Untitled DocumentSeptember 1st, 2008 8:42 PM GOOD SALMON FISHING OVER THE WEEKEND - LOTS OF LIMITS - MOSTLY COHO - 10-14 - WEIGHED A 19 IN THE ROUND. TUNA GOOD OFF THE WILLAPA ABOUT 30 MILES - 40 MILES FROM WESTPORT DOCK. GOOD SCORES - BIG FISH - DERBY WINNER WAS 41-14 LAST WEEK. ROCKFISH LIMITS AND A FEW LINGS TO 20+ ON BOTTOMFISHING TRIPS. SALMON 7 DAYS PER WEEK THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 (OR QUOTA). TUNA AND BOTTOMFISHING THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER AT LEAST.
August 25th, 2008 8:12 PM GOOD FISHING TODAY - NEAR LIMITS - MOSTLY COHO. WEATHER OK FOR TOMORROW - CHARTERS CANCELLING FOR WEDNESDAY DUE TO BAD WEATHER PREDICTION. TUNA BOATS LEAVING TONIGHT AND WILL RETURN TUESDAY NIGHT - TUNA ARE CLOSE 35-45 MILES - GOOD SCORES - SALMON SEASON WILL GO TO 7 DAYS PER WEEK STARTING FRIDAY, AUGUST 26. SCHEDULED LAST SALMON DAY - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.
August 24th, 2008 8:26 PM WEATHER FRONT WENT THROUGH - NO BOATS OUT TODAY - SALMON STARTS BACK UP TOMORROW - WHAT TO EXPECT? - WE'LL LET YOU KNOW TOMORROW NIGHT - TUNA TRIPS THAT CAME IN LATE SATURDAY DID VERY WELL - BIG FISH - 40-45 MILE WSW OF WESTPORT - MORE TUNA TRIPS LEAVING MONDAY - UPDATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY
August 21st, 2008 5:50 PM STORM GONE BY - BOTTOMFISHING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY - SUNDAY SALMON WEATHER LOOKS MARGINAL!
August 19th, 2008 6:48 PM FISHED PART OF THE DAY TODAY. ALL BOATS IN BY 2 PM. GOOD FISHING BUT BAD WEATHER PICKING UP. MOST CHARTER SERVICES HAVE CANCELLED TRIPS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO STORMY CONDITIONS AND HIGH SWELLS. SALMON FISHING WILL RESUME SUNDAY WITH HOPEFULLY MUCH BETTER WEATHER. TUNA TRIPS CANCELLED THROUGH FRIDAY AM.
August 17th, 2008 11:17 PM GOOD FISHING TODAY - MOSTLY COHO - 10LB AVG - A FEW KINGS TO 32 LBS DRESSED (NO DERBY TICKET) - WEATHER OK - STORM COMING IN ON TUESDAY - NO REPORT ON TUNA
August 11th, 2008 8:58 PM NICE OCEAN - DRIZZLE IN THE AM - SUNNY PM - LESS THAN A ROUND BUT NICE QUALITY - KINGS TO 33 - COHO TO 14. SEASON WILL PROBABLY GO TO 7 DAYS PER WEEK STARTING FRIDAY, AUGUST 15.
August 10th, 2008 8:35 PM GREAT LAST THURSDAY, SO-SO TODAY. ABOUT A FISH PER PERSON MOSTLY KINGS UP TO 28 IN THE ROUND. COHO TO 14. MOST BOATS FISHING SOUTH. SOME DID WELL ON THE NORTH BEACH. REMINDER! - GH CONSERVATION ZONE IS NOW CLOSED - INSIDE A LINE DRAWN FROM THE WESTPORT LIGHTHOUSE TO #2 BUOY TO #3 BUOY TO THE NORTH JETTY.
August 7th, 2008 7:59 PM WHAT'S BETTER THAN GOOD? GANGBUSTERS!! THAT'S HOW FISHING WAS TODAY. ALL LIMITS - SOME BOATS IN EARLY. MOSTLY KINGS UP TO 38 POUNDS ON CHARTER BOATS. AVERAGE MID-TEENS+. COHO TO 16 POUNDS (NEW COHO LEADER - 14 DRESSED). FISHING OFF WILLAPA. HOPE THEY'RE STILL THERE ON SUNDAY! WEIGHED A 44 POUNDER OFF A PRIVATE BOAT. DON'T YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME? COME ON DOWN!
