I have been fishing Lincoln Park and Fort Casey without success so far. Anyone knows a good salt/river spot for coho for us poor boatless anglers? Thanks!

Ft. Casey has been a little slow. Are you fishing herring under a float or buzzbombing?

Hey Jerry,

I have actually used herrign at Ft casey, but since it's a little far from where I live (Woodinville), I have been throwing Buzzbombs at Lincoln Park. I should try other spots, but which ones?

Try Point No Point. The seals and the porpoise were thick there this morning though. It was strange-I was there in my boat at daybreak and there were only 2 other boats. Not what I expected. The fishing was slow I think because of the critters hunting the fish.
On my way back South I noticed Possession was empty too. You guys saving up your fishing days for the derby or what?

I fished Fort Casey and Kayak Point during last couple of weeks.
I have not had any luck but at Fort Casey I've seen fish jumping and a couple landed.
At Kayak point, I also seen some really nice ocean Coho jumping right off the beach.
I think it's definitely worth a while to put your time in.

I like Casey, I cross on the ferry and drive to Possession Pt bait(turn left at the first light up the hill from the ferry and follow that road to the driveway just before the park you'll see the sign on your right, it's about 5+ miles), for my fresh dead herring(most important).

Beach fishing has been DEAD slow.
Here it is September 11th and the 6 of us lead slingers down there at slack tide and nothing to show for it, any of us.

Lots of fish jumping, just none interested in striking.

What's the preferred tide for beach fishing?

Everybody seems to have a different opinion on what tide is best from the beach. One buddy insists it's the high slack, another friend likes mid-tide (ebb or flow) when the current is really running fast, and I kinda prefer extreme low slack when you can wade way out and reach the drop-offs easiset. But the truth may be that the tide hardly matters at all -- we have caught em at all tides and it's more a matter of being there when the schools swim by.

Hey GMan,
I agree with Summer Run, Kayak Point/Port Susan is 'starting' to building into a really good Coho fishery right now. I've nailed 3 from shore over the past week (a mile or 2 South of Kayak Park). More and more fish are showing every day. I've had the most success with a 'Pink' (not Red) #4 Blue Fox Vibrax spinner soaked in Mikes Herring Oil... the flounder and sculpins seem to find it fascinating as well... "My" best-bite comes between 2 hours AFTER low tide to 1 hour AFTER high tide... hope this helps...
Good luck!
Gator

Gar -- I'm glad somebody is having some shore success!

This year has been downright pitiful for me and most my friends off the beach. I have taken one nice fish, lost a couple others and just about worn out my arms casting and retreiving. I didnt expect another 2001 (I punched over 50 fish) when daily limits were the rule, but I thought we would all be doing better than we have been this year.

There ARE fish out there, and certainly there are some nice sized silvers. But they seem to be mostly allergic to lead and to flies in 2004, at least as far as I have witnessed.

I'll give it another week before I start heading north to the Skagit River on my days off.

Hey Gar,
Good to hear you nailed 3 fish!!
There should be more fish stacking in that area by now.
I think I'll give it another shot this weekend.

There's hope for us lowly bank fishers, I'm farther south than you guys, Gig Harbor. Caught this silver this morning, had a seal eyeballing me, he kept pooping his head up, getting too close for comfort. Anybody know if seals will come into 3-4 ft of water and pull a fish off a stringer?

Ooohhhh... nice hooknose Silverking!
How heavy is that bad boy?

Just a tad over 12 lbs!

I have to agree I have seen little relation to tide seems morning and evening have a greater impact than the tide. I've hooked up at low tides and high tides, but I fish early first light.

I've caught my silvers on blue and green Blue Fox #5 spinners, don't think the color matters much it's the flash of the blade that attracts.

A friend of mine was standing in waist deep water under the Narrows Bridge; he was holding a lingcod he had speared, and was contemplating the fine fish dinner he would be enjoying in a few hours. A seal swimming unnoticed nearby was having similar thoughts. Approaching underwater, the seal brushed against my friend's legs, startling him, and then ripped the ling from his grasp.

Keep your salmon on a stringer in three or four feet of water? Do you feel lucky?

Then I guess I made the right choice usually the seals just move on, but this one just kept getting closer so I took my silver and left 8)

Another caught today 8)