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Originally posted by ledhedsymbols
Ralph-
I didn't see any downriggers in the photos. Are you using them to get to depth? Here in the Puget Sound it's pretty much a requirement. A couple times a year my father-in-law takes his pleasure boat out (read NOT equipped for fishing) and I generally do pretty well jigging Point Wilson Darts and mooching for silvers. Most of the Chinook runs in the Puget Sound are protected because of poor management for years. The commercial fisherman devastated the stock and it's a long road back.
Coho are the best thing going out here unless you head way out on the coast toward the Hoh, Bogachiel, or Quinault.
Trying to get out Wednesday... I hope to be posting pictures again.
Tight Lines,
Micah
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Micah,
Yes, we use Scotty electric downriggers, they are on each side of the boat out of sight...you have to use them to get down to the 25-50 ft. depth range (we are only about 20-50 yards offshore) where the big Chinooks are...otherwise just counting line out by hand you're sure to end up with a feisty but small 8-10 lb. Coho because you can't get the bait down fast enough and that simply gets old after awhile...
I kid you not, if you wanted to simply catch Coho's all day in the Charlottes, you could catch 150-200 a day (I know guys up there that have)...when the Chinook's are between runs (or tides) and people get bored with slow fishing, that's what you do to pass the time. Most people are happy just to be catching something...
What are you using in the river for that 17 lb Silver? 8 weight?
Here's what we get to look at for hours and hours as we troll back and forth along the coast:
I think I'll build my retirement house right on the point...
Ralph