August 3rd, 2008 10:11 PM OK SALMON FISHING - 1 PER ROD - 50/50 CHINOOK/COHO - COHO UP TO 13-15 DRESSED - CHINOOK UP TO 22 DRESSED - STRAIGHT OUT - TUNA GOOD ON SATURDAY BUT NOT THIS MORNING - NEXT WAVE OF TRIPS WILL BE SEARCHING AGAIN - WEATHER OK IN THE PM - ROUGH THIS MORNING
July 31st, 2008 9:26 PM NOT A BAD DAY TODAY - 1-1.5 SALMON PER PERSON - 50/50 COHO/CHINOOK - GREAT QUALITY. MOST BOATS FISHED SOUTH - 20-30 MILES BUT THOSE THAT STAYED IN FRONT DID AS WELL. HWI KIM OF FEDERAL WAY WON $1,000.00 FOR THE LARGEST CHINOOK IN JULY. HIS FISH DRESSED OUT AT 32-13. CONGRATULATIONS, HWI! HOPEFULLY GREAT FISHING SUNDAY.
July 27th, 2008 11:21 PM FAIR FISHING TODAY. SOUTH BOWL AREA. AVERAGE AROUND 1 PER PERSON-MOSTLY KINGS TO 37 LBS (AVG -12-16, LOTS OF 20'S). DRIZZLE IN THE AM - SUNNY IN THE PM. SHOULD BE GOOD TOMORROW - TUESDAY WEATHER FORECAST NOT GOOD.
July 25th, 2008 4:10 PM HOT OFF THE PRESS! THREE TUNA CHARTER BOATS COMING IN TODAY WITH 150-200 TUNA PER BOAT. FISHING IS 70 MILES SW AND SLOWLY GETTING CLOSER. BEST TIME TO GO? ANY TIME! THE SEASON IS UNDERWAY!
July 24th, 2008 11:25 PM VERY POOR SALMON FISHING THE PAST FEW DAYS - LAST WEEK WESTPORT AVERAGED ABOUT ONE FISH PER ROD. THIS WEEK NOT SO GOOD. SEEMS THAT THE FISH ARE THERE BUT JUST NOT BITING GOOD. HOPEFULLY BETTER SUNDAY. HALF OF THE WESTPORT CHINOOK QUOTA LEFT TO BE CAUGHT; TWO-THIRDS OF THE COHO QUOTA LEFT TO GO. SEASON WILL GO INTO MID AUGUST AT LEAST. NEXT REPORT SUNDAY EVENING.
July 20th, 2008 8:41 PM VERY NICE DAY ON THE OCEAN. A FEW FOLKS CAUGHT THEIR LIMITS. MANY HAD ONE. FEW COHO TODAY, LOTS OF NICE KINGS UP TO 35 IN THE ROUND. WE HAD A 32-7 (dressed) WITH NO DERBY TICKET. A 27-13(dressed) WON THE DAILY $500 PRIZE. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE READ THAT WESTPORT HAS CAUGHT 73% OF THEIR CHINOOK GUIDELINE TO DATE. NOT TRUE. WDFW HAS PUBLISHED A PERCENTAGE BASED ON FALSE INFORMATION. THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS THAT LESS THAN HALF OF WESTPORT'S GUIDELINE HAD BEEN LANDED THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 13. CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT THE SEASON WILL LAST WELL BEYOND MID-AUGUST. I'M SURE THEY'LL CORRECT THEIR WEB-SITE SOON.
July 19th, 2008 10:47 AM TODAY IS SATURDAY. It's a ROCKFISH/LINGCOD day. Tomorrow is SUNDAY. Back to SALMON FISHING. Pure salmon AND Salmon/rockfish COMBO trips. There are a BUNCH of rumors going around that the salmon season is closed or will be closing soon. NOT TRUE - NOT EVEN CLOSE! Our quotas are small this year and that led to the anticipation of a short season but angler trips have been VERY low. Fishing is relatively good compared to the last couple of years, particularly for KINGS....and the Coho catch is on the increase....but few people are taking advantage of it. Starting Monday, July 14, Westport still had over 50% of it's KING quota left to go(after a June 1 start) and over 80% of it's COHO quota to go! Catch rates could double or triple and we'd still get through mid-August. LET'S NOT LEAVE THESE (predominantly) HATCHERY FISH on the table, folks, let's catch them!
