San Juan Island suggestion Memorial Day Weekend

My cousin is planning a trip to San Juan Island (Friday Harbor) for memorial weekend and I’m thinking about joining him. We’d be staying in the county campground on the west side of the Island. It seems like it would be a great spot for Lings and rockfish but I wanted to see what you WA guys suggested. Thanks! 
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=san+juan+island+campground,+friday+harbor,+wa&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,47.900391&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Island+Dr,+Friday+Harbor,+San+Juan,+Washington+98245&ll=48.541756,-123.159056&spn=0.007572,0.019827&t=h&z=16

Smallpox bay seems like it would be a place to avoid

Smallpox bay seems like it would be a place to avoid

No way man, all the more food for the lings to get big and strong 

Never fished there before but the structure looks good.  Lings like steep and rocky.  And the ledge there looks like it drops off pretty nicely.  I'm sure there are lings hanging out there.  Check out the chart here and zoom in to find Smallpox Bay.

http://www.sailvector.com/1669/Bellingham-to-Everett-Inc-San-Juan-Island-San-Juan-Is

Sweet, thanks for the chart. So would you fish for them in they 30-50 feet range or go all the way over 100?

Sweet, thanks for the chart. So would you fish for them in they 30-50 feet range or go all the way over 100?

Yes.   

Sweet, thanks for the chart. So would you fish for them in they 30-50 feet range or go all the way over 100?

Just remember ... bottomfishing is closed in waters deeper than 120'.  And fishing for rockfish is prohibited.

-Allen

This gives an even more detailed look at the area you'll be fishing. 

http://marine.geogarage.com/routes

Dang.  Fish on brutha!  That looks like a fishy place for sure!

Sweet, thanks man.

Any of you Washington guys have specific advice as far as set up or bait? Is there Halibut fishing in that area?

GULP on GULP !

Say what?

Say what?

Gulp minnows and shrimp are deadly on lead jigheads. Knife jigs will work. So will jigs like Pt Wilson Darts, though they're pretty pricey. The main targets are lings and greenlings in that area. Look for rough bottoms and kelp.

I've heard that a few halibut are picked up just south of Henry Island (Mitchell Bay area, to the north of Small Pox Bay). Never tried it, myself. The bottom in Small Pox looks good on the charts. Salmon Bank, off the south end of the island produces some, too. Big exposure there, and wind and tide can make it pretty hairy.

Say what?

Bill's referring to using Gulp plastics (or whatever it's made of) and spraying them w/ Gulp spray. Gulp on Gulp biotch!

...add a Gulp ganion and you've got gulp on gulp on gulp.