Sea Claire, early in the day we started in 200ft of water off of Olson's and trolled north to about 650ft of water, then trolled east... after a few fish in the boat, we took a "lady's bathroom break" and spent 45 min motoring through the fog to and from Olson's. We went back out and ended up fishing about 500ft of water off of Sekiu Point. That sunrise was really pretty... I was especially surprised to see how quickly the sun rose!

Salmonbelly, like I said, to each his own... if the hootchie and herring strip works for you, use it. Was your friend that was using the spoon using a big spoon, or something smaller like a Coho Killer? If he was using a small spoon, next time have him try a bigger spoon, like a 5 1/2 Canadian or a Top Cat... he might catch less shakers.

I totally agree that the clipped rate varies by day and by patch of fish you're on. Per day, mine has varied from 34% to 67%, but within a day, like you say, I've hit some certain rips that had almost all clipped fish, and others that were the opposite.

I also agree that it has been an awesome fishery... not as hot as two years ago, but I can only hope it's as good as this every year... fun stuff!

-N.