Untitled DocumentSeptember 19th, 2009 10:04 PM GOOD FISHING TODAY - LOTS OF NICE COHO, AND....CAUGHT A KING, FINALLY! ONE MORE DAY AND THAT'S IT FOR 2009 SALMON IN WESTPORT. TUNA SHOULD LAST ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO AND SOME CHARTERS WILL FISH FOR ROCKFISH AND LINGCOD THROUGH OCTOBER 18 (LAST DAY OF LINGCOD). HALIBUT SEASON IS OFFICIALLY OVER ON SEPTEMBER 30.
September 17th, 2009 12:16 AM 12 BOATS OUT - ALL LIMITED ON MOJO COHO. 3 DAYS LEFT!
September 16th, 2009 11:20 PM DITTO TUESDAY - 4 DAYS LEFT FOR SALMON!
September 15th, 2009 12:01 AM 5 DAYS LEFT! 5 CHARTERBOATS OUT TODAY - ALL LIMITS.
September 14th, 2009 9:48 PM GREAT FISHING AGAIN TODAY - LIMITS OF COHO. 6 MORE DAYS!
September 13th, 2009 10:46 PM DITTO YESTERDAY - GREAT FISHING - ALL LIMITS - BOATS IN BETWEEN 10:15 AND 3:15. ONE WEEK LEFT FOR SALMON!!!
September 12th, 2009 12:15 AM A SWELL DAY ON THE OCEAN BUT OTHERWISE A GREAT DAY. 17 CHARTERBOATS WENT SALMON FISHING; 17 BOATS GOT LIMITS OF MOJO COHO. BOATS ALL BACK 1-4 PM. TUNA CLASSIC A GREAT SUCCESS. CONGRATULATIONS TO PHIL ANDERSON FOR BEING NAMED WDFW DIRECTOR!
September 10th, 2009 8:34 PM GOOD FISHING TODAY - A BIT NORTH OF THE HARBOR IN 125 fEET OF WATER - QUALITY COHO - BEAUTIFUL WEATHER
September 9th, 2009 10:45 PM LIMITS OF COHO TODAY. A LITTLE RAINY & SLOPPY - BETTER WEATHER TOMORROW AND INTO THE WEEKEND. FISH ARE FROM OUT FRONT TO OCEAN SHORES IN 125 FEET. TUNA STRAIGHT OUT 35 MILES. GANGBUSTERS!
September 8th, 2009 11:12 PM ONLY 5 BOATS OUT BUT GREAT SALMON FISHING - BOATS IN EARLY WITH LIMITS. BEST FISHING UP OFF OCEAN SHORES IN 125 FEET OF WATER. TUNA TRIPS WERE DYNAMITE! 18-25 ALBACORE PER PERSON. 40 MILES FROM WESTPORT ON A COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 205 DEGREES. 100 SQUARE MILES OF FISH!
September 7th, 2009 9:39 PM FISHABLE DAY - WEATHER COMING DOWN AFTER SATURDAY-SUNDAY BLOW OUT - BOATS LEFT DOCK AT 8:30 AM DUE TO TIDE - SLOW FISHING BUT LIMITS OR NEAR LIMITS - BEST FISHING STRAIGHT OUT BETWEEN THE BUOY LINES IN 125 FT OF WATER. SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES.
September 6th, 2009 5:18 PM SORRY ABOUT THE LACK OF POSTINGS LATELY! OUT OF TOWN ON FISHERY BUSINESS AND DIDN'T WANT TO MISREPRESENT FISHING AREAS/SUCCESS. SINCE AUGUST 30 AND UP THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, FISHING HAS BEEN VERY GOOD. ALMOST ENTIRELY COHO UP TO 18 IN THE ROUND - AVERAGE 12-14. WEATHER WAS GOOD AND PRIMARY FISHING AREA WAS JUST OUTSIDE BUOY 3 ON THE NORTH SIDE. WE'VE HAD HORRIBLE WEATHER SATURDAY AND TODAY. NO CHARTER OR PRIVATE BOATS OUT. MY GUESS IS THAT A FEW WILL VENTURE OUT MONDAY (LABOR DAY) AND FISHING, HOPEFULLY BUSINESS AS USUAL, WILL RESUME NO LATER THAN TUESDAY. LONGER TERM WEATHER LOOKS OK THROUGH NEXT WEEK-END. WHERE WILL THE FISH BE? I'D TRY THE SAME AREA (#3)FOR STARTERS. DID THE WEATHER MOVE THEM? IF SO, SOUTH OR NORTH? THE CR COHO SHOULD BE HEADED SOUTH. OFF WILLAPA COULD BE A GOOD BET. I'LL HAVE A REPORT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. (NOTE: WEEKEND WEATHER ELIMINATED ANY POSSIBILITY OF EARLY QUOTA ATTAINMENT IN ANY OF THE COASTAL AREAS SO EXPECT THE SEASON TO LAST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20 NORTH OF LEADBETTER AND PROBABLY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 SOUTH. CR AREA OPENED BACK UP YESTERDAY.)