July 16th, 2008 8:22 PM FINALLY! NICE WEATHER! A CALM SEA. PRETTY GOOD FISHING TODAY - A LITTLE HEAVY ON THE COHO BUT SOME FOLKS HAD 2 CHINOOK IN THEIR BAG. CHINOOK AVERAGING 12-14 POUNDS - COHO 8-10. MOST BOATS FISHED DOWN BELOW THE WILLAPA IN 200 FEET OF WATER BUT I HEARD A RUMOR OF SOME FISH ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN HERE AND THERE.
July 15th, 2008 10:24 PM ABOUT A ROUND TODAY. HEAVY ON THE COHO BUT VERY NICE QUALITY! WE WEIGHED A 12-7 DRESSED! AVERAGE 8-9. NICE MORNING - WINDY IN THE PM. FISHING IN 180 FT A LITTLE SOUTH OF THE WILLAPA WHISTLER. 25 POUND KING WON THE DAILY DERBY.
July 14th, 2008 8:21 PM LESS WIND TODAY. BETTER FISHING THAN YESTERDAY - HEAVY TOWARD THE COHO. NICE QUALITY - LOTS OF LIMITS.
July 13th, 2008 9:33 PM SOMEWHAT TOUGH WEATHER TODAY BUT PRETTY GOOD FISHING. MOSTLY COHO UP TO 12 POUNDS IN THE ROUND - AVERAGE 8-9. CHINOOK UP TO 28 IN THE ROUND. MOST ACTION IN 35-40 FATHOMS OFF CAPE SHOALWATER.
July 11th, 2008 9:29 PM SALMON STARTS UP AGAIN SUNDAY. TOMORROW IS A BOTTOMFISHING DAY AS WAS TODAY. OUR LEADING LINGCOD FOR THE WEEKLY $500 PRIZE IS 20-12 CAUGHT TODAY BY LEVI CARROLL OF WENATCHEE. WE ALSO WEIGHED A 33-14 WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A NEW SEASON LEADER HAD A DERBY TICKET BEEN PURCHASED. SAVED $5 BUT MISSED OUT ON A POTENTIAL $2,000!
July 9th, 2008 8:34 PM TOUGH WEATHER - MODERATE TO STRONG NW WIND - STILL LOTS OF CHINOOK IN THE AREA - SOME LIMITS. SEASON BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE IT'LL RUN THROUGH THE END OF JULY AT LEAST. NO LACK OF FISH BUT DEFINITELY A LACK OF ANGLERS! LOOK FOR SOME HOT FISHING WHEN THE WIND DIES DOWN.
July 7th, 2008 10:02 AM CATCH PER PERSON IN THE 3/4 RANGE - 50/50 COHO & CHINOOK - SLOPPY OCEAN. CURRENT RUNNING OUT OF THE SOUTH - WIND COMING OUT OF THE NORTH - 8 FOOT SWELL FROM THE WEST - SHOULD BE BETTER BY TUESDAY. SEASON PREDICTED TO LAST AT LEAST THROUGH JULY 17, PROBABLY LONGER
July 5th, 2008 8:58 PM COLD, WINDY, WET DAY ON THE BRINEY. ROCKFISH LIMITS FOR THE HARDY. FEW LINGCOD - LOTS OF CURRENT. START SALMON AGAIN TOMORROW. MAX EBB AT 8 AM - 9 FOOT SWELL. IMPROVING WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
July 4th, 2008 2:30 PM Today and tomorrow are bottomfish-only days. Currently showers and south wind 10-20. Salmon fishing on Wednesday and Thursday cooled down from the red-hot fishing on Sunday(29) and monday. Fish moved - boats scattered, mostly out to 200' of water straight outside Sunday's area. Sunday's forecast? No way to know! Next report Sunday afternoon.
