Boats Boats Boats in Port Angeles

Woodhunter · 05-10-2012, 11:19 AM

My O My are the boats pouring into Port Angeles!! Started Wednesday.

Sure are some nice looking rigs showing up.

Chass · 05-10-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodhunter

My O My are the boats pouring into Port Angeles!! Started Wednesday.

Sure are some nice looking rigs showing up.

So is that for Halibut, shrimp or both? Are there a lot of Oregon boats that have been blown off our waters?

Chass
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archy99 · 05-10-2012, 03:55 PM

Halibut...headed for PA, Sequim, Neah and La Push. I had planned for LP opener today, but pushed it out due to some heavy swell action passing through on first day. Hoping I don't see pics posted tonight showing glass out there. Looks like the wind may have dropped a shade below forecast, but it was windy as all get out here in Everett last night. Hope it passed thru before boats were on the water this morning, and everyone is safe out there.

gpt · 05-10-2012, 06:17 PM

wave forecast for PA area for the next 2 days, <1', winds light and variable <5k. cold start in the am, with sunny skies predictated for both days.

Woodhunter · 05-10-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gpt

wave forecast for PA area for the next 2 days, <1', winds light and variable <5k. cold start in the am, with sunny skies predictated for both days.

And plugged launching ramps!

Be early my friends.

Wind is non existant now (7:25 PM Thursday)

gpt · 05-11-2012, 12:36 PM

great morning on the water. went the right direction, no one around. with the bino's i could see clusters of folks right where you think they might be. one in the box, lost 2 at boat side, back tomorrow AM.

Woodhunter · 05-11-2012, 02:42 PM

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great morning on the water. went the right direction, no one around. with the bino's i could see clusters of folks right where you think they might be. one in the box, lost 2 at boat side, back tomorrow AM.

If I walk the driveway out to the county road and look north, I am looking across the 36 bank to the rockpile. Around 10:00 I saw one boat on the 36 bank. Did not have the binocs so I could not tell what was on the rockpile.

Made a run to the east side safeway at around 11:30, saw a few boats 24 to 26 ft headed east on 101, methinks they limited early.

Weather is outstanding today.

gpt · 05-11-2012, 06:13 PM

all of my action happened between 0715 and 0745. all alone drifting and searching

Woodhunter · 05-12-2012, 08:24 AM

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all of my action happened between 0715 and 0745. all alone drifting and searching

Early is my choice also if "my" tides/currents are right.

First Halibut I caught here was in 1977. Back when we had a long halibut season, my how things have changed!

Left the ramp at 5 AM, Dropped bait over the side 20 minutes later in the Green Point area. I had two hard pulls befoe the sinker found bottom. 20 minutes later had a 105 pounder tail roped to a cleat. Pure luck, I dropped in right over where the halibut was laying on the bottom. Then played with a spinning reel and a Buzz Bomb and put two blackmouth in the box. Back at the ramp at 6:30, at the house before 7AM.

And it was not a hailbut rig by NW standards: Penn 209, cheap 7 foot boat rod with roller tip, 30 pound dacron, 6 oz sliding sinker on the main line, single 9/0 J-hook, 4 feet of 60 pound mono for a leader. Fishing in 60 feet of water, no halibut live in shallow water, right? Bait was a Albertson's squid.

Pretty fun trip, all by myself, had fun trying to get a rope on the halibut single handed! I have a photo somewhere, will have to scan it and post.

gpt · 05-12-2012, 11:50 AM

friend out for his AM walk counted 140 trailers at ediz

my poor gaffing cost us what appeared to be a 60#er this AM. might need a 410 in the boat!

Woodhunter · 05-12-2012, 05:46 PM

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friend out for his AM walk counted 140 trailers at ediz

my poor gaffing cost us what appeared to be a 60#er this AM. might need a 410 in the boat!

After the first one I made a flying gaff, billfish style. Use a 16/0 shark hook. 6 foot handle and 1/4 inch nylon rope.

Beat a harpoon, never lost one. The key is to never pull the fish out of the water until the flying gaff hook is seated well and a tail rope is on. Cinch the gaff hook rope to a cleat, then tail rope.

Little ones (30 pounds or so and under) I just netted or grabbed the leader and swung the butt into the fish box. If you put them white side up in the fish box they will not flop around. Fish box should have a lid so it is dark inside.

I never felt good about firearms on a boat, too many folks scurring around and the probability for a ricochet off the water is very real.

BARCHASER · 05-13-2012, 10:59 AM

PA forecast for next weekend is lousy. I may put it off until the last weekend of the PA season.

Today...Light wind.

Tonight...W wind 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft.

Mon...Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Afternoon wind waves 1 or 2 ft.

Mon Night Through Tue Night...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Wed...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft.

Wed Night And Thu...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

silver slayer · 05-14-2012, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by archy99

Halibut...headed for PA, Sequim, Neah and La Push. I had planned for LP opener today, but pushed it out due to some heavy swell action passing through on first day. Hoping I don't see pics posted tonight showing glass out there. Looks like the wind may have dropped a shade below forecast, but it was windy as all get out here in Everett last night. Hope it passed thru before boats were on the water this morning, and everyone is safe out there.

it wasn't galss but it was fishable i would say a 9 with an ocassional 11 or 12 and about 2' of wind wave not the best but doable

gpt · 05-14-2012, 07:04 AM

before you blow off PA, wait until tomorrow to check the forecast. right now, thursday looks iffy, but friday looks to be ok. no projection for saturday right now.

gpt · 05-15-2012, 08:38 AM

right now, thursday, friday, saturday - wind waves <1' on the strait.

FishBear · 05-16-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodhunter

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Then played with a spinning reel and a Buzz Bomb and put two blackmouth in the box. Back at the ramp at 6:30, at the house before 7AM.

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???

Blackmouth?

Area 6?

Near Green Point?

Season not open dude... or are we talkin 1977?

ChrisCurtis · 05-16-2012, 02:24 PM

woodhunter was just waxing poetic about better fishing days gone by fishbear........and i enjoyed it!
the conditions were absolutely abysmal last weekend. everyone should just fish halibut out of Newport/Depoe fosho....terrible, terrible i say! PA Rockpile Sat 5/12:

barchaser, check yer pinpoint forecast for this coming weekend now............

we boated a chicken (15ish?)and a ping pong paddle (10ish). first butt ever for one buddy, first in the Strait for the other. several other buddy boats got much nicer fish last weekend.........

gpt, thanks very much for all the info and reports, mucho appreciated!! nice ride you got there, bummer about your gaff mishap........

cc

gpt · 05-16-2012, 03:14 PM

just back from PA, boats, boats, boats headed W. i hate to even think about next weekend and the derby. forecast for this next set of open days looks pretty good. 60 here at my weather station and nice and sunny.

my pleasure Chris, hope you and your buds make it back for some more action. harpon next time for sure

gpt · 05-17-2012, 01:04 PM

at 1100 today there were 92 trailers at ediz hook with rigs loaded and leaving as i was driving out to take a look. boat haven W parking lot was full and there were about 2 dozen trailers parked along the road. get there really early if you plan on launching in either place.