Wa kayak angler monthly meetings?

Ok, so a south sound and north sound meetup and we can always feel free to go to the other if we feel like it. So for the Seattle crew, some ideas on a place? My personal fave is Dad Watsons in Fremont. They'll let us drink their wonderful beer and take up space as long as we want. I really could go for a Terminator stout right now.. Anyway, what do you guys think?

Z

That's it,  I'm going north!

Fremont. That's near UW, isn't it? That would be fine by me as long as a start time is something like 7-7:30pm. If coming from work which is in Mt Vernon,A-okay. Be
great to meet you all.

Fremont and beer works for me too. 

Fremont. That's near UW, isn't it? That would be fine by me as long as a start time is something like 7-7:30pm. If coming from work which is in Mt Vernon,A-okay. Be
great to meet you all.

It's pretty close. About a mile or so west. Dad's is at 3601 Fremont Ave N.

Z

Given enough notice -- I'd show.
Rob 

Put me down for being there. The 7:00 time sounds about right.

Eric

Ok, so a south sound and north sound meetup and we can always feel free to go to the other if we feel like it. So for the Seattle crew, some ideas on a place? My personal fave is Dad Watsons in Fremont. They'll let us drink their wonderful beer and take up space as long as we want. I really could go for a Terminator stout right now.. Anyway, what do you guys think?

Z

That's it,  I'm going north!

Damned Yankees!

Ok, looks like everything's worked so far so how about the date and time. How about Friday Feb 12th @ Dad Watsons, 7pm?

Z

A month away--it is on my calender--7:00 pm

Rob.

Too far for me to drive for a meeting. If I drove that far, I'd be tempted have to have a beer or two. Or three. Then I'd be in a fix having to drive all this way home "under the influence." I don't drive north of Oly on I-5 anymore, anyhow. No kidding. I don't. There's no place in WA where I'd rather not be than on I-5 between Oly and Everett. When I head to B-ham or places north, I head up Hood Canal to Pt Townsend and take the ferry over.
Yeah, some folks think I'm a bit strange.

I'm thinking of having some kind of meeting here on the beach for any local Coastal WA yak anglers. Right on the beach, at Westhaven State Park, mid-morning, if it isn't raining. It would be around or after the middle of March, since Ling Cod doesn't open until then, and the conditions are nasty/horrible here right now, anyway. If it rains, we can go hide out at the Mermaid Deli....good eats and micro brews.

All NWKA memberw are invited.  I'll let you know exactly when...I'm hoping to get some fishable conditions for the Ling opener, or soon thereafter. March deals out some wild conditions.

As it is, I'm fine yak fishing my local waters all by my lonesome. Me and my sea lion and harbor seal buddies. Oh, wait....there's that guy from Tacoma who sometimes comes out here to fish the jetty. Don't think he's a member of this forum, though. Didn't get his name.

I'm down to make a trip out there for lings and a meetup. Sounds fun!

Z

Too far for me to drive for a meeting.
I'm thinking of having some kind of meeting here on the beach for any local Coastal WA yak anglers. Right on the beach, at Westhaven State Park, mid-morning, if it isn't raining. All NWKA memberw are invited.  I'll let you know exactly when...I'm hoping to get some fishable conditions for the Ling opener, or soon thereafter. March deals out some wild conditions.

Conehead, I would like to join on the Lings, \
holt

Holt, you'll have a blast out there! It's a fun place to fish. If I haven't test-pedaled a Mirage drive by then, I'll have to take you up on your offer to try yours. Zee, you'll dig it! There might even be some decent rideable waves (or even excellent sick barrels) on the other side of the jetty. Bring yer wetties and sticks! A day at the beach.

Traditionally, dogs have been allowed to go unleashed at the beach. But the State Park Rangers are now enforcing the leash regs and writing tickets. So all you dogs wear your leashes!    At least in the parking lot and the berm area. OK to let 'em run free below the berm, out on the beach.

 I'll be keeping an eye on the surface conditions for the Ling opener on Mar 13th. We'll be hoping for "light and variable," southerlies, or westerlies. The NW, N, NE and E winds are not conducive to yak fishing at the harbor entrance, since the area is on the N side of the South Jetty (E wind is usually cold and biting, and the NW, N and NE will blow you constantly toward the jetty rocks...I suppose one could anchor out there. I haven't tried it yet. I just drift and jig, or cast and retrieve while drifting).
I like the S or SW wind the best because I don't have to fight it, and it creates a wind shadow on the N side of the Jetty where I'm drifting.

Fishing an incoming tide thru the change until the ebb picks up is the standard there, but if the run-out isn't too radical, you can fish the outgoing, too. There's a back-eddy that often forms close to the Jetty during the ebb, and you can use it to help paddle in when the tide is running out.

Your favorite standard kayak jetty fishing techniques will probably work fine out there.

And there's some estuaries and tidal creeks nearby, but they won't be open for fishing yet. I don't start fishing those until June or later.

Meanwhile, I have been scouting the beach (aka "walking, jogging, beach-combing and agate hunting!") and have found some great looking holes and troughs close to the beach to go check out for surf perch, as soon as the surf drops to reasonable beach-fishing levels. I'm ramping up my surf fishing this year, too!

.....Meanwhile, I have been scouting the beach (aka "walking, jogging, beach-combing and agate hunting!") and have found some great looking holes and troughs close to the beach to go check out for surf perch, as soon as the surf drops to reasonable beach-fishing levels. I'm ramping up my surf fishing this year, too!

CH, the jetty sounds really good. It will be interesting to see if pedals are helpful in some of the current/wind conditions.

Also the serf perch fishing from shore would be fun to learn.  What kind of gear is needed? I have a Garcia Mitchel 302/Eagle surf spin surf rig that was my Dad's from the early 1960's and had it refurbished recently. holt

It will be interesting to see if pedals are helpful in some of the current/wind conditions.

This is exactly where the MD shines. There's always a funky current and wash or chop throwing you around when you're near a jetty. Having the pedals let's you angle into it and keep fishing.

Z