Originally Posted By: AP a.k.a. Kaiser D
You only need a license for anyone actively fishing.

You aren't likely to flag down any commercial crabbers. I'd suggest being generous with booze back at the docks/marina and you'll likely end up with someone giving you crab. Try to get someone to take you salmon fishing on their boat too. You'll be FAR more likely to succeed with the right gear, fishing the right way, at the right time, and in the right place.

West side of San Juans is probably your best bet for whales. There are also a lot of fish out there.

Bowman is fairly open to the west so if the wind is blowing from that direction, you may be best in Coronet Bay.

Hopefully we keep getting more of this same weather. This is about as nice a summer as I've ever seen.



Thanks for the tips!

Sad for me, but getting someone to go with me specifically for fishing OR going with someone is not an option. I fish most of the summer, so this is the trip for my wife. So, I will (happily) try and do all she wants. Only when I can, I will try to catch something. I realize that puts the odds against me, but if I catch one salmon, it would be a first for me, so I would consider that a success. That may not sound like a lofty goal to many of you out there, but everything is relative. Right? I have seven days on the boat, so I suspect there has to be one dumb fish that will bite my line. As I often say: Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.