Grandpa Jim
Steelhead
Thanks! It's interesting to see the how the wind varies so much in direction at different locations. Tomorrow looks much better than today!
Puget Sound
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Also how much it varies by which forecast you look at. The European model almost always has more wind forecast than NAM or HRRR. It makes you feel like you are on different planets they vary so much.
SF
If those are bellys those are the best. Especially smoked in my opinion.
Much better wind forecast today.
SF
SF
Do you find that there is one model used that is more accurate than the others?Also how much it varies by which forecast you look at. The European model almost always has more wind forecast than NAM or HRRR. It makes you feel like you are on different planets they vary so much.
SF
Sam
Last year, in town (oly) they showed the first week of Oct. for a couple weeks. Lock jaw in place. I gave up fly fishing and filled my smoker using gear..hoochie jig...
Divad
Whitefish
Yup still fresh ones into October. And I think the gear thing is the ticket, sadly. The gear guy I always end up fishing with continues to watch me fail at the fly while he nabs coho on spinners.
I’m starting to think the Deep South fall coho are a different breed even compared to Gig Harbor. They don’t have too many (if any) native creeks down here. Bunch of net pen reared locked up goof balls.
Really slow day, saw some fish caught around 9 but nothing else. Really tiny fish too, 1-3lb range. Fished a new to me but popular beach for around 2 hours than fished a beach of my own discovery that I now know does not have good current action during the incoming tide cycle
3 for 5 this morning. Couple of 3 lbers to hand and one decent 5-6 lb fish that put up a nice fight with multiple jumps. It decided to needed to be free before it got its photo taken.
I hooked another fish that felt very heavy but came unbuttoned after a couple head shakes. Would have like to have seen that one. Not many people out fishing today.
Did see someone surpass Herring Dan’s record of beaching a coho within 10 seconds of hooking up. Poor fish looked like it was launched out of one of those salmon cannons.
Lots of herons around. Fun to watch them hunt. I found this worm on the beach. It looks thinner than other marine worms I’ve seen. I assume it is a polychaete, but not sure.
SF
I hooked another fish that felt very heavy but came unbuttoned after a couple head shakes. Would have like to have seen that one. Not many people out fishing today.
Did see someone surpass Herring Dan’s record of beaching a coho within 10 seconds of hooking up. Poor fish looked like it was launched out of one of those salmon cannons.
Lots of herons around. Fun to watch them hunt. I found this worm on the beach. It looks thinner than other marine worms I’ve seen. I assume it is a polychaete, but not sure.
SF
Pretty sure I achieved the sea otter, seal, sea lion slam at beach 1. 1 shaker and 1 not quite keeper there.
Checked out a new to me beach on the way home and a buzz bomb couple was landing easily the largest coho I've seen caught this year as I walked up. Would not be surprised if it was in the 8lb range. Nothing doing for me until the last cast of the day produced an unexceptional hatchery fish.
Checked out a new to me beach on the way home and a buzz bomb couple was landing easily the largest coho I've seen caught this year as I walked up. Would not be surprised if it was in the 8lb range. Nothing doing for me until the last cast of the day produced an unexceptional hatchery fish.
Yes, that looks like a polychaete (many hairs - chetae). Generally, the chetae extend off one pair of fleshy paddle-like appendages per segment. That looks to be one of the clam worms (genus Nereis).3 for 5 this morning. Couple of 3 lbers to hand and one decent 5-6 lb fish that put up a nice fight with multiple jumps. It decided to needed to be free before it got its photo taken.
I hooked another fish that felt very heavy but came unbuttoned after a couple head shakes. Would have like to have seen that one. Not many people out fishing today.
Did see someone surpass Herring Dan’s record of beaching a coho within 10 seconds of hooking up. Poor fish looked like it was launched out of one of those salmon cannons.
Lots of herons around. Fun to watch them hunt. I found this worm on the beach. It looks thinner than other marine worms I’ve seen. I assume it is a polychaete, but not sure.
SF
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Steve
jeradjames
Steelhead
Today I went sea run cutthroat fishing with my girlfriend and David over at Adventure Angling, thanks @nickclayton for the recommendation, we had a great time. We were able to land a lot of cutthroat today, some pretty decent sized ones and lots of little guys. We saw one school of Coho but they disappeared before we could get to them. Used some Cortland lines with shooting heads, I believe a compact sink type 6, for the first time also which made me feel like a pro at casting, you can really bomb those things far. Lots of good tips and details about the fishery were picked up today!
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Dude! You've fallen into the abyss. And I mean that in a good way! Good work, and with your girlfriend already into flyfishing... full speed ahead!
jeradjames
Steelhead
Thanks man! I’m definitely obsessed right now and loving it. Fly tying coming soon…
Beautiful cutts. Well done.
The best fishing for them in my opinion is yet to come this fall.
SF
Wednesday morning look promising….. 
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