I just finished up a good blackmouth season out of John Wayne Marina ( 7 trips with 22 blackmouth, most 9-16 lbs). I was going to keep the boat there one more weekend to try for some Halibut. I C&R'd 4 during blackmouth season at Cayote Bank but I'm not convienced they are thick there.

Would anyone be willing to share some halibut spots/techniques for the Sequim area? It would be much appreciated.

sounds like you saw around the same success as we did for blackmouth, we went a couple more times than you but out of the 31 we caught 10 of them were teeners and most were around the 8-9lb range. are you talking about coyote bank way out on the canadian border? if so this is actually a really good halibut spot and if you let go 4 of them then i would go back for sure, you can also run east to greenpoint, or 31/36...those are spots we go to from PA but i'm pretty sure they are both a shorter run from sequim than coyote.

I'll be out at Green on Friday. Can't wait!

Anybody get out today for the opener?

Where is Green Point and 31/36? West from the lighthouse I assume!

Yes west from the lighthouse, i will pm or get another post up here in about a half hour after i go get the ole lady at work! Just saw this and gonna leave a quick reply for now!!!

fot-which light house are you talking about? both green point and 31/36 are between PA and Sequim, 31/36 is actually a coordinate and is like 8 miles NE of PA, and greenpoint is just east of PA, they are both humps like coyote, but if you caught 4 out at coyote fishing blackmouth then i would go there for sure.

kramer-saw two big empty trailors at the hook this morning and 4 boat sitting on trailors...realllll nasty out there today, so much for the combo day we got last year, it would have been nice to do this again....

went from edmonds early am. admirality was not too bad but decided against turning the corner at pt wilson. fish inside with no luck. heard of one about 25 taken at midchannel.

FOT,

mreyns has covered everthing from Sequim to Port Angeles for the most part!!! Other good areas to try are off any of the creek mouths including McDonald Creek and Morse Creek! If moored outta John Wayne Marina in Sequim, u have several good halibut haunts there that i'm very familiar with growing up here most of my life!!! Hein Bank, Partridge Bank, Eastern Bank and Dallas Bank can all be good spots! Dallas Bank doesn't put out a huge number of fish, but the fish here are usually quality fish averaging 60lbs and many in the 100lb class! Eastern Bank puts out quite a number of fish, but haven't seen any bigger than 80lbs come from there! Hein Bank is also a good bet but again, not usually big fish, but have seen a biggun or two come from there! Partridge is again like Hein and Eastern, but not fished as heavy! Other spots to try incude the troph at or around the red bouy directly off Dungeness Spit and the Green Can just to the Northwest of the Spit!!! U were saying that u CNR'd 4 butts during blackmouth season at Coyote well, as mreyns said, go back there! U said that u weren't convinced they are thick there well, in the strait, halibut is not a garuntee on anyday, and ur never gonnna get into them thick like u would in AK!!! Most i've heard of in a day is 7! Coyote is a good producer at times! Good luck and if u need additional info i'd be happy to help, for i know the strait from Sequim to Neah and Northward!!!

yah c i don't really know much east of PA, but westerly i can throw out plenty more spots, even one that put out a 156 for us, but thats only via them PM considering i hate seeing 200 boats there doing the halibut derby

I'm sure i know exactly where that is, but then again, i wouldn't give it out unless its via pm for the same reason, but its where the old timers get the bigguns and i was taught by the old timers!!!

sometimes i feel like an old timer when im fishing, because im out there running my old timer dad's boat and fishing with all the old timers who talk to me like im an old timer. but no, i know where you are thinking and it's a little too snaggy for me there we were east of there, but west of PA

mark

You guys fish for halibut in the straits?? Wow.. I've got better ways to completely waste my time.. Take this board for example

birdingham, ur going to be whining for a seat once i get my new secret weapon working correctly...i'm mixing marlin and salmon techniques and throwing in a couple secret ingredients to make a sick halibut technique...just need someone crazy as me to test it out with me

Pick up a copy of the Fish 'n Map. It shows the banks and bars along with GPS coordinates. All the places referenced above turn out halibut. Biggest problem is working the tides. My buddy likes fishing the flood to high slack. He has worked out the best times to fish MA 6 and 7. They are posted below:

Best halibut hours for Marine Areas 6 and 7 for 2007

Remember, the current timing runs east to west in these areas. Therefore if the times listed are 9 am to 11 am, this means water may be slack in the east at 9 but still running in the west and slack at 11 in the west but starting to run in the east. When the current is
slack in Pt Angeles, it will already be running out in Pt Townsend. When slack in Pt Townsend, it will still be running in at Pt Angeles.


