Westport Lingcod Action (video)

Nice catch!!!

Nice catch, and man did that look like some calm conditions!

Way to get the strike on vid. 

Great catch, we could use some of that calm water off Sunset.

Nice job. That sure does look like nice water!

Nice work!  That music is hilarious! 

(btw... dragging fish in the ocean = bad idea  )

   How far out on the jetty did you have to go ? You had to have been on the north side to be that calm.
Ever fish for salmon out there ?Another 2 months and I should be down that way myself......

Nice fish but I'm surprised you took a pass on the Lincod lapdance.....

Loved seeing the take on video!

-Spot-

Nice work!  That music is hilarious! 

(btw... dragging fish in the ocean = bad idea  )

I caught the other lingcod the previous cast, so I just put him on the stringer. 2 casts, 2 legal lings it was sweet. Dragging fish is....a drag 

   How far out on the jetty did you have to go ? You had to have been on the north side to be that calm.
Ever fish for salmon out there ?Another 2 months and I should be down that way myself......

I went out the south side to the red buoys (way past the jetty) , the tides were perfect for getting out there. It was rougher than it looked!0

I see PBers fishing for salmon and got me thinking about doing the same.

Glad you guys enjoyed it even with the amateur camera work and silly music. I'll try not to move my head as much with the GoPro next time I guess,

The best fishing for salmon off that coast always seemed to be 10 miles out in 200-250 ft of water.  But on many occasions just north of westport (kayak distance) in about 75 to 100 ft of water we did really well.  There are a few deep breaks that also hold some really nice black rockfish.

I would definitely hit the Grays Harbor fishing later in the year!  Maybe launch from Johns River?

Thanks for the tips kardinal, I'm getting excited for August/September!


The GoPro really doesn't give a good sense of the conditions. I was getting pulled into ~6' breaking/standing waves in the bar in around 4' swells. Grays Harbor has some pretty ripping currents even at mid sized tide changes (6-7' of movement) and it was a work out fighting against the current to get around the breakers in the bar for at least a mile to get back to the protection of the jetty. I had an hour or two of fishing time before the tide turned and really pulled me into the bar ~2kt.

For some reason the sea looks like glass when it sure as hell wasn't! 

 

 

Nice fish Micah!

We might still be heading to Hobuck this weekend. I'll text you later.

Nice clip!