June 30th, 2008 8:31 PM JUNE 30 ANOTHER GREAT DAY ON THE BRINEY - MOSTLY LIMITS - MOSTLY KINGS 12-18
June 28th, 2008 8:01 PM SALMON FISHING TODAY - BEST IN YEARS - LIMITS OF KINGS - 10-25 POUND RAND - AVERAGE MID-HIGH TEENS. BIT LIKE GANGBUSTERS!
June 27th, 2008 10:32 AM Much better fishing success this week ending yesterday, Thursday, 6/26. Best day of the season yesterday. Mostly limits (Two(2)) of Kings up to 40+. Average in the teens. You may have read that the King bag limit goes back to One on Sunday. A major NW Paper got it wrong. The limit for the duration of the season is TWO SALMON of ANY SPECIES. You can keep 2 Chinook or 2 Coho, or 1 of each. (And don't forget: Coho must have a healed adipose fin clip) The fishing week is Sunday through Thursday. If your considering a trip this year the time to come is NOW!
June 20th, 2008 1:45 PM GOOD NEWS! STARTING SUNDAY, JUNE 22, THE CHINOOK BAG LIMIT WILL BE RAISED TO TWO(2)PER PERSON IN WESTPORT (The same will apply to Areas 1, 3, and 4, except the date will be tomorrow, Saturday, June 21.)
June 19th, 2008 8:18 PM WEATHER MUCH BETTER - FISHING MUCH BETTER - LIMITS OF KINGS THE PAST FEW DAYS. CLOSE TO HOME. HALIBUT IS OVER EXCEPT FOR INCIDENTALS ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
May 31st, 2008 9:48 PM THE WEATHER IS NICE. HALIBUT IS STILL OPEN. CHINOOK FISHING STARTS TOMORROW. SOME CHARTERBOATS ARE TAKING HALIBUT-SALMON COMBOS. MY ONLY QUESTION IS: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
May 26th, 2008 7:30 PM Fishing for Halibut remains open at Westport on Sundays and Tuesdays through late June. Fishing for Rockfish and Lingcod continues to produce lots of limits. Salmon opens on June 1. Time to start planning that trip!
May 1st, 2008 10:09 PM HALIBUT HAS BEGUN! TODAY WAS THE FIRST OF 4 TO 6 DAYS OF HALIBUT FISHING HERE IN WESTPORT. THE FISH WERE A LITTLE SMALLER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR BUT VIRTUALLY EVERYONE GOT THEIR LIMITS. CALL YOUR FAVORITE CHARTER SERVICE FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION!
April 13th, 2008 9:12 PM WELL, FOLKS - SALMON REGULATIONS ARE SET FOR 2008.
WESTPORT BEGINS SUNDAY, JUNE 1 AND WILL FISH SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY UNTIL THURSDAY, JUNE 26 OR QUOTA OF 8,200 CHINOOK (Quota for Westport, Lapush, and Neah Bay). BAG LIMIT ONE(1), CHINOOK ONLY.
BEGINNING SUNDAY, JUNE 29, THE SEASON CONTINUES 5 DAYS PER WEEK (Sunday through Thursday) WITH A TWO FISH BAG (1 OF WHICH MAY BE A CHINOOK) WITH A COHO QUOTA OF 7,520 MARKED COHO AND 5100 CHINOOK (Plus leftovers from Chinook-only season if there are any). OUR BEST GUESS FOR DURATION? LATE JULY. STAY TUNED!
LINGCOD FISH CONTINUES TO BE GREAT ON GOOD WEATHER DAYS. ROCKFISH FISHING GOOD EVERY DAY.
March 22nd, 2008 10:05 PM SEASON'S GREETINGS. LINGCOD AND ROCKFISH FISHING ARE UNDERWAY! HALIBUT STARTS MAY 1. SALMON PROBABLY ON JUNE 8. WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2008? A FEW MORE CHINOOK AND A LOT LESS COHO. SEASON PROBABLY WON'T GO BEYOND THE END OF JULY FOR SALMON. MORE INFO AS WE RECEIVE IT. SALMON SEASON REGS FINALIZED ON APRIL 11. A 32 POUND LINGCOD WON THIS WEEK'S DERBY - $500 PRIZE. CALL YOUR FAVORITE CHARTER SERVICE!
