Trout here...

Aloha everyone... my name is Trout. I guess a little bit about me would begin with me helping put modern day kayak fishing on the map in the early '90s. I was partners with Spike at CKF maaaaany moons ago... guided in San Diego and was the first Baja kayak fishing guide south of the border. I tapped out of that business and moved the family to Oahu for about 5 years and kayak fished with the Aqua Hunters and helped get that going through writing and TV. I have always done freelance writing (a good portion on kayak fishing). I now live back in San Diego and have partnered to create Ono Yum, which brings Hawaii and West Coast together through fishing, surfing, diving, paddling, music, dance, etc... but mainly through FOOD. I'll be honest... I haven't been on a message board in YEARS... just kind of surfing and kayak fishing under the radar and spending time in Baja in my free time away from the crowds. So why am I popping up now? I need help! On October 6th we are putting on a Poke Festival (if you're familiar with Hawaiian food) in Seattle. I am going early to meet up with one of our judges and go kayak fishing and get some footage and do a story for our site: www.onoyum.com - so whatever insight you could provide would be huge. If I am in Seattle, where can I get two outfitted kayaks to use for a day? Is there good fishing around Seattle, or do I have to drive to find it? Is it all bottom fish? Halibut? Salmon? Both? Obviously I need the low-down on regs, what not do, good launch spots (we are fine with bottom fish) and so on. I will probably rent a car, which means I guess I will bring soft racks... but ideally it'd be great to rent from someone on the water so I don't have to get all key stone cops with 'yaks on a tiny car that I don't own  I am very open to trade-out, as well... if we get a little love on the kayaks and help, I will gladly plug a Web site/Business in the piece that I put out. I am staying in Queen Anne... flying in Saturday morning October 3rd and could either fish Sunday or Monday. The poke fest is Tuesday night, so fishing Tuesday would be really tough unless it was all close by. I am SUPER excited to check out the Pacific Northwest. Hopefully one of you can point me in the right direction. Thanks and Aloha, Trout