South Sound Meetup

No, I've had hands on training with navigation in Korea and Afghanistan.

which is why she wanted to kow if you needed better directions..... 

go have fun guys.. really wish more southies would show an interest in meeting up...

Hey South Sounders, I'm new to the forum. As my handle suggests, my name is Micah in Olympia.

I'm more of a saltwater kind of guy, but am willing to get into freshwater fishing for salmon/trout in particular. Unfortunately I have only a narrow sea kayak to fish from until I save up enough for a Hobie Adventure...

I will keep an eye out on this thread to find a meetup that I can attend

Hope to meet some of yall on the water

-Micah

Here are some pictures from the meetup at Tanwax.  I was going to get a group shot but we all scattered after lunch.

Good fun yesterday...considering the hang ups. The weather held out most of the day.

Big Thanks to Chris for all his help!

It was great seeing everyone else again. Let's do it again!

nice little flotilla there guys.

Good fun yesterday...considering the hang ups. The weather held out most of the day.

Big Thanks to Chris for all his help!

It was great seeing everyone else again. Let's do it again!

For sure we should do this again. Maybe somewhere salty minus one old grumpy grounds keeper next time!!

It does look like a great time, with decent weather. Here on the "dry" side of the state we had about an inch and half of rain!

Were any other fish caught after I left?  Tori hooked a 12+ incher on the way back across but lost it at the boat.  This time the trolling speed was about 2 instead of 3.5-4 mph.

Were any other fish caught after I left?  Tori hooked a 12+ incher on the way back across but lost it at the boat.  This time the trolling speed was about 2 instead of 3.5-4 mph.

There were a couple more brought to hand, and another handful missed by the kids or lost at the boat by everyone.

Sorry i had to bail before you guys showed up. had some thing come up.. yea it was bs what they wanted to charge.. Maybe we need to look for another place.. if your wanting Salt.. we could go further north and see what there is.. i know Mukiteo's boat launch has a nice picnic area to.

Its where i cought my pink 2 years ago..

SG

I'm up for getting salty next time.

Roland caught 3 10"s, I got one 12" and one 14".

Thanks everyone it was a good time.  Sorry about the issues but it turned out to be a good day anyways.  I am open for salt next time but really would like a good place I can camp for the weekend any thoughts? 

I was bummed to miss the event with you guys but decided to try my luck this afternoon at Tanawax. I caught a few perch trolling a repala along the shore and hooked into a hog rainbow. When I was fighting the fish I realized I forgot to bring my net. I hoisted the fish into the boat only to have the hook shear. Luckily, I had the fish in the boat and quickly clubbed it on the head with my leatherman. I went for my stringer and the damn trout came alive and I had to sit on it. Went for my leatherman and it found a way to jump out of the boat . It had to be between 18 and 20 inches and a fatty......lessons learned BRING A NET! Maybe next time I can meet you all. Tight lines

If you don't have a net, just grab a large trout around the mouth and through the gills.  They can't go anywhere then.  I've landed 3 steelhead without a net that way.  Those tiny little teeth don't hurt.

Mark.....new member from Tacoma.