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Salmon hit Tailwaggers, hootchies

By Kevin Klein

Kurt Kettel put this big bad Blackmouth in the boat on a beautiful day last week.
Kurt Kettel put this big bad Blackmouth in the boat on a beautiful day last week.

Salmon fishing has picked up a bit in the ‘Juan’s, depending on where you’re fishing. The weather has cooperated as well.
Silver Horde Tailwaggers and 3” Kingfisher light spoons have been productive. We’ve also had more luck on hootchies this winter  than in years past. I’ve been fishing the Lurecharge, voltage-tuned hootchies with success.
Rustie Mager weighed in this 16.72lber to move into 2nd behind Vicki Klein’s 18.72lber in the Frank Wilson Memorial Blackmouth Derby. Rustie also takes the weekly prize, a $50 gift certificate from King’s Marine in Friday Harbor. The ladies now occupy the top two spots…looks like I might have to change my name to Kaitlyn if I want to crack to top three. Oh wait…That’s been done.
Rustie Mager weighed in this 16.72lber to move into 2nd behind Vicki Klein’s 18.72lber in the Frank Wilson Memorial Blackmouth Derby. Rustie also takes the weekly prize, a $50 gift certificate from King’s Marine in Friday Harbor. The ladies now occupy the top two spots…looks like I might have to change my name to Kaitlyn if I want to crack to top three. Oh wait…That’s been done.

It’s hard to tell if the squid are working better this year, or if it’s just that we’re fishing them more. The more you’ve got something working in the water, the more chances you will have of dragging it in front of a biter.