Anybody heard of any tuna out of Westport?

[Hamachi]

The SST looks pretty good off Westport. Has anybody heard of anything out of there?

Thanks.
Scott

[Miss B Haven]

Not a peep- but then Idon't hear much ever (unless they overfish Chinook and shut us down early [img]graemlins/berry.gif[/img] ). I'd cal la charter that does Tuna and ask. Thaye are big into it so somebodies gotta be trying.

[Booja 1]

Yeah Hamachi..A buddy of mine lives near Westport and he said the albies are about 30 mi straight out of Westport..Time to see if that bait tank of yours is still working from last year and go get em boiling again........Good luck.....

[Hamachi]

bump

[FASTWATER]

55 over 33 straight out hamachi had a 100 fish stop yesterday on bait was like lake washington perfect day for bait fishing lets hook up later next month when fish are a little closer they are hogs this year will trade you for a river trip in my sled or drift boat go get them we could have caught 200 easy just got wore out!!!!

[Hamachi]

Sounds good! But hey everybody - the albie fishing up here is usually awesome. Think of it like you're going out for salmon or dungies or rockfish... you can only use so many of these fish. If your're only going out only once this season, then load up if you can and freeze/can/smoke your entire catch. If you're going out constantly, (like many of you are doing, and I don't blame you), then start releasing these fish. You don't need to bring back 20 fish per angler just because you can. There's nothing wrong with bringing back a **** load of fish if you are going to properly utilze them. From your posts I read many of you are into the sink-the-boat mentality. Instead of handlines, which are are called meatlines in SoCal, where the fishing is usally more scratchy, try fishing plastics on light line, (12-20lb.), during a jig stop. Think quality, not quanty.

If you guys want to have some REAL FUN catching these fish, then bring out some live bait and fish them on 20lb after a jig stop. You guys that have fished down South know what I'm talking about. I Know you don't have anywhere to buy it... So go make it! When you fish mako or thresher sharks in SoCal, you go make your bait, (mackeral), before you go fish.

Trolling for tuna is for finding them so you can fish for them the proper and fun way. I know that statement is going to tee off some people. Please understand that I'm targeting the bring-back-as-many-as-I-can-just-because-I-can-mentality. If you are going out just to fill your frezer - have fun and good luck! But for the others... just stop the carnage!

Good luck and good fishing! And Check out my albie recipie on the "How comes albie sucks on the bbq thread"!
Dragging boatlines in hand over hand while your trolling lines are zinging is nothing to boast about. Like I say, if you're out once a season to load up then go ahead... you legally can. But what if everybody that legally could did? It's happened with other fisheries in the past.

[WP]

10-20 fish a day, for the boat, properly cared for and never wasted. I have run "meat lines" but most of my fish come on the stand-ups and thats how I prefer it. I have not had success yet with fishtraps...still learning. I would prefer to catch all the albies on light gear! I don't care what anyone takes as long as the fishery can withstand it and they ustilize all they take!
JMNSHO, WP

[BUGLEMAN]

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[ 07-20-2003, 11:03 PM: Message edited by: BUGLEMAN ]

[Salmonator]

I agree about catching what you can honestly use, for any fish not just tuna. I don't give much fish away, usually just to people who can't physically catch fish or who can't afford it. As far as the handlines go, three or four rod and reel tuners is enough to blow out my shoulder and back for the rest of the day. Yesterday after about 15 fish we took out the poles and left in the handlines 'cause no one wanted to go mano a mano with any more tuna!

[crabbait]

Hamachi started a new thread on this topic, See the "Stirring the Pot" thread.