[Big Game Fishing]

I talked to 4 different boats today that harvested 6, 6, 7, and 7 coho with an average of 4 anglers per boat. Those are 2 local boats and 2 other good fishermen. All were very happy with the amount of action they had today.

There are fish around. The clip rate isn't good. Sealions are a problem.

I would say it is worth trying to learn this fishery.

 

[RU1234]

I talked to 4 different boats today that harvested 6, 6, 7, and 7 coho with an average of 4 anglers per boat. Those are 2 local boats and 2 other good fishermen. All were very happy with the amount of action they had today.

There are fish around. The clip rate isn't good. Sealions are a problem.

I would say it is worth trying to learn this fishery.

Are you running your crab boiler through the end of the month?

 

[Big Game Fishing]

Are you running your crab boiler through the end of the month?

We will be cooking crab through the end of the year or as there is demand.

 

[Seafrk]

I talked to 4 different boats today that harvested 6, 6, 7, and 7 coho with an average of 4 anglers per boat. Those are 2 local boats and 2 other good fishermen. All were very happy with the amount of action they had today.

There are fish around. The clip rate isn't good. Sealions are a problem.

I would say it is worth trying to learn this fishery.

We had to move a couple times, mature sea lions circling us-just waiting for a free lunch...

 

[Reddog 1909]

You cannot keep jacks from B10 to Tongue Point.

Yep BGF! simple rules reading will,get us the rules

 

[Stick'em]

These big jacks are often what people call "stubbies".

Not ALL Jacks are bucks; and not ALL stubbies are immature. There seems to be so many exceptions. And sometimes a lot of confusion. Here's a 23 inch "stubby" caught in Zone 5 a few years ago. Go figure. I don't think there is any question from anyone about the URBs becoming smaller over the years. But this is becoming ridicules.

 

[darth baiter]

Not ALL Jacks are bucks; and not ALL stubbies are immature. There seems to be so many exceptions. And sometimes a lot of confusion. Here's a 23 inch "stubby" caught in Zone 5 a few years ago. Go figure....


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I didn't say stubbies are immature. Stubbies are the football shaped tules around 24 inches that are 2 year old males w bulging milt sacs.

 

[Stick'em]

I didn't say stubbies are immature.

I didn't say you did. I said "ofter what people" say.

 

[fishin"G"man]

Seems like you just refuse to accept the correct answer and are intent on making this much more confusing and difficult than it actually is.

As has been pointed out to you a number of times already, nowhere in any of the regs does it say six adult fish is the limit.

Ok, that's the last time I will participate in this moronic discussion, sorry folks.

So this was a moronic discussion??? LOLOL I don't know, nor hang around many of your kind for a reason and inserting your foot into mouth disease tells me a lot about a person. No, I'm not perfect, and never considered myself to be. I do however challenge, debate, discuss and enjoy bantering but I'm always open to "it" because I have a yearning to learn and share. Open minds are minds willing to hear, learn and become knowledgeable. Closed minds aren't welcome.
Anyway... check out my post #725. It's all there in black, and even highlighted red ink copied/pasted DIRECTLY from the DFW website. But that's just the emergency/updated rules dated Sept 17.
Six fish is NOWHERE in regs??? Check out page 50 in the WA rules/regs book/pamphlet (or scroll down and catch my latest post on "Jack" discussion). I've edited this for you to see.
Like I said... I didn't make it up and it seems apparent you have a quick tongue to disparage what I've tried to point out.
I hope you can get over your pretentious self, look, listen, learn then challenge with facts. Meanwhile... I truly hope you have a great day. Tight lines and be safe....

 

[darth baiter]

Excellent reading comprehension is a wonderful gift

 

[Herring Aid]

Thank you for doing this. I've been so close to using this so many times and couldn't muster it.

 

[Chris Nordling]

I talked to 4 different boats today that harvested 6, 6, 7, and 7 coho with an average of 4 anglers per boat. Those are 2 local boats and 2 other good fishermen. All were very happy with the amount of action they had today.

There are fish around. The clip rate isn't good. Sealions are a problem.

I would say it is worth trying to learn this fishery.

This is a very accurate report! I am looking at the tides later this week and into next, and am contemplating towing my boat back again for more action. It's not easy by any means, but if the rain holds off, it should be worth it. Plus the lack of crowds make for an extremely enjoyable fishing and crabbing day.

Think I will go make some phone calls, and try to round up some crews to go have some fun later this week.

Thanks BGF and Crew for making this season so enjoyable. Always a pleasure running into you and Mrs BGF on a daily basis, on and off of work.

Chris

 

[fishsauce]

LOST CRAB TRAPS

I lost two of the cheap square crab traps over the weekend. They either drifted off with the strong tides or submerged, we just could not find them. Both were dropped west of navigation marker Buoy 20 off of Social Security Beach in 35 FOW. If you do find them, please pull them. Both have my contact information on them.

Description.

