By Kevin Klein 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 […]
By Kevin Kline Blackmouth fishing continues to be fair in the ‘Juan’s. Silver Horde 3” Kingfisher Spoon’s have been hot for us. Make sure and keep those hooks extra sharp, as spoons have a tendency to torque out of a fish’s mouth more than a bait rig or hootchie. I lost a very big fish […]
The 13th annual Roche Harbor Salmon Classic took place last weekend. Fishing was pretty darn slow for most anglers. Blake Stiller from Anacortes led most of the day Friday and almost all of Saturday with a 16.6lber. While everyone tried to stay awake on Saturday during long dry spells, things got real exciting real quick in the last 30 minutes. With […]
By Kevin Klein Salmon are still biting in the San Juan’s, depending on time and tide. You just have to be at the right place at the right time, and that takes knowledge gained from experience. Kings keep showing up in good numbers. There are definitely more and bigger Chinook this year than last. Larger […]
By Kevin Klein We had the good fortune of being able to jump on our friends Spud and Kathy’s boat for the Riviera Boats rendezvous last weekend at Roche Harbor. On Saturday morning the participants proceeded single file out Mosquito Pass, past Open Bay and into Haro Strait for a “V” formation run and helicopter video shoot. […]
By Kevin Klein Ling’s are gone, but Prawn’s rock on in the ‘Juan’s! Parts of Marine Area 7 are still open for spot prawn’s. Other than that, it’s tick…tick…Boom! to July 1st, and the opener of summer salmon. This is a pink year, so expect the freestyle floating fiberglass flotilla hatch that happens every odd […]
Halibut, ling and prawns rock on in the ‘Juan’s. No salmon for slammin’, but the rest are ‘jammin! The halibut have mostly been coming on anchor, and the prawns like 300’ plus, depending on location. Pictures: Andy Holman duked it out and finally decked this bruiser flattie last weekend. He showed it who is boss […]
It’s that time of year in the San Juan’s…ling, halibut, and prawns. Halibut and prawns are open on selective dates, so read the regs before you go. Last Friday’s opener was pretty good for flatties, and prawns have been productive, depending on where you are. I like to bust out the tuna heads from last […]
The 2014 Resurrection Derby recently took place in Friday Harbor. This is a two day event held on Friday December 5th and Saturday the 6th, put on by Puget Sound Angler’s Fidalgo-San Juan Islands Chapter. All proceeds from this event go to salmon enhancement projects in the San Juan Islands. The is a selective fishery […]
By Kevin Klein Well, that’s a wrap for summer and fall fishing in Marine Area 7 in the San Juan Islands. October 31 was the last day for salmon, but crabbing is still open. We had some bursts of catching, but overall, this fishing season was not as good as in recent years. Most of the […]
