water over the transom while pulling some pots and our bilge pump seemed to be choked with sediment and not able to keep up. I couldnt find my square headed screwdriver to pull the lid off the bilge pump "step" inside the cabin to clean it out. Wind waves were probably around 4' so we called it a day. It was a long slow 8 knot cruise back to the launch into the waves, with water spraying over the bow. We got back to the launch and of course its a cluster$%& with a half dozen boats ahead of us all jockeying for position to get there boats out. We finally got in and got tied off.
I go to get the truck and trailer and the trucks got a dead battery and wont start :amgry The WDFW fish checker is there and very helpful. He drove his rig over and we tried to jump it. The big diesel motor would not jump however, it just wasnt getting enough juice from the jumper cables. Finally I went back to the boat and pulled a deep cycle battery from the boat and got it in the truck. Meanwhile weve been holding up the dock this whole time and there's a bunch of angry boaters wanting to get out. I got the truck going and pulled the boat out of the water. We were really glad to be on dry land!!
All in all, we got 1 limit. Not too good but at least we had some fun and got back safe. I went home and drank some booze with family and friends an we ate the shrimp! I think they tasted better because of all the effort it took to get them in.
Thanks, Jake. I thought about hailing you on the radio, but figured in those conditions we couldn't have made much better headway than what I was doing with the kicker. It was actually comforting just knowing someone was in the area if I had bigger problems.Jake B":2wug6v0j said:
Turns out the closest starter available is in GA. Doesn't look like I'll have my boat back for Wednesday; hopefully I can get the starter here before Friday.
went out for the first time this year. somewhere a bit north of Tulalip Bay where a friend did well last year limiting 5 people. the first pot came up with 70 spots and thought it was going to be a good day. after that it was hard to get more than a half dozen and was a lot of work come max current of the tide. the ace hauler struggled to keep up. backing into the current, I was happy to have the closed off transom of the Venture. there were few good sized 4 footers that buried the splashwell and even 90% of the powerheads on the Yams. however we only got a splashing in the cockpit. pulled the cowling covers off at the dock and was glad to see the underside on the outboards were dry. we should have moved after the pots ended up getting pulled around in the current and coming up empty. once slack tide came about the water calmed and we boated a few more shrimp before the 3pm cutoff.
all in all it was a lot of fun but too much work for 2 limits split between too many people. most expensive shrimp I'll ever eat!
i got a slip in the marina for the month of May so thankfully did not have to deal with the cluster at the ramp.
I have Wed off for round 2. the tides and weather look much better. any recommendations on a better spot to drop coming out of Everett? I heard Edmonds did well.
Troy
all in all it was a lot of fun but too much work for 2 limits split between too many people. most expensive shrimp I'll ever eat!
i got a slip in the marina for the month of May so thankfully did not have to deal with the cluster at the ramp.
I have Wed off for round 2. the tides and weather look much better. any recommendations on a better spot to drop coming out of Everett? I heard Edmonds did well.
Troy
A couple of good spots out of Everett are the Clinton ferry dock area, Brown's Bay, and Possession Point if the weather is decent.tcr_pnw":3cyrv80f said:
Our first year shrimping we dropped a pot on the eastern edge of Possession and pulled up 16-shy of 2 limits on the first try. I remember it being a little sporty, though, and we've since migrated to MA 12.
Luckily, I got my boat back already (wasn't the starter after all, just the solenoid), so we'll drop it back in Tuesday night so we'll be shrimping Hood Canal again on Wednesday. You and Caryn are always welcomed aboard, or I can let you know where to meet us if you wanna make the run over in C-Dancer.Jazzmanic":3cyrv80f said:
We'll be out there Saturday, too, but the marine forecast right now sounds pretty nasty. If it doesn't improve, I'll probably change my game plan a little and drop pots where it's a little more sheltered.
good to hear the boat was a quick fix! sat forecast is not looking that great at all. hopefully it changes for those wanting to fish it. we will only be out the following 2 wend. this saturday is irrigation festival weekend so were busy with that.
hopefully wend forecast holds.
hopefully wend forecast holds.
8-2 treated us well yesterday with 4 limits by noon. ended up dumping 50-60 back out of the last 2 pots. made a run back to drop off gear and back out to drift Hat Island for some Ling. Only got an hour and a half in but was fun searching for sand dabs regardless. Great day on the water!
rumor has it we might get a day three...
rumor has it we might get a day three...
starcrafttom
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If you need sand daps around hat try the east marker. Its a pole on the Everett side of the island in 15 ft of water. Start there and drift off the edge into 100 feet. We get hits at 30 to 60 ft sometimes deeper. We Also have found them on the bar between hat and Camano head in 60 ft. You have to move around to find them sometimes. Also starry flounder on the edge of the flats in front of Jetty island.