September 1st, 2009 10:35 PM GOOD BUT NOT SO FAST. AND A NEW SEASON LEADING COHO: 17 POUNDS 5OUNCES - DRESSED. THAT'S ABOUT 19.75 IN THE ROUND. PLEASE COME DOWN AND HELP US BREAK 20! (To the lady who e-mailed me re the short trip - please re-send - I accidentally deleted it! Sorry! I think your name was Joie)
August 31st, 2009 11:55 PM GOOD FISHING AGAIN TODAY - MOSTLY LIMITS - MOSTLY COHO. AUGUST 2009 IS HISTORY! TIME FOR SEPTEMBER MOJO COHOS!
August 30th, 2009 10:54 PM FISHING GREAT - DITTO YESTERDAY - LAST DAY OF DAILY DERBY - STARTING 3 WEEKS OF WEKLY DERBIES TOMORROW. UP TO $1000 FOR BIGGEST KING OF THE WEEK, UP TO $500 FOR LINGCOD. GREAT TIME TO FISH - LIGHT LOADS DURING THE WEEK!
August 29th, 2009 8:15 PM OFF WE GO NORTH AGAIN - OFF COPALIS - 120 FEET - VIRTUALLY 99% COHO - NICE OCEAN MOST BOATS IN BY 1 OR 2 PM.
August 28th, 2009 7:34 PM RAIN BUT FAIRLY CALM OCEAN - FISHING GOOD - LIMITS EARLY - ALL BOATS IN BY 3 PM - MOSTLY COHO BUT SOME NICE KINGS MIXED IN - OUTER SOUTH BUOY LINE
August 27th, 2009 6:33 AM GREAT FISHING YESTERDAY RIGHT ON THE BUOY LINE! #2 BUOY. MOSTLY BIG COHO BUT MORE CHINOOK MIXED IN THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. MODERATE SWELL BUT NOT MUCH WIND. 24 DAYS LEFT IN THIS YEAR'S SALMON SEASON!
August 26th, 2009 8:13 PM SAME AS YESTERDAY - MOSTLY LIMITS - MAYBE A FEW MORE KINGS BUT SAME SIZE AS THE LARGER COHO - OK OCEAN - TUNA BOATS LEAVING TONIGHT
August 25th, 2009 10:29 PM A LITTLE SLOWER TODAY BUT MOST ALL LIMITED - BOATS BACK IN FROM NOON UNTIL 5 - VIRTUALLY ALL QUALITY COHO - BIG SWELL IN THE PM - EXPECT IT TO RECEDE BY THURSDAY
August 24th, 2009 6:50 PM GOOD WEATHER - GOOD FISHING - DITTO YESTERDAY FOR LOCATION AND QUALITY - ALMOST ALL COHO.
August 23rd, 2009 8:18 PM GOOD FISHING - LIMITS OF SALMON - NORTH - MOSTLY COHO. TUNA - GANGBUSTERS - 50 MILES STRAIGHT OUT. BIG FISH.
August 22nd, 2009 9:12 PM WINDY - ROUGH BAR - GOOD FISHING - MOSTLY LIMITS - 95% COHO - NORTH.
August 21st, 2009 8:45 PM GOOD SALMON FISHING AGAIN TODAY - VIRTUALLY ALL COHO - UP OFF PACIFIC CITY (47-08 LAT)- 90-120 FEET OF WATER. TUNA GANGBUSTERS - 50 MILES STRAIGHT OUT - BIG FISH.