Also note I’ve only listed slow in (flood) tides thru high slack. That’s because these are the best tides for catching halibut. If you wish to fish the low slack, add or subtract 6 hours to the listed times as a general rule.

Good luck!!!!!!!


Mon 9 April Opening Day! A nice in tide from daylight to 9 am
Thu 12 A nice in tide from 8 am to 2 pm
Fri 13 A nice in tide from 9 am to 2 pm
Sat 14 High slack 2 pm to 4 pm
Sun 15 High slack 4 to 6 pm
Mon 16 High slack 5 to 7 pm
Thu 19 Good Daylite to 8 am Low slack 1 to 3 pm
Fri 20 Good Daylite to 8 am
Sat 21 Good Daylite to 9 am
Sun 22 Good Daylite to 9 am
Mon 23 Good Daylite to 10 am
Thu 26 Good 10 am to 3 pm
Fri 27 Good 10 am to 4 pm
Sat 28 High slack 3 to 5 pm
Sun 29 High slack 5 to 6 pm
Mon 30 Forget it, go mow the lawn
Thu 3 May Daylite to 7 am
Fri 4 Daylite to 7 am
Sat 5 Daylite to 8 am
Sun 6 Daylite to 8 am
Mon 7 Daylite to 8 am
Thu 10 8 am to 11 am
Fri 11 9 am to 2 pm
Sat 12 Good 9 am to 3 pm
Sun 13 3 to 4 pm If you must
Mon 14 Time to mow that lawn again
Thu 17 7 to 8 pm only if you need a fix
Fri 18 Daylite to 7 am
Sat 19 Daylite to 8 am
Sun 20 Just like yesterday
Mon 21 Daylite to 9 am
Thu 24 Good 8 am to 1 pm
Fri 25 Good 9 am to 2 pm
Sat 26 3 to 5 pm
Sun 27 4 to 6 pm
Mon 28 Time to mow that lawn again. Grows fast.
Thu 31 7 to 8 pm only if you have nothing better to do
Fri 1 June Forget it
Sat 2 You don’t really like fish anyway
Sun 3 Daylite to 7 am
Mon 4 Daylite to 8 pm
Thu 7 Good 6 to 10 am
Fri 8 Good 7 am to 12
Sat 9 Good 8 am to 2 pm
Sun 10 2 to 4 pm
Mon 11 3 to 5 pm
Thu 14 6 pm to dark
Fri 15 7 pm to dark
Sat 16 8 pm to dark
Sun 17 Too late, It was over yesterday!


Okay folks, let’s talk about bait. I assisted at the PA derby last year and examined the tummy contents of a lot of halibut. It seems they really like shrimp and crabs. The crabs were mostly red rocks 2 to 3 inches across. One fish had 9 crabs in it! Octopus was also very popular. So I’m thinking a red, orange or, brown big hoochie upside down (to look like legs) over an appropriate sized lead head jig may do well. If you try this, let me know if you get fish.

Ever wonder whether you got a male or a female? Check the gonads when you clean it. The female will be white and stretched out and the male will be brown and rubbery.

Thanks
Gordon

Feedback welcome!!
gazuum@olypen.com

are you going to be at the halibut derby this year? i'll stop by and say hi if you are, we usually either find greenlings or octopus in thier stomachs

mreyns, shootin ya a pm!

Bushbear, thats funny, i've always found both tides to be good, but the low slack to be better! I too have found a lot of crabs and shrimp in them along with some greenling and octopus in some as well!!! Guess it depends on the depth and environment u catch them in and i've caught them in 60feet of water clear to 400 feet!