It's been really slow the few times I've gone. Has anybody been hitting the coho off the beach? Don't tell me about those slimy humpies, I'm a coho snob!

A friend of mine fished bush point last sunday and he told me that he saw some guys on shore catching afew fish.But he was in a boat and didnt know if they were cohos or pinks. He caught 3 coho for two people on his boat and no pinks.

So far, my guess would be about 20 Pinks to every 1 Silver from Whidbey's S. end beaches. Although I did hear this morning that a few coho were landed yesterday.

What is the word on silvers from Pt. Wilson, anyone know? Or humpies for that madder.

I would be one of those guys on the beach. It was a bit crowded, but nearly everyone was pulling in fish. Most were pinks (they ARE running now, after all), but I saw a few coho in the mix.

Fished Point No Point yesterday on the afternoon tide and just about everyone except me who was doin' the buzz bomb routine got their one fish. I threw half my vest arsenal at those darn coho but couldn't even draw a bite! Well, at least my pop got one. All 8 fish i saw caught were resident fish of about 3-5lbs. The fish have been hitting chartreuse and hot pink for the most part. I think my fish catching mojo was ruined in part by the darn dog swimming in the water harassing everyone.

Fished Pt Wilson tonite saw only one fish hooked and the seal ended up getting that one. Real slow this evening.

Fished Casey Sat., only hit 1 coho about 5-6 lbs. Also landed and released 2 or 3 humpies caught on herring under the bobber. One of the guys I was fishing with caught a 20-25 lb. king[clipped] with the herring under the bobber, we tailed and released it. What a nice fish, said his bobber made a "blooop" sound as it went under.

theres lots of silvers around hansville right now.

Any silvers showing at Salsbury and PG yet??? Marked schools of fish at Kingston Sat. hooked up on kings but no silvers in boat.

???

Fished Point No Point on Thursday and Monday. Monday, two fish caught. One of them was a wild coho my dad landed and that I helped release. Lost one myself. Thursday when i got there the water was really choppy. Saw two guys land a nice chunky humpy from the calmer water. Missed a few strikes(could have been anything from seaweed to bottomfish to salmon). Saw one bonked as I left. According to a fly fishermen, the fly crowd got a few in the morning.

You can keep wild coho in the sound fyi....

Fished Ft Casey this morning (float & herring). Got one keeper coho around 7 pounds, tuned back a small blackmouth, and a small seal pup! When I saw the float go down and felt the wieght I thought I had a good one. Lucky for both of us the hook pulled out.
In the hours that I fished I saw half a dozen coho taken. Didn't see any pinks.

I am used to them showing up here locally mid augaust...not this year.I am afraid we are infor onother long dry fall.

West and North beach @ Deception produced no coho that I saw this weekend, and very few pinks. Since the water was so nice, I zipped out to Lawson Reef and halfway to Smith island. No fish, not one hit all weekend.
Checker at Cornet bay said it had slowed down in the last day or two with 9 coho, 4 pinks on Saturday around 3ish when I went in.

Sat. fished West side of San Juan, one pink, then got another off Dungeness. Today fished the North Beach of Deception Pass from the beach and only saw two pinks caught. No Silvers!!! Last Sunday off San Juan, the wife got 4 pinks and I lost a screamer king.
Seems to be slowing down, but all those silvers at Sekiu have to go right past here.

Spent al day sun. working the local shorelines primarily fishing for sea run cuttys.Saw one silver role that is it.They have note turned the corner yet.

I do have to say though that the sea run cutties have rebounded that last few years for whatever reasons.We spent a solid six hours drifting with the tide sixty feet off the shore working the first ten feet of the shore.we released several fish that were two feet long!When you get into a school of them you would be playing one with five more chasing it looking for the food.It was incredible!It is going to be hard to go to work today....eddit..**** work I am going fishing

Fished Bush Pt. with a few friends on Sunday. Pinkfest 2003 is winding down, though I did manage to bring in one. I only saw one silver caught, though. Slow day.

Still, the weather cooperated and it was a lovely morning.

I'll be back next weekend.

Stopped at pt no pt thise afternoon and got a limit in a couple of hours.Saw a few decent sized schools go through....maybe there a coming!

oh ya buddy, there here