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Sunday, August 31, 2003
HERE'S THE LATEST REPORT FROM NEAH BAY..... LABOR DAY SUNDAY.....
THE FISHING CONTINUES TO BE DYNAMITE !!! AS FOR KINGS, THE ARE
STILL AT BLUE DOT .... AND UMATILLA ..... KEN BOKO'S BOAT NAILED THEM YESTERDAY
WITH THE LARGEST ONE PULLING THE SCALES DOWN TO 45 POUNDS....... THEY
ALSO HAD A 38 POUNDER...... CAUGHT ON HOOCHIES......WE HEARD REPORTS OF
16 TO 17 POUND COHO OFF SHORE ...... THERE ARE LOTS OF FISH IN THE STRAITS
OFF WAADAH ISLAND...... 1/2 MILE TO MID CHANNEL....... THE COHO ARE 5 TO 8 LBS...
AND YES, WE STILL HAVE PINKS WHICH ARE PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL FUN.WE HAVE A BIT OF FOG FROM TIME TO TIME...... AND A WESTLY BREEZE THAT MAKES
FOR INTERESTING FISHING WITH BUCKTAIL FLIES........ THE CHOP SEEMS TO
GET THE FISH EXCITED & THEY REALLY SLAM THOSE FLIES........ TRY THE AREA
OUTSIDE OF WAADAH ....... THE FISH ARE HITTING ALL DAY LONG...... BE SURE TO
TRY IT ..... IT IS A BLASH........ !! THIS FLY TROLLING IN THE AUTUM HAS
A LONG TRADITION AT BIG SALMON & NEAH BAY...... SO, TRY IT !GIVE US A TOLL FREE CALL AT 1-866-787-1900
Thursday, August 28, 2003
THE TREMENDOUS SALMON CATCHING CONTINUES OUT OF BIG SALMON AT NEAH BAY.
THE HUGE KINGS ARE STILL SLAMMING GEAR AT BLUE DOT. THE BIGGEST WHITE KING
THIS WEEK WAS A 48 POUNDER. WE HAD SEVERAL IN THE MID 40'S. THESE GIANTS ARE
FEEDING ON THE EXTENSIVE SCHOOLS OF SARDINES OFF THE CAPE AND ARE GETTING
FATTER EVERY DAY. ANGLERS ARE USING COYOTE SPOONS BEHIND FLASHERS....
OTHERS ARE USING GREENISH BLUE SQUIDS.....REMEMBER, THESE FISH ARE
OCEAN FRESH AND POWERFUL....... WHEN THEY ARE HOOKED THEY TAKE OFF FOR
JAPAN..... SO, YOU BETTER HAVE LOTS OF LINE !!!THE COHOS ARE IN THE STRAITS NOW...... RIGHT OFF WAADAH ISLAND......
THE PINKS ARE THERE TOO & ANGLERS ARE LIMITING. A FAST TROLL PRODUCES
MORE COHO......SLOWER ANGLING WITH HERRING TENDS TO PRODUCE MORE PINKS.
AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN RETAIN 3 PINKS ..... OR TWO COHO AND ONE PINK......
FOR A THREE FISH LIMIT.SOME FOLKS ARE HAMMERING BLACK ROCK FISH NEAR TATOOSH ISLAND. LIMITS ARE
COMMON. CASTING LEAD HEADED JIGS IS THE BEST BET.BIG SALMON DERBY DAYS CONTINUES...... IT'S A BLAST...... WE'RE HOPING TO SEE A
FIFTY POUNDER TAKE THE KING PRIZE THIS WEEKEND..... COME ON UP & GIVE IT A
TRY. $500 IS THE KING PRIZE.... $250 FOR THE LARGEST COHO...$100 FOR THE
LARGEST LING COD !!!THE WEATHER IS NICE..... PATCHY FOG.....AFTERNOON BREEZE.....BLUE SKIES...
CALM SEAS.....CALL US TOLL FREE AT 1-866-787-1900 FOR CHARTER & MOORAGE RESERVATIONS.
AND YES, WE HAVE KICKER BOATS FOR RENT....WITH OR WITHOUT AN OUTBOARD.HOPE TO SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND !!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
THE FABULOUS FISHING AT NEAH BAY CONTINUES !!!
ONE OF OUR BIG SALMON "REGULARS" SAID IT ALL THIS AFTERNOON:
"HEY FOLKS, I'M TOTALLY, ABSOLUTELY WORN OUT !! I CAUGHT SO MANY
FISH THIS WEEK THAT MY ARMS ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF !! (HE'S FROM CLALLAM
BAY AND LOVES FISHING OUT OF BIG SALMON !!!) ANYWAY, HE NAILED A
46 POUND KING.... A BIG, BRIGHT SLAB..... AT BLUE DOT. AS FOR COHOES
AND PINKS, HE HIT THEM FROM WAADAH ISLAND TO TATOOSH.Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
BIG SALMON "DERBY DAYS" CONTINUES !!!!