August 20th, 2009 8:10 PM FISH MOVED - TOOK A WHILE TO FIND THEM - FINALLY DID - LIMITS. MORE KINGS ~ 10% OF CATCH - A LITTLE BREEZY AND SLOPPY - WEATHER IMPROVING OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
August 19th, 2009 8:12 PM SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN YESTERDAY - MOST BOATS IN BEFORE NOON WITH LIMITS OF PREDOMINANTLY COHO BUT A FEW GOT IN LATE - FLAT OCEAN. LOTS OF TUNA BOATS LEAVING TONIGHT. TUNA REPORT ON FRIDAY.
August 18th, 2009 6:46 AM DAY AFTER DAY - EARLY LIMITS - 98% COHO - BIG FISH - 10 POUND AVERAGE - DRESSED! GOOD WEATHER! VERY FEW CHINOOK.
August 17th, 2009 8:49 PM DITTO YESTERDAY EXCEPT VIRTUALLY 100% COHO. MOSTLY MOJO COHO. SOME BOATS LIMITING IN AN HOUR. FIRST BOATS BACK AROUND 9AM. ALL SALMON BOATS WERE IN BY NOON EXCEPT THOSE ON COMBO TRIPS. THIS BITE REMINDS US OF 1962, 1971, 1976, 1985, 1992, 2001......SIMPLY GANGBUSTERS GOING ON TWO WEEKS NOW! WE WISH YOU KNEW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING!
August 16th, 2009 7:49 PM ABSOLUTELY GANGBUSTERS. BEST CATCHING OF THE SEASON. ALMOST ALL BOATS IN BEFORE NOON WITH LIMTS OF 8-10 POUND (DRESSED) COHO. BIGGEST ONE WE WEIGHED - 14-3 DRESSED. A FEW KINGS TO 25. GREAT WEATHER. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?
August 15th, 2009 8:20 PM DITTO YESTERDAY ON SALMON. TUNA STRAIGHT OUT 40-45 MILES. BIG FISH - UP TO 35 LBS. PLENTY OF THEM!
August 14th, 2009 8:18 PM GOOD FISHING - NICE WEATHER - MOSTLY COHO - MOSTLY LIMITS
August 13th, 2009 7:48 PM SAME AS YESTERDAY. GREAT COHO - LOT OF THEM DRESSED OUT OVER 10 LBS - MORE CHINOOK THAN THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT MAINLY IN THE LOW TEENS DRESSED. TUNA GETTING CRANKED UP. 8-10 BOaTS LEAVING TONIGHT. WEATHER GREAT.
August 12th, 2009 8:31 PM GOOD DAY. A LITTLE SLOPPY BUT GOOD FISHING. SAME AS PAST FEW DAYS.
August 11th, 2009 8:46 PM WIND DIED DOWN - OCEAN GOT FLAT - FISH BIT LIKE CRAZY. ALL LIMITS ON SALMON ON CHARTERBOATS. GREAT QUALITY. 30+ IN THE ROUND DERBY WINNING KING.
August 10th, 2009 9:58 PM SLOPPY RAINY DAY BUT GOOD FISHING. WEATHER SHOULD STRAIGHTEN OUT FOR TOMORROW.
August 9th, 2009 8:31 PM LOOKED LIKE A BAD WEATHER DAY TO START BUT IT CALMED DOWN AND CLEARED UP. FISHING WAS VERY GOOD. MOST BOATS CAUGHT THEIR LIMITS. MOSTLY ALL COHO. SOME BOATS IN BEFORE 1 PM. ANOTHER GREAT DAY ON THE BRINEY!
August 8th, 2009 8:20 PM DANDY DAY - FLAT OCEAN WITH DRIZZLE. GANGBUSTERS FISHING. WALL TO WALL COHO UP TO 12 POUNDS DRESSED. NOT TOO MANY KINGS. MOST BOATS IN BY 2:30 PM WITH LIMITS. MOST FISHED WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF WESTPORT.
August 7th, 2009 7:49 PM DITTO YESTERDAY
August 6th, 2009 9:47 PM MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FLATEST DAY OF THE YEAR. ACRES AND ACRES OF BIRDS AND SALMON. ALL LIMITS AND IN BY 3 PM. COHO TO 12 POUNDS DRESSED, AVERAGE 8-10, CHINOOK TO 25. 90 PERCENT COHO. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR !?
