Fishing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.... Wind and tidal currents

 It's called the Juan de Fuca Strait but It's really the Juan de Fuca Rivers....    One river of tidal flow currents and another river of wind.......   2 rivers....
Is it hard to paddle upriver??   Yes  
In the straits the winds and the currents require us paddling humans to respect the existing conditions......  
Use the tides and winds to help push you toward your destinations and then return you after the tide has changed it's mind...
Can the  tidal flow will trump the wind? On big tides...Yes
The wind almost always will be west June thru August.... Calmer in the a.m. and building through the day because of the thermal low created by inland heat...
If you need to go west.... Don't paddle out in a west wind and an incoming tide...
Know your tides.... They don't always turn at the exact lows or highs... Sometimes there can be a lag of almost 2 hours....
Good luck and memorize your tidebook I love that Banjo

Hey Glenn, Thanks for the info. doug in sequim

Did the 48# halibut come in a PB, or the yak???

on a long sailboard I paddled out like a surfer( me) would and a 6 oz white Stinger in 200' jigged on the bottom.... off the pilot shack..you had to be there....just me and my butt...JUst the facts Jack
Seattle Nancy Boy's seem to be afraid of the river of Juan de Fuca....We do have a Starbucks in Sequim..... They could all meet up there....LOL I love the Banjo

IT is a different game up there, not for the faint of heart!! Screw up, and next stop is Yokohama Harbor!!