Point No Point Saturday

Missed the ferry earlier. Looks like I arrive just after eight. Waiting for the ferry now.

So how did you guys do? Are you still busy cleaning all the fish? 

Well, we saved some for you.  Fish were being caught and Gnom lost a keeper at the kayak and netted and released a wild fish.  A fellow I didn't meet in a native propel was getting some action using a downrigger.  I left mine in the car and wish I would have brought it.  Tried with jigs (what gnom was using), shimano's, cut plug herring etc.  Did have something big nail a while jig about 30 feet off the bottom and return DIRECTLY to the bottom into what I suspect was a hole/ rock pile I couldn't move.  I quicky learned I do not need anything stronger than 20 lb braid while fishing in a kayak.  Were I to go again (hope hope) I would troll coyote spoons with scent and try to stay about 70-90 feet deep looping from the tide rip off the point a little outward from the shoreline and try to stay at 2-2.5 mph.

Great day, I think 6 kayakers or so?  Mt. Baker and surrounding mountains were beautifully clear and Rainier was nice in this pic, I think it was gnom or Justin.

Nice photo what lake were ya fishing.... 

Haha .. when there is no wind, the sound is basically a lake.  That's Justin, I don't see my tall orange flag off the back.

I'm sad I had the drag too tight on that first blackmouth, was definitely keeper sized. I forgot to let it off from trolling with the diver. Ah well. The native was fun to catch too. I came home with a couple of smallish flounder as well that I sauteed in butter for dinner.

How big were the Chinook? It was closed due to a ridiculously low average body size. Were the fish just barely above legal or much bigger?

Great day on the water!!  Thanks for the nice photo!!

There was a large tournament and Saturday was rage 2nd day. On the radio I heard the leading fish was 15+ lbs with second place about 12+. I’d guess most fish I saw were 22 inches and up. A good friend who fishes the area in a Pb said it was tough to get above 5-7 lbs. many/most are hatchery, but gnom had a wild fish.

Workhard, here's the result of the tourniment:
Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby Leaderboard

Derby Statistics

Statistics as of:   Mar 11, 8:36 pm (Refreshes once a minute)
Total Number of Participants:   857
Total Number of Fish Caught:   233
Total Combined Weight of Fish Caught:   1,899 lbs
Average Weight of Fish Caught:   8.15 lbs

Leaders

Rank   Weight   Weigh In   Participant
1)   16.85 lbs   3/10 11:23   MICAH HANLEY - MOUNT VERNON, WA (#1165)
2)   16.85 lbs   3/11 9:35           KYLE MADISON - PORT ANGELES , WA (#2659)
3)   16.40 lbs   3/10 11:45   LARRY PHILLIPS - OLYMPIA, WA (#1247)
4)   15.65 lbs   3/10 9:15           STEVEN COULTER - PORT ANGELES, WA (#2666)
5)   15.40 lbs   3/9 14:16           ANDY SHOOP - PORT HADLOCK, WA (#2728)
6)   14.75 lbs   3/11 11:33   JEREMY RING - GEORGETOWN, C (#2574)
7)   14.10 lbs   3/10 8:00           GREG BENTON - DISCOVERY BAY, WA (#2110)
   13.80 lbs   3/11 12:35   DANNY DAVIS - ANACORTES , WA (#1310)
9)   12.95 lbs   3/11 12:31   JESSE JUSTIS - CHIMACUM, WA (#2289)
10)   12.70 lbs   3/9 8:35           JUSTIN YEOMAN - PORT TOWNSEND, WA (#2124)