August 5th, 2009 8:38 PM MOJO COHO - MANY IN THE 10-12 DRESSED WEIGHT CATEGORY - LIMITS ON VIRTUALLY ALL BOATS - ANOTHER FLAT OCEAN. YOU'RE MISSING SOME GREAT FISHING!
August 4th, 2009 9:45 PM FLAT WATER - LIMIT FISHING! THE BEAT GOES ON!
August 3rd, 2009 10:14 PM LIMITS AND NEAR LIMITS - A FEW MORE KINGS TODAY - HOPEFULLY ON THE INCREASE AGAIN!
August 2nd, 2009 7:46 PM DITTO SATURDAY EXCEPT 1.75+ CPUE MOST ALL COHO
August 1st, 2009 9:24 PM 1.5 - 1.75 FISH PER PERSON - 95% COHO. NICE OCEAN. FISHING NEAR GH BUOY.
July 31st, 2009 7:59 PM ANOTHER DANDY DAY ON THE BRINEY! FLAT OCEAN. MOSTLY LIMITS - MOSTLY COHO. DAILY DERBY WINNING KING - 26 DRESSED. GARY STYRON OF KENT WON THE $1,000 PRIZE FOR THE LARGEST CHINOOK IN THE MONTH OF JULY (40-8 DRESSED, 46 IN THE ROUND). SHOALWATER BAY CASINO SDPONSORED THAT PRIZE. CHINOOK BAG LIMIT INCREASES TO 2 TOMORROW, AUGUST 1. MOST FISHING ACTIVITY ABOUT 6 MILES OUT - JUST SOUTH OF GH BUOY. DON'T FORGET! GH CONSERVATION ZONE CLOSES TOMORROW. LIGHTHOUSE - #2 - #3 - NORTH JETTY. ALL AREA INSIDE THAT BUBBLE CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. VERY FEW FISH IN THAT ZONE TO DATE SO IT WON'T HAMPER FISHING!
July 30th, 2009 8:09 PM BANNER COHO DAY OUT AROUND GH BUOY. MOST BOATS LIMITED, SOME AS EARLY AS 11AM. AVERAGE SIZE~7-10 DRESSED. OVERCAST & CALM SEAS.
July 29th, 2009 8:07 PM BEAUTIFUL OCEAN - LOTS OF LIMITS - LOTS OF COHO - CHINOOK TOOK A BREATHER WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS.
July 28th, 2009 8:32 PM ANOTHER GOOD DAY ON THE BRINEY. AVERAGE CATCH 1.5 - 2.0, BUT CATCHING WAS AN ALL DAY AFFAIR ON A RELATIVELY FLAT OCEAN AND AN UNUSUALLY HOT (TEMPERATURE) DAY - VERY LITTLE BREEZE. LOTS OF NICE KINGS RANGING UP TO 38 IN THE ROUND. NEW LEADING COHO: 12-11 (14+ IN THE ROUND). SAME AREA - WEST OF HARBOR - 200 FEET. NO CROWDS DURING THE WEEK.
July 27th, 2009 9:14 PM GANGBUSTER CHINOOK DAY. WEIGHED 20-25 KINGS OVER 25 POUNDS DRESSED. BIGGEST ONE WITH A DERBY TICKET - 40-8(46 IN THE ROUND) - HAD ANOTHER THAT WAS 3-4 POUNDS BIGGER WITH NO DERBY TICKET(SAVED $5.00 - PROBABLY LOST $1500.00) LOTS OF LIMITS - GREAT OCEAN. DON'T WAIT TOO LONG!!! MOST FISHING IN 200 FEET OF WATER DUE WEST OF THE HARBOR.
July 26th, 2009 9:15 PM WHAT A DAY! 1.5+ SALMON PER PERSON AT LEAST - LOTS OF LIMITS. FLAT OCEAN. 80% COHO UP TO 13+ IN THE ROUND - AVERAGE 7-8. KINGS WERE JUST DANDIES. HAD 3 IN THE NEAR 40 RANGE AND A PILE OF THEM IN THE 30'S. AVERAGE TODAY CERTAINLY OVER 20 FOR THE KINGS. NEVER WEIGHED ONE UNDER 20. HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST? SORRY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW. IN ANY EVENT, WHY NOT GYBDH?! BOATS WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL AREA OF THE NORTH BOWL. (WEST OF THE HARBOR IN 35 FATHOMS).
