How many days a year do you spend fishing and shellfishing total? I am curious.

around 200 just fishing.

Not enough:)! The wife really likes to "catch" fish, so she only goes when it's good (August/September) for kings and silvers, but I'd have to guess my boat is in the water 80 days a year.

Maybe 50

A: Not nearly enough. Between running my business, having a new house with a mile-long honey-do list, and all the other crap going on, I'm luck to have fit in 14 days on the water last year.

These are full days, right? I've had a more than a few where I do a few casts off the Edmonds Pier after work, but those don't really count.

about 40

I am about 30-40. I can't wait to hear some of the guides replies.

I'd have to guess 75. A poll here probably would be interesting. 1-50 days, 50-100,100-150, 150+

70 - 80 fishing days before buying a house and getting married.

35 - 40 fishing days since buying a house and getting married.

BD

This is the end of the first year that I have keept a log and I had 101 successful trips starting 24 january 03 to present. I dont log trips that I didnt catch fish and I fish everything from bass to trout in fresh water and bottem fish to salmon in the salt, and both fly and regular fishing in the rivers....DJ

Not as much as I would like. Work seems to get in the way. I was on the water 25 days last year. If you do a poll It should also include do you work ,in school , retired, or unemployed.

Only about 30-40 days and shrinking. Wife's new business. Send all your wives to Snohomish to look for a shop called Inside Out.(She needs to make more money so I can fish more)

I only fish saltwater now but my schedule allows me to make it out 2 - 3 times per week when its open around here so I would have to say its in the 80 - 100 trips a year Thank goodness for an understanding wife

Dang! Some of you fish a lot!

With 52 weeks in the year, you have to fish both days of every weekend to hit 100 days (or take some long vacations and fish every day).

I'd say that I fished 30-40 days last year - probably closer to 30.

When skipping school or not?

Not enough. Too busy saving eyeballs.

Did get a chance to briefly meet TRBO at the Pay-n-Save last Fri am before hitting the Calawah with a buddy that flew down from Alaska. Also fished the Sol Duc on Sat. We encountered fish, all natives except one. No big ones though. Hoping for one of those big pigs, but never got a one over 5-6 pounds.

I would have to say at least 100 days or more a year, thats weekends and alot of days after work or not going to work at all. ya gotta love it.

1999 - 83 days
2000 - 96 days
2001 - 69 days
2002 - 70 days
2003 - 73 days

I am usually on the water between 100-160 days a year. 10 Months until I retire from the Canoe Club- double those numbers!

Between 50- 65 days

If you don't keep a log it's really hard to be sure. I do keep a log and before I added up all the days in one of my busier years I guessed the answer was about 180. Actual count was only 112. I find I do less each year. Last year was only 85.

So many I loose track.

200+ for the past 7 years..... and NOT a guide!!!

Not full days, either!!!!!

Well..........1st you have to know I'm retired....then you have to understand I live in Grays Harbor County then that I live in Central Park.......with that understanding.....many times I fish 2 or 3 times a day.....sometimes 2 or 3 rivers in the same day.

Jan-April-----Winter Run and late coho

April-May---Springers, haven't done good on these yet.

June-September---Summer run

Oct-Dec----jacks and silvers, throw in a few late summer run or early winter run.


Used to fish jacks in August and September but WDF in their strange ways has decided to keep the Chehalis closed, so they can have the 28th Street to Westport open for "the higher up's in WDF" who like to fish that area.

"Worse day sport fishing, still better than the best day working"

Never thought about it but probably around 30-40 on a good year.

last year witht the salmon run as good as it was I had a line in the water on 83 days, 21 of which where partial, anything under 4 hours. Man it was a blast.

80-100 days on average. The past two years I've increased my fishing by double.

Everyday (weather permitting) from May 22nd thru Aug. 31st in Ak ,
about 15 to 20 the rest of the year.

60-75

I only have Jan and Feb off. the rest of the 10 months I work 14-18hr days, 7 days per week. In those 2 months I have off, get in about 50 days on the flow.

I bet if you had capitalized the word "SPEND" the answers would have been much higher...

The older I've gotten the less time I spend fishing.....I am down to probably 90 days total now....used to be about double that, or about half of every year.

About 200 but if you ask the 3 rivers boys they would probably tell you I fish 365!!! I do have to work sometimes guys!

The last time I religiously kept a log was back in college...I fished 96 days per year, on an average over those five years.

I'd say now it runs more like three to six days per month, so more like 50 or 60, I'd guess, maybe more because in the summer I can fish in the afternoons, or early mornings, more often than I can this time of year.

Fish on...

Todd

35-50 days I'm hoping for this year! All depends if I can wack the honeydoo list as it comes up. And if the kids don't mind dad being gone too many weekends.

I'm guessing about 280-290 with my vacation time. Barring any major weather changes, it'll be 27 of 29 days this month alone

Glad to hear you found some fisheys FnP ... we ended up hooking one and missing another on Friday on the bugrod in there with you. Same fellas Sat. hooked a pair and managed a first-ever flyrod steelie of about 10 pounds or so on Sat. in the 'Duc.

Do I get extra credit for all my double (and even a triple) trip in my AK silver season??

About 45 days per year. Haven't been out much this year (only twice) but did fish the Duc for 11 hours on Saturday and did manage a SRC. I can't wait to fish those long days for summeruns. Need to try blackmouth soon and probably some springer fishing. I spent a lot of time fishing for salmon last fall too. Salmon fishing is usually a short trip. Maybe go out to the point for a few hours in the summer. Also did some crabbing and some razor clam digging. Even did a little deep sea fishing before Christmas.

I'm probably down to about 30 days a year. Golf is getting in the way.

125 or so. :p ...and it would be more but some of us have to work for a living (myself included)!!

This year probably 200-240 days...

- Waders leak like a civ

- The bearings on my reels are worn out

- My truck smells like rotten sandshrimp

- My boss hates me

God i love steelhead


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82 days in 2003. The S river closures cut down on my time and I only got in 8 days from March to the end of May.

I've got 27 days in so far this year. Mostly river fishing this time of year but if the rivers are chunked and the salt is calm I move out to the bay. Quit my job three years ago to pursue fishing so I try to put a good effort to be out there 3-4 days a week. Obviously my bride is quite understanding since I do not bring in any income while fishing.

At least 50 - 70. My wife makes it sound much worse than it actually is!

I get just a few "full" days (dawn to dark) to fish, but since we bought this house I would guess the average would be 3-4 days a week at 3-4 hrs. a shot.

Don't keep a log, but have been giving it serious consideration. Water conditions, level, etc. seem to play a big part in when these fish hit, and don't.

Most of this started when I found this website...the addiction worsened once I got a hook in one and felt that Steelhead "KWAN"!

And believe me, it IS an addiction. (Just ask my wife)

Please, tell all your friends to "Say no to Steelhead".

Mike

I do not keep a log but I do fish 3-4 days during the weekdays ( per river conditions) the past 6-7 years, 1 or 2 of those days are a full-day 6+ hrs, 1 maybe 2 days a month with you weekend-warriors(if the wife and boys activities permit) and a guaranteed day w/father-in-law if he's not fishing clients.
I'm so blessed that my employees' do not fish!!

If you include all the days I spend with Jimmy Houston,Spanish fly,Walker Cay Chronicles,etc throw in my marlin fishing game, and I am good for about 275 per year of fishing or watching or wishing I was fishing. Actual days on the river,salt 2002- 139 full days,2003 125 full days. Semi retired thru Disablity,Wife hates me anyway so she does not care if I am gone,no kids,good transportation and $$ is available to go alot so Why not..