Official Announcement Salmon SlayRide Derby

Medium please!

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Make that 2 mediums, my brother is in too.

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Can't believe I didn't see this thread till now, I'll be coming. As long as I get off work, which I should be able too.

I ordered some XXL's for some.  Bring your entry fee with you and I will collect either Friday night or Saturday morning.

Guess I will have to shrink to fit the 2x's....good motivation! 

I plan to be at Twin Harbors by Weds.   I will call tomorrow about their group site, but early indications are that it's closed for the fall/winter.

Not sure what my accomodation plans are, may join you there.

I just saw a post on another forum about vandalism at the Johns River boatlaunch---


http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/784857/gonew/1/Vandalism_today_at_Johns_River.html#UNREAD

I just saw a post on another forum about vandalism at the Johns River boatlaunch---

Saw that too.  I'm hoping it was a hit and run instead of an attempted break in.  Sucks for eyefish either way but it will make me feel better while I'm parked there.  I imagine there will be a lot more people around after the 16th.

This worries me about bringing my trailer out there.



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me too.

Unimaginably jazzed for this event!

See the curent issue of Reel NEws---2 articles on the Grays Harbor opener, one by John Keizer and one (I think) by Tony Floor----Floor says the north channel is seriously underfished, it's along the Bowerman Basin "and a few wharfs along the north side of the north channel all the way east to the mouth of the Little Hoquiam river.  Few boats fish this area and it can be very very good".
   That said, I think Lake Sylvia is a lot closer to that area than Twin Harbors, I'm  thinking to camp there instead.

Neither one gives much info about stage of the tide, etc. but usually in estuaries, it's the last hour of the flood and slack tide, that brings the fish in .

Looking forward to finally meetin ya, KT.  Where does one pick up this "reel news". I haven't seen it around.

Outdoor emporium, Sportco, etc etc---most decent fishing shops, here's a note on GH:



Water depth & current also will determine your method of fishing.  Take Grays Harbor Chinook for instance.  In the south channel near Johns River these fish will be located on the bottom, but here the bottom will vary from 15" to 25'.  Then if you move over into the main channel off the port docks & near the 101 bridge, water depths are in the 40' mark & the fish appear to run about mid depth.

Time & Tides :   Most fishermen will tell you that the catching occurs from the last 2 hours of the incoming high tide and about 2 more hours after the flood.  However as mentioned before it can be worthwhile to fish the final outgoing & into the low slack.   The thinking here is that the fish will be swimming upstream into the out-flowing water, & not being swept in by the incoming tide that seems to be the common perception.  Trolling is usually be best with the tide up until about low slack tide & then the troll becomes both directions at tide change.    On some shallow estuaries with a narrow river channel, on a low tide, the water area has shrunk considerably and this then concentrates the fish in the channels or holes that are left which can prove beneficial to the fisherperson.

 However as with many fisheries, the fish sometimes write their our timetables & they have been caught on any time of the tide. 

It also makes a difference if the weather is dry for some time, or if it has been raining.  If it has been dry, then the fish tend to stack up in the bay waiting for a rain, waiting for a shot of fresher, cooler water.  When it starts to rain, even slightly, they will move thru & upriver rather rapidly. 

Methods of Fishing - Coho :   The bulk of the Coho do not enter the bay until about mid September & later.   Usually by this time the commercial gill nets move in &  things become congested.  However most of these Coho appear to be non-biters for the sports fisherpersons.  However there are a few that do connect more often than most.  These fishermen fish different areas of the bay than they do for Chinook.  They fish shallow water, at the edge of the oyster beds during low tide & in water even to 4' deep.   Coho tend to follow the shoreline way more than Chinook.

 If you happen to see a school of Coho jumping & moving upstream at a high incoming tide, they will be near shore.   Move away from them, run upstream, wait & cast spoons or spinners in front of the school.  These fish are very spooky, so if you need to move while close to them, use a electric trolling motor instead of an outboard.   If you have to fish these from a moving boat, use a small Fish Flash, a small rudder, no sinker & let your line out 75' to 80' behind the boat & troll near shore in shallow enough water that you get goose bumps.

JUst found Hoquiam RV park, right on the river near the mouth, $20/night.  If you're going to fish the north channel, this is the place to be.  If you're going to fish the mouth of Johns River, then Twin Harbors might be best.  PM me with your phone numbers, please!!

http://www.hoquiamriverrvpark.com/