July 25th, 2009 9:30 PM GREAT FISHING TODAY. LOTS OF KINGS IN THE CATCH (25% OR SO) - LOW TEENS TO HIGH TWENTIES. FISHING OUTSIDE GH BUOY. AVERAGE CATCH 1.5 - LIMITS.
July 24th, 2009 8:09 PM GREAT OCEAN. ALMOST ALL LIMITS. ALMOST ALL COHO. 6-10 LBS. WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR SALMON 7 DAYS PER WEEK!
July 24th, 2009 11:09 AM TUNA UPDATE - THE FISH ARE THERE - 35-60 MILES OFF THE SW WASHINGTON COAST - SO IS SOME NOT-SO-GOOD WEATHER AND THAT'S HAMPERED THE EFFORT TO DATE. ONLY TWO CHARTERBOATS HAVE TAKEN TRIPS SO FAR - GOOD CATCH RESULTS BUT TOUGH WEATHER. MORE BOATS WILL BE STARTING THEIR TUNA SEASONS THIS COMING WEEK. WITH SOME BETTER WEATHER (AND A FULL MOON COMING ON AUGUST 5) WE SHOULD BE GETTING INTO FULL SWING. STAY TUNED!
July 23rd, 2009 8:03 PM BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 PER PERSON - MOSTLY COHO. GOOD OCEAN. BOATS IN AS EARLY AS 1 AND AS LATE AS 5:30.
July 22nd, 2009 10:15 PM NOT MUCH ANGLER EFFORT TODAY. 1.5 PER PERSON - VIRTUALLY ALL COHO - FISHING JUST OUTSIDE GH ON A FAIRLY FLAT OCEAN.
July 21st, 2009 8:57 PM GREAT FISHING TODAY - MOST BOATS LIMITED, SOME AS EARLY AS NOON. NICE OCEAN.MOSTLY COHO 6-10, CHINOOK UP TO 30 IN THE ROUND.
July 20th, 2009 9:56 PM PRETTY GOOD FISHING TODAY - ABOUT 1.5 PER PERSON - NICER OCEAN BUT FOGGY - TIED OUR SEASON LEADING COHO WITH ANOTHER 11-8 DRESSED - ALSO GOT A 35-6 CHINOOK (40+ IN THE ROUND). 15 MILES NORTH - 150 FEET OF WATER.
July 19th, 2009 8:24 PM FISHING - SO-SO - WEATHER NW LUMP - BETTER DAY TOMORROW - SALMON FISHING NOW OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK
July 16th, 2009 9:02 AM SAME RESULTS AS YESTERDAY - SAME GENERAL AREA - FISH WERE THERE BUT DIDN'T BITE WELL. 2-3 BOATS GOT LIMITS - MOST WERE IN THE 1 PER RANGE. BETTER DAYS TO COME. SALMON OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK AFTER THIS SATURDAY (JULY 18).
July 15th, 2009 9:16 PM HO HUM FOR SOME - YAHOO FOR OTHERS - ABOUT A FISH PER ROD TODAY BUT THE AVERAGE WAS MADE UP OF THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM FROM LIMITS TO 4-5 FISH ON A BOAT. ERRATIC, TO SAY THE LEAST - WEATHER DIDN'T HELP - COLD, FOGGY, & A NW SLOP. BETTER TOMORROW LET'S HOPE.
July 14th, 2009 10:06 PM ANOTHER GREAT DAY - ALL BUT A FEW COMBO BOATS LIMITED - SOME AS EARLY AS 10AM! CALM SEAS! FISHING PRIMARILY NORTH OFF OCEAN SHORES IN 150 FEET OF WATER.
July 13th, 2009 8:37 PM NOT QUITE GANGBUSTERS, BUT CLOSE! MOSTLY LIMITS - 80% COHO - WEIGHED A 13 POUND COHO IN THE ROUND TODAY! NEW CHINOOK DERBY LEADER - 37 IN THE ROUND 33-7 DRESSED. FISHING RIGHT OUT FRONT ON OUR DOORSTEP - AND BEAUTIFUL WEATHER - FLAT OCEAN, DRIZZLE NOW AND THEN. BETTER THINK ABOUT GETTING DOWN HERE!
