One More trip to Neah Bay ... anyone in for this weekend?

Neah Bay ... Hobuck ... Saturday/Sunday I need to get a big ling in the Yak. TTM .... Zee ... you in? Anyone else?

I'd be game but the the forecasts aren't looking too good. (NWS hasn't gotten to the weekend forecast yet)

THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT THEN BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT.

FRI
SW TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NW.

Magic Seaweed has the swell on Saturday at 10' and building through monday maxing at 15' w/ winds gusting to 33 mph.

Z

Yeeeha!  Surfin!!!!

I am in if the weather forcast changes.  Otherwise I'm going to plan on the following weekend.

I am in if the weather forcast changes.  Otherwise I'm going to plan on the following weekend.

Ditto

Z

We're out of town, this weekend, and that forecast is bad, maybe next weekend.

May try to join you all  ~ the 1st.

I'll try to make it
Sounds like a plain....
Come on Weather!!!!!

from NWS:
PZZ130-220545-
 WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
 248 PM PDT TUE SEP 21 2010
 
 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT
 12 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .WED...LIGHT WIND BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. AREAS OF
 MORNING FOG.
 .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN
 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .THU...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.
 .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL
 5 FT.
 .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
 .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.
 .SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS

I looked at Google map for Neah Bay. It looks like there is a wall that extends to the small island. Does that wall block out the swells and waves? If so, is there any good fishing inside of that wall? I fish from a SIK and would like to try.

update Mon Nite:


PZZ130-290500-
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
900 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010


...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT TONIGHT...
TONIGHT...W SWELL 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT LATE. WIND WAVES 2 FT.

WED...E WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY MORNING FOG.

WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS.

THU...NE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

FRI...LIGHT WIND BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.

SAT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.

SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT.

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Note that the Hobuck Hoedown surf kayak festival is this weekend ... so the campground is going to be crowded.  The flip side is that this can be a fun crowd and if you show up at the mess tent with a stringer of fish, you're sure to make a lot of friends.

http://www.raftandkayak.com/hobuck-hoedown/

-Allen

I looked at Google map for Neah Bay. It looks like there is a wall that extends to the small island. Does that wall block out the swells and waves? If so, is there any good fishing inside of that wall? I fish from a SIK and would like to try.

Being that it's right there in the harbor it gets hammered by all different kinds of people. I think the best you can get is some pile perch or flounder. Then again that's a pretty heavily used harbor so keeping anything out of there might not be advisable. The strait can be protected as long as the swell and wind cooperate. When they do there's lots of spots between Sekiu river and NB that don't get much pressure. Just look for the pullouts on the side of the road w/ access to the water. There's fish in and around those kelp beds.

Z

Decent Yak launch at Pillar Point county park.  Much closer in, there's Whiskey creek and Freshwater Bay.

Decent Yak launch at Pillar Point county park.  Much closer in, there's Whiskey creek and Freshwater Bay.

I think these areas are closed for rockfish after 9/30. I'd like to get some rockfish and lings if possible.