Puget Sound
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Slow day overall but a few cutts to hand.
Limited out on litter. A gal asked if she could see my fish in my white Costco garbage bag.
Every wind forecast I looked at was way off.
Super nice day on beach with hardly any wind at all.
SF
Limited out on litter. A gal asked if she could see my fish in my white Costco garbage bag.
Every wind forecast I looked at was way off.
Super nice day on beach with hardly any wind at all.
SF
The snails are probably Nucella lamellosa, the frilled dog winkle or wrinkled purple whelk. They are quite common predators on barnacles and mussels in the rocky intertidal. They reach a maximum length of 4 inches and a width of 2 inches.
Steve
Steve
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BriGuy
Life of the Party
I just looked it up. It appears to be a Giant Nudibranch. I have better video, but it was too big to upload so I just created this short gif.
You always see cool stuff in the Sound.
That is a nudibranch, a shell-less snail. The species is possibly Dendronotus iris, the rainbow nudibranch. They will do that a frenetic swimming behavior when harassed by predators, such as the starfish Pynopodia helianthoides, the sunflower star. This nudibranch wanders over soft-bottom areas looking for burrowing anemones to eat.
Steve
Jisabi
Steelhead
Though I can't speak for the community at large, I have personally kept a few once they reach a chunky 16-17" or greater. But mostly I like watching them swim away (like this one did).
I smoked up a batch of 14in plus resi-coho mixed with lake caught trout, last year and they were delicious. Goes great with Dicks Danger Ale. The Coho were the best...
They are planted with the intent they‘ll be harvested, so keep whatever size for the table you feel is appropriate. There really is no right or wrong answer to your question.
SF
I have occasional access to a private MA13 beach that is just perfect Cutthroat habitat and has always delivered in the past. I got skunked on Friday's flood and Saturday's ebb only produced this juvenile Chinook.
Similar to NRC above, there were more harbor seals than I've ever seen in one place before. At one point I counted 24 within 150 yards of my position. I usually don't mind the buggers, but can't help blaming them for the lack of fish.
Similar to NRC above, there were more harbor seals than I've ever seen in one place before. At one point I counted 24 within 150 yards of my position. I usually don't mind the buggers, but can't help blaming them for the lack of fish.
Took the morning off and hit my local MA 10 beach.
One snaky long cutt. Did see some dimpling near shore that sure looked like chum fry activity, but can’t 100% verify that is what they were.
SF
One snaky long cutt. Did see some dimpling near shore that sure looked like chum fry activity, but can’t 100% verify that is what they were.
SF
Not exactly Puget Sound, not too far from Camp Runamuck:
I spent three nights at Camp Runamuck - Herb, Keith and I fished the Canal on Wednesday and Thursday. Mostly cruising the shoreline and casting towards the beach, letting the line swing back behind the boat and then stripping in. We all caught fish both days but nothing larger than about 14-inches. The SRC were thin but still were fun to catch. I saw one large "bait ball" (species unknown).
Guess what's for dinner tonight!
I spent three nights at Camp Runamuck - Herb, Keith and I fished the Canal on Wednesday and Thursday. Mostly cruising the shoreline and casting towards the beach, letting the line swing back behind the boat and then stripping in. We all caught fish both days but nothing larger than about 14-inches. The SRC were thin but still were fun to catch. I saw one large "bait ball" (species unknown).
Guess what's for dinner tonight!
Wife and I also took a North PS walk this morning.
Love those Madronas.
Love those Madronas.