July 12th, 2009 8:58 PM GREAT FISHING - LOTS OF LIMITS - 80-90% COHO - KINGS TO 28, AVG 14-15, COHO TO 11.5 - AVG 6-8 - WEST OF THE HARBOR IN 150 FEET OF WATER. RAIN, BUT A FLAT OCEAN.
July 9th, 2009 10:49 PM EXCELLENT WEATHER - EXCELLENT FISHING - MOSTLY LIMITS - WILLAPA WHISTLER - 80/20 COHO - FIRST BOATS IN AT NOON (BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MR. BENSON!)
July 8th, 2009 7:45 PM PRETTY GOOD FISHING TODAY. SOME BOATS LIMITED, SOME GOT ONE AROUND. ABOUT 80% COHO. WEATHER GETTING BETTER. SHOULD BE A GOOD DAY TOMORROW.
July 6th, 2009 10:21 PM BETTER WEATHER - 20 BOATS FISHING SALMON - ALL LIMITS! MOSTLY COHO UP TO 8 LBS DRESSED. A FEW KINGS TO 25 DRESSED.
July 5th, 2009 7:55 PM STIFF SOUTHERLY WIND BUT GOOD FISHING - MOSTLY LIMITS - MOSTLY COHO
July 2nd, 2009 10:19 PM KINGS - 50% - WEIGHED A 38 IN THE ROUND. LOTS OF 20'S. AVERAGE ABOUT 16. NOT MANY COHO TODAY. BOTTOMFISHING TOMORROW AND SATURDAY - BACK TO SALMON ON SUNDAY!
July 1st, 2009 8:29 PM STILL A TOUGH OCEAN WIND WISE, BUT GETTING BETTER. ABOUT A FISH PER PERSON TODAY AND ABOUT A THIRD KINGS. SALMON TOMORROW, BOTTOMFISHING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THEN BACK TO SALMON ON SUNDAY.
June 29th, 2009 3:37 PM With the exception of 3 vessels, most cancelled their trips today due to weather. Tomorrow (Tuesday) looks marginal. Wednesday? We'll see.
June 28th, 2009 8:50 PM WINDY AND THEN SOME - TOUGH OPENING DAY FOR FISHING BUT THE CATCHING WAS PRETTY GOOD ANYWAY FOR THE HARDY. MANY BOATS LIMITED. OTHERS HAD A ROUND. AVERAGE ~ 1.5. GOOD WEATHER WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN LIMITS ACROSS THE BOARD. GONNA BE A GOOD SEASON! CALL YOUR FAVORITE CHARTER SERVICE.
June 27th, 2009 8:42 PM SALMON STARTS TOMORROW!!!!
June 24th, 2009 1:20 PM SALMON SEASON OPENS SUNDAY - JUNE 28 - FINALLY!!!. WE'RE HEARING (FROM OUR BOTTOMFISH TRIPS AND COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN) THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF SALMON OUT THERE, PARTICULARLY COHO. SALMON SEASON WILL RUN SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE FIRST 3 WEEKS (THROUGH THURSDAY, JULY 23) AND THEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK STARTING FRIDAY, JULY 24, UNTIL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.
THE DIRECTED HALIBUT SEASON WILL BE OPEN ONE MORE SUNDAY (JUNE 28) AND THEN CLOSE FOR THE YEAR. THE INSIDE AREA, NORTH OF 46-58 LATITUDE AND EAST OF 124-30 LONGITUDE WILL REMAIN OPEN THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 OR QUOTA.
June 10th, 2009 1:11 PM PER CONFERENCE CALL WITH WDFW - HALIBUT SEASON IN WESTPORT WILL BE OPEN AT LEAST TWO MORE SUNDAYS: JUNE 14 AND JUNE 21.
WEATHER AND FISHING FOR BOTH HALIBUT AND GROUNDFISH HAS BEEN GOOD THIS WEEK. SALMON OPENS ON JUNE 28.
May 26th, 2009 6:58 PM HALIBUT SEASON WILL BE OPEN AT LEAST TWO MORE SUNDAYS IN WESTPORT. MAY 31 AND JUNE 7.
