3 more days and I'm off to Neah Bay. I spent this morning dropping some bills at Outdoor Emporium and now have backups of everything. Spent this evening tying up my salmon leaders, some shrimp fly dropper loops for rock cod and swapping rvrfhsr hooks onto all my funky chicken Coyote spoons. Have to do a little more waxing on the boat tomorrow and will get it loaded up and ready to go for an early AM departure on Mon. I'll be on the 5:45AM Edmond-Kingston Ferry and should have the boat in the water by 10:30 at Neah. Then it's a day of bottom fishing, 5 days of salmon and bottom fishing and perhaps a 6th day in area 5 on the way home. I picked up a Canadian license this year so I may run across to get some hali/true cod.

Most of my fishing will be done at Waddah at first light, then Umatilla and Cape Alava later in the day. I'll file daily reports during the week. If anyone else is out that way give me a holler on 68 (I'm SeaDNA).

go get em!!!!!

Sounds like a blast- Were heading out tonight for some fun at La Push and Westport till Mon. Good luck, weather looks to pretty decent.

We will be out there Mon-Fri, first time to NB although second guessing my decision after the recent reports in the San Juans.

SeaDNA how far of a run is Umatilla from Big Salmon? Any other tips you can offer for fishing that area and is it a tide driven fishery?

Good luck dude ... post up when ya get back.

Your gonna do well there boss. Have fun and pic a pic or 10 would be nice.

Big Salmon to Umatilla is about 18 miles +/- a little. It's not as tidal driven as things are in the sound. The best tip is to find the commercial/Indian trollers and fish where they are at. Those guys know what they're doing so do the same. I usually fish Wadaah early in the AM, then hit the NE corner of Table Top, then Limp Spot, then Umatilla. If I'm not getting bit every 5-8 mins (with 3 rods in the water), I move. When you're done with Umatilla, move in a few miles to Cape Alava and finish out your bottom fish limit in an hour or so. While the San Juans sound good right now, no need to second guess the Neah Bay decision. If you know what to do and stick with it, you're pretty much guaranteed limits at Neah Bay. I've not fished area 7 much, but I'm 99% confident that I will limit everyone on the boat on salmon and bottom fish every day that I'm at Neah. The only real question is whether the limits will include kings. Coho should be no problem and we'll probably find our bonus pinks too. bottom fish (10 rock cod + 5 others) is a no brainer if you get a little south of Tatoosh.

Give me a holler when you're out there. I'll be a C-Dory on C-Dock and I'll be staying in a cabin at Hobuck Beack resort. I monitor 16,67 and 68.

" A little south of Tatoosh" +1
Even a hair north of tatoosh if you find the right line. Love that place!