NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Regional Discussions => Washington Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: ZeeHawk on January 07, 2010, 02:26:08 PM
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Bsteves and the OR boys have been doing good w/ the monthly meetings and looks pretty fun. If there's interest to do one in a central location so it would be easier for all of us to attend, I'd be interested. Who's in?
Z
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Again, I'm good with that. It's once a month and worth it if get good participation.
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Zee we have the south sound one were going to try and get started. You can come down see how it goes and maybe we can move it a little further north so its convient for us all.
Would really like to get us all involved in monthly chats.
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A monthly Wa safety meeting sounds fun to me. I would be in
Scott
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Zee we have the south sound one were going to try and get started.
Lacey is way too far for us in the Seattle area. Especially midweek. That's why I suggested making it more central. Maybe Renton-ish area so that the north of Seattle could join in too.
Z
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Oh it's not Lacey man, it's in Dupont. That's north of the Nasty.
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Zee we have the south sound one were going to try and get started.
Lacey is way too far for us in the Seattle area. Especially midweek. That's why I suggested making it more central. Maybe Renton-ish area so that the north of Seattle could join in too.
Z
I am open as time moves on for something more central mid week if we can get great participation. Some car pooling might be helpful and give folks more time to get to know oneanother.
holt
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A more centralized location for monthly meetings would be awesome. I've always wondered why those Oregon boys(more power to you)seem more active. Being able to meet and converse personally would help open up new avenues for hooking up with other members for trips,tips and just plain fun. I live in Marysville & work in
Mt Vernon and a trip to Seattle once a mth would be doable. Count me in. I'm rigging my yak and am almost all set to start getting active again.
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fishnut. i think one of the reasons the oregon boys are more active. most of them live within a hour or so from each other.. between you washington guys up north and our washing guys down south in Lacey and Tacoma. theres about a 3 hour gap and in rush hour sometimes way more. So i think thats why the activity isnt alot sometimes up here.
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Squidgirl. You're probably right on the money there. Oh well. will do what we can.
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A brainstorm thought for discussion - what if North sound, say Seattle and North had a monthly meeting. South Sound had their meeting monthly meeting then both met quarterly together to kayak fish or???
Maybe twice a year got North Sound, Sound Sound and Portland toghther?
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A brainstorm thought for discussion - what if North sound, say Seattle and North had a monthly meeting. South Sound had their meeting monthly meeting then both met quarterly together to kayak fish or???
Maybe twice a year got North Sound, Sound Sound and Portland toghther?
I'm liking Holt's idea. Hey, NONE of it's mandatory or anything. So why the heck not?
Hey, this isn't going to involve dues and stuff, is it? Cause I haven't had income in a REALLY long time now.
Fishin-T
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T.."dues"= not even an idea when i started thinking about the south ender meetings. other than gas to and from, your "dues" would amount to what your personal bill is at the establishment we are meeting at.
Holt has a good idea. personally i really do not care to fight traffic going into the city, and like CHM out on the coast, if i can avoid going into it, i do. thats the main reason i looked more locally.
still, thats not to detract from Zee's idea. there are plenty of members in the greater metropolitan area who should be able to attend no problem.
and, to reiterate, i like Holt's idea , too. gives us "flex'
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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
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Zee,
That location sounds totally decent for at least openers. I can show up for this kind of thing most of the time. Unless and until work (should I ever find some again) takes me out of town (and it nearly always does).
Fishin-T
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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!
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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.
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Fremont and beer works for me too.
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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
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Given enough notice -- I'd show.
Rob :spittake:
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Put me down for being there. The 7:00 time sounds about right.
Eric
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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!
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Ok, looks like everything's worked so far so how about the date and time. How about Friday Feb 12th @ Dad Watsons, 7pm?
Z
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A month away--it is on my calender--7:00 pm
Rob.
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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. ;D
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.:banjo:
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I'm down to make a trip out there for lings and a meetup. Sounds fun!
Z
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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
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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! :D 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!
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.....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
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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
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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
Makes sense, thanks Zee
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.....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
Holt, I'm not sure what that outfit looks like, but for surf perch, I am using both med/light and med action longer rods, and depending on which rod I am using, I'm capable of tossing anything from 3/8 oz. to up to 2 oz of lead. I usually use 3/4 oz or 1 oz. with 10lb mainline and 8lb leader and #4 hooks. No need to go bigger than size 4 hooks for surf perch, although I have used size 2 when I'm out of size 4.
Your reel sounds like its good for the job.
I can toss up to 3/4 oz lead on my med/light action 8'6" steelhead jigging rod, rated for 6 to 14 lb test. I use that rod when I'm tossing 2" power grubs or if I don't need more than 3/4 oz.
I use an old Fenwick 8" salmon/steelhead rod rated for 8 to 20 lb test line and up to 1 oz lead when I'm tossing 1 oz or greater lead and using bait. This isn't as good a rod for grubbing or tossing light jigs, but it has served me well for 28 years so far, and is my favorite jetty fishing rod.
Some of the local surf perch anglers are using very long med/light action graphite rods, 10' to 14' . With light braid and a long rod, you can huck a 1 oz sinker over a hundred yards out over the waves, and still feel the bites.
I am going to spool up some braid for mainline, as the qualities (mainly, lack of stretch) makes it a better line for surf fishing than mono. (Have the braid, but I haven't gotten around to replacing the good mono on my spool, yet).
I'm going to be tying my surf perch flies on size 6 and 8 freshwater streamer hooks, as well as on size 6 saltwater hooks, for when I find the perch close enough in to cast at 'em with a flyrod. I use a shooting head system for that, with a stripping basket.
In fact, I'm going to be updating a lot of my beach and jetty fishing gear this year. If gas prices rise over $3, I'll be staying close to home most of the time. High gas prices suddenly make trips out of my local area seem like "special events."
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I know it is an old thread but are there any meetings still happening?
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Not really. There are a lot of us that volunteer to help with Heroes on the water though, and that's kinda the same thing, only better.
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If they start up again, I would be game to go. I am guessing I would be in the Seattle & North group. As Seattle is close to Bremerton.