May 24th, 2009 10:27 PM We upped the ante in the Halibut Derby today with a 106 pounder caught by Mark Strbiak of Seattle fishing on the Ranger (Captain Don Davenport / Ocean Charters). Mark won $500 and now leads the pack for the $1,000 grand prize sponsored by "Eat on the Wild Side". (That's the marketing arm of Fishing Vessel Owners Association and Deep Sea Fishermen's Union. Those are the commercial fishing folks that catch the Alaska halibut you can buy at the market or in most northwest restaurants.) Mark's fish was not the biggest today, though. Justin Werry caught a 159 pounder (1-5-9) but unfortunately had not purchased a derby ticket!!! Justin was fishing on the Sea Angel (Captain Brian Mirante / Westport Charters). That's the biggest halibut ever caught on a charterboat in Westport in my memory. We had a 140 pounder about 16-17 years ago and there is a rumor of a 150. Looks like Halibut will last at least a few more weeks (Sundays only though). Our best estimate is that May 31 is guaranteed. June 7 very probable and June 14 very possible. There's plenty of space available on charter boats next Sunday - call your favorite charter service!
May 17th, 2009 8:01 AM HALIBUT FISHING REMAINS GOOD - FISH ARE GETTING BIGGER BY THE TRIP. 75 POUNDER WON DERBY TODAY. $500 FOR PHIL GREGER OF CHEHALIS. NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 24, IS THE NEXT OPEN HALIBUT DAY. CALL YOUR FAVORITE CHARTER SERVICE!
May 14th, 2009 5:27 PM Halibut is improving by the trip - fish are steadily getting bigger. 67 pounder now leads the derby. WDFW reports that 17,633 lbs were caught through Tuesday, May 12. That leaves 23,109 lbs in quota. Halibut openings are as follows: Sunday May 17 - guaranteed, Sunday May 24 - guaranteed, Sunday May 31 - tentative. May 31 will be decided on May 26 and posted at that time. Lingcod fishing continues to be good when weather is good.
May 9th, 2009 12:13 AM GOOD LINGCOD FISHING TODAY - NEW SEASON DERBY LEADER - 33-2 - HALIBUT OPEN AGAIN TOMORROW AND TUESDAY. HALIBUT WILL MOST LIKELY LAST THROUGH MAY (AT LEAST) - (OPEN DATES IN MAY ARE THUS MAY 10, 12, 17, 24, 31) - 5,000 POUNDS (OUT OF A 40,000 POUND QUOTA) CAUGHT ON OPENING DAY LAST WEEK - STAY TUNED!
May 4th, 2009 1:17 PM Halibut season opened yesterday in Westport. Most folks got their 'but. A 46 pounder took the daily derby - $500 prize. Tuesday's fishing has been cancelled due to a horrible weather forecast. Our next Halibut days are Sunday, May 10, Tuesday, May 12, and probably Sunday, May 17. The May 17 date will be decided on Thursday, May 14 and by evening it will be posted here on our fishing report page. Stay tuned and pray for better weather! Contact your charter service for more specific information.
April 19th, 2009 10:58 AM THE OCEAN WAS LIKE A BIG LAKE SUNDAY! GREAT WEATHER - GREAT FISHING - LIMITS OF ROCKFISH AND LINGCOD (UP TO 20 POUNDS). IT'S TIME TO MAKE THAT TRIP YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL WINTER! WHALES ARE SHOWING TOO!
April 11th, 2009 9:08 PM BOTTOMFISHING TODAY. LIMITS OF ROCKFISH. LINGCOD UP TO 17 LBS. 22 LB LING WON WEEKLY DERBY (KLAUS CLARK OF OLYMPIA WON $500!) TOUGH WEATHER BUT FISHABLE. SALMON SEASON REGULATIONS ARE SET AND POSTED ON OUR WEB-SITE. IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT ONE! HALIBUT STARTS 3 WEEKS!
March 28th, 2009 7:56 PM Well, we've been fishing for a couple of weeks now for Rockfish and Lingcod - weather permitting, that is! Still waiting for the rumored global warming to hit Westport. Rockfish limits on days out have been the rule. Lingcod fishing okay when the weather's really good. 22 pounder leading the derby so far. Boats are fishing 7 days per week. Halibut starts on May 3 and all bets are on a June 28 salmon opener. Major run of Coho this year. Chinook about the same as 2008. Stay tuned!
