Have to say that I feel better after reading this thread. Three days of fishing Sekiu and Neah Bay in early July resulted in one 12 lb king and a bunch of 5-8 lb blackmouth. Fortunately I was fishing with kids so they were just pleased as punch with the smaller fish. I thought that I maybe was doing something wrong... but I guess I was just experiencing a really bad year.

Wonder if the huge Columbia River run creates a competition issue for food with the Puget Sound fish? Interesting to note that most of the fish we caught were stuff with tiny little squid... never seen that before.

Guess that means Westport for the rest of the summer. The fish there are running pretty far offshore this year. Could be the PS fish are way out feeding and will just motor right thru the Straits and into the rivers in August?