interesting topic. i have never had a salmon stolen by either seals or sea-lions at neah bay... and i've hooked and played salmon with sealions within 50 yards of the boat. i've had rockfish taken by seals in the shallows, but not sea-lions.

i've had more salmon chased by dogfish than seals or sea-lions and more salmon eaten off the line by blue sharks. this post might jinx my streak of good luck... next year will probably be the year they start following me.

chris