Fished the area from Docs, Fox Island, McNeil and surrounding areas from a boat on Sunday. Morning was overcast and no wind, perfect conditions with a big tide change. I have never seen so much bait in the sound. We were not finding many fish feeding. Hoping to find some Blackmouth around Fox. We were cruising along a shoreline when the water literally exploded. Krill were busting out of the surface with 3" perch in hot pursuit. All of a sudden, a chrome Coho busted up behind the perch. We followed the school for 45 minutes as they slashed trough the feeding perch. I had a nice fish follow my Shock and Awe tube to within a foot of my rod tip. As it opened its mouth just under the surface, it saw me and bolted. Roger was albe to hook a nice bright fish and played it for several minutes before it threw the hook on a nice run. We were fishing a shallow mud bay for flounder when we both hooked nice Coastal Cutthroat. Throw everything you "know" about Cutthroat habitat out. We were on a shallow mud flat in bright sunshine when these two hit.
A great day on Puget Sound. The bait should result in some very nice sized Salmon this summer and fall. I am counting the days.
Steve