HERE ARE THE LUCKY WINNERS OF THIS WEEKEND'S DERBY
$500 TO MR. PAUL SEILER FOR HIS 32.75 POUND KING
$250 TO MS. SHELLEY BROGDON FOR HER 13.25 POUND COHO
$100 TO DAN / KATHY SPROUFFSKE FOR THE LARGEST LING --- 24 AND 22.75 POUJNDS
THE HEART BREAK AWARD GOES TO MR. JEFF SHUFFELEN AND MR. DAVE PARKER
FOR THEIR EFFORTS..... THEY BOATED TWO MONSTER KINGS .....
48 POUNDS ..... AND 47 POUNDS....... AND RAN ALL THE WAY FROM
BLUE DOT TO OUR OFFICIAL SCALE AT BIG SALMON ....... UNFORTUNATELY
THEY MISSED THE 6:00 PM CUT OFF...... BUT THEY HAD A GREAT FISHING
TRIP NEVER THE LESS !!!THE KINGS ARE STILL AROUND .... MR & MRS FRANK YOUNG NAILED TWO BEAUTIES
YESTERDAY.....ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF TATOOSH.OTHERS ARE FINDING KINGS AT TABLE TOP AND BLUE DOT..... THE PACE HAS SLOWED
FROM THE RED HOT ACTION WE HAD EARLIER, BUT THERE ARE SOME MONSTER
KINGS OUT THERE ......SO, IT'S WORTH TRYING.CLOSER IN, THE PINKS ARE STILL AROUND..... AND SO ARE THE COHO......ANGLERS
ARE HAVING GOOD SUCCESS AROUND THE WHISTLE BOUY AND INSIDE THE STRAIT.
KICKER ANGLERS ARE DOING QUITE WELL JUST OUTSIDE WAAHDAH ISLAND.GIVE US A CALL TOLL FREE FOR MOORAGE & CHARTER RESERVATIONS 1-866-787-1900
Thursday, August 21, 2003
THE FABULOUS FISHING AT NEAH BAY CONTINUES !!!!
LAST WEEKEND'S DERBY WINNERS ARE :
JASON HENNIG --- $500.00 FOR HIS 40 POUND KING --- (DRESSED WEIGHT !)
BEN EDMISTON --- $250.00 FOR HIS 16 POUND COHO --- ( DRESSED WEIGHT!)
SCOTT DAVIS --- $100.00 FOR HIS 23 POUND LING COD
THE DERBY CONTINUES..... COME & JOIN IN THE FUN !!!
WE'VE SEEN SOME MONSTER KINGS THIS WEEK.... 45 & 43 LBS --- ROUND WEIGHT
SOME OF THE COHO ARE WHOPPERS ---- WE SEEN COHO TO 18 POUNDS THIS
WEEK, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THEM ARE 7 TO 9 LBS ----THE PINKS CONTINUE TO RUN IN FRONT OF TOWN ---- JUST OUTSIDE THE ISLAND....
WE'VE SEEN SOME NICE HALIBUT FROM THE "OTHER SIDE" ( CANADA) THIS WEEK...
THE LARGEST SLAB WEIGHED 110 LBS.AND THE ROCK FISHING CONTINUES TOO.....IT CAN BE HOT AT TIMES !!
WE HAVE KICKER BOATS FOR RENT..... WITH OR WITHOUT A MOTOR.....AND WE HAVE
CHARTER SPACE & MOORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE.THIS WEEKEND IS THE FABULOUS "MAKAH DAYS" CELEBRATION..... BRING THE ENTIRE
FAMILIY FOR A TERRIFIC TIME !!!CALL US TOLL FREE ----1-866-787-1900
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
NEWS FLASH !!! NEWS FLASH !!!
BIG SALMON "DERBY DAYS" STARTS THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 15TH AND WILL CONTINUE
EACH WEEKEND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE SEASON.WE WILL HAVE DERBYS EACH WEEKEND --- FRIDAY + SATURDAY + UNTIL NOON SUNDAY.
1. LARGEST KING SALMON $500.00
2. LARGEST COHO SALMON $250.00
3. LARGEST LING COD $100.00
IT SHOULD BE A BLAST !!! THE ENTRY FEE IS $15.00 FOR EACH THREE DAY
WEEKEND OF COMPETITION.CALL NOW FOR RESERVATIONS --- TOLL FREE --- 1-866-787-1900
FISHING CONTINUES TO BE EXCELLENT..... DEBBIE, OUR WDFW FISH CHECKER
SAYS THAT PINK FISHING IS FABULOUS.... FOLKS ARE CATCHING THEIR
3 FISH RIGHT IN FRONT OF WAHDAH ISLAND....... SHE SAID THAT SHE
CHECKED A 20 POUND COHO THE OTHER DAY......AND SEVERAL
OTHER COHOES THAT WERE 17 & 18 POUNDS. SHE SAID THAT THE WHITE KINGS
ARE STILL HITTING OFF UMATILLA.... NOT AS HOT AS BEFORE, BUT NEW
FISH ARE COMING IN WITH EVERY TIDE.