• Two sets of weighted square blue crab traps
• 60-80 feet of leaded sinking line
• One red/white buoy on each
• Additional yellow buoy on each
• Small yellow identification tags on trap and also near the buoys

 

[fishsauce]

FISHING REPORT

We started fishing at low tide down by Buoy 10 and saw no action. As the tide started to flood, we then trolled with it upriver. Bite was slow and sporadic as the day progressed. Most of the action was at high tide and just after, up around the bridge.

 

[fishin"G"man]

All this discussion tells me there's a lot of confusion/opinions on jacks (and also regs to some). Hashing this out, discussing the issue helps me, and hopefully others, to better understand rules regulations and definitions. After studying on this further for my own benefit, here's more on the matter taken from the DFW rules book (adding to the definitions and rules concerning salmon).
Taken verbatim from the WDFW definitions (page 18):
"Jack salmon Chinook and coho salmon that return at a younger age than most members of their species. For freshwater and in Willapa Bay (area 2-1) and grays harbor (area 2-2) a jack salmon is a Chinook less that 24" in length or a coho less than 20" in length.
(Looking further down in the rules/regulations concerning salmon and hatchery steelhead, In the WA 2025 sport fishing rules) on page 50 under salmon and hatchery steelhead:
Buoy 10 to the Megler Astoria Bridge except Youngs Bay control zone CRC(519). (Dates stated here are not inclusive to the full year on purpose).
Sept 4- Sept 30: Coho min size 16"Daily limit 2 release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho
Oct 1- Oct 31" Salmon- min size 12". Daily limit six including no more than 2 adults. release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
(From the Megler Astoria Bridge to the Tongue point line) CRC(519) (Area designation is not verbatim)
Sept 4- 30 Coho min size 16". Daily limit 2. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
OCT 1-31 Salmon-min size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho
From the Tongue point line to Puget island CRC(521) (these general area designations are not verbatim)
Sept 4- OCT 31 Salmon min size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more that 2 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.

What I'm trying to gleen from this banter/discussion/debate... Obviously I'm not the only one who has a varied definition of a jack or an adult fish. Furthermore... NO, I'm not trying to be difficult, I just want a clear distinction.
1. There is no mention of jacks in the North Jetty CRC(1) area nor in the Buoy 10 to Megler Astoria Bridge CRC (519) to CRC (521) (as many have stated). How do we know jacks are permitted in the six fish allowed? Where does it say jacks are allowed or that they're "considered adults"?
2. Going back to the actual jack definition: "Chinook and coho salmon that return at a younger age"... Sounds like juveniles to me and taken as stated, why wouldn't anyone think "younger age Chinook and coho" means juveniles by their very definition (stated as "younger age")? Does anyone else see the confusion in the definition and lack of clarity in the rules?
3. In case you missed it; a daily limit of SIX SALMON was mentioned NUMEROUS times.....
4. YES... I realize these are general rules, not the emergency rules. However there still is no clear distinction of what 6 adult fish means. Who or where do I get that clear distinction from?

 

[fishin"G"man]

Some years it is stupid easy like ocean fishing, this isn't one of those years so far. But again, some guys are getting a couple dozen bites a day and harvesting some nice fish. Double digit chances at salmon is decent fishing. The guys struggling to get bet 3 or 4 times a day are spending too much time in the wrong water right now.

Care to share the general area where fishing is good and on what?

 

[Ibexfishing]

G Man
You are completely over complicating this
1st and foremost
Where in Gods country do you plan on fishing?
this is B10 thread
Why in the %%%% are you looking at Grays harbor , Willapa bay or anywhere else ,
This is as simple as it gets
B10 as of now is two adult, clipped coho ( 16” or more )
Oh so simple
Do you fish or just confuse yourself from your couch
If a recipe calls for a cup of mayo , do you ask the internet if a cup of hot sauce will work? I mean maybe in Louisiana they use hot sauce in lieu of mayo ,
Keep it simple G man
Go catch 2 hatchery coho and report back
Until then, I’m done reading your rants

 

[Big Game Fishing]

Care to share the general area where fishing is good and on what?

Above the bridge on WA side on anything, they are coho, they aren't picky.

 

[2slow]

The wife and I fished last Thursday and Friday. We fished above the bridge on WA side both days. We started at about 7:30 both days. On Thursday we had numerous bites, lots of wild fish, and fed some to the seals. We harvested two very nice coho. On Friday we started at about the same time had 4 coho in the box by 11:20. Not sure if there were more fish on Friday that Thursday or if what we learned Thursday just improved our success on Friday. We weren't off by ourselves there were boats around and they were all catching fish. We had 3 doubles, lost a couple to seals, and released a lot of wild fish. BGF is giving good advise, forget what you were doing in August. Our fish came in 10 to 20 feet of water. They bit better on the deck. We used spin fish. Pink scale and double trouble. Started with a spinner on Thursday but the spin fish out fished it so made the switch and never went back to the spinner.

Pulled the boat and called it a season. It was a good one.

 

[fisherman_rick]

All this discussion tells me there's a lot of confusion/opinions on jacks (and also regs to some). Hashing this out, discussing the issue helps me, and hopefully others, to better understand rules regulations and definitions.

Agree 100%, and respectfully suggest that this would be an excellent topic for a new thread that is not named "Official 2025 Buoy 10 Reports Thread".