Was thinking of fishing Elliott Bay/Area 10 for coho tomorrow. Any one catching any fish there.

There are no fish to be caught in the south Sound, at least at Redondo any way.

Haven't heard yet. Check out salmonuniversity.com (they update every few days to a week). Don't think they're moving in droves yet. We need some fraggin rain NOW!

EL,

Here's the latest report from www.salmonuniversity.com website. !!! WE NEED RAIN BAD TO GET THE FISHIES MOVIN!!!

and now, presenting the report...here's area 10:

Area 10 -- Sept 05 report--

In the last few days, we're starting to get some migrant fish–the biggest so far has been 11 lbs. They seem to be more concentrated on the east side from the Edmonds oil dock down to Meadow point. Also they have been around the 30 ft depth. Dodgers and coho flies have been the most productive.

Check your regs carefully for openings & closings in this area.

For more info, call Dave at Salmon Bay Tackle, 206-789-9335

Thanks SFJ for the report.

EL,

You're Welcome!

"Rain, Rain Come Today and bring the fishies in to play!" <- My poor attempt at a rain dance

Do you guys think the silvers are just late, or it isn't a very big run this year. I fish the green for salmon and am concerned because the catch rate for silvers is lower then it should be.

I was just down at the Green today by S. 112th St. Still a ton of kings holding there. There was even a guy poaching!

I took the boat out and fished below 1st. Ave bridge all the way into Elliott Bay and the silvers are just now starting to show. The Sept. 16th opener should be really good for silvers and a mix of kings (to be released of course).

Carl, do you need to have a boat to fish that low on the green for the Sept. 16th opener. Or can you bank it. I'm assuming if you banked it you'd go with spinners or a float and eggs??

Went to the soo's creek hatchery to see what is in the pond. There were only 25 kings and no silvers. And not much water in the creek.Also checked out the hatchery on the carbon 500 kings in the pond is what they said but it sure didnt look like it.

My boss talked to a fishery biologist in Sitka and he said all their runs were running a few weeks late this year. Last year they were a week or so early. Remember that our sockeye were late arriving this year (with a late opener) and so too are the coho. Br patient...they're coming!!

Reading some of the reports from guys who went out to Seiku over the weekend and it sounds like the fish are "hanging out" out there for now.

Fished Saturday and Sunday out of Shilshole. We worked hard and got 3 in the boat for about 12 hours fishing. We did miss a few Saturday.

If it was about catching, I would have quit a long time ago.

GutZ

Hey easy,

I am going to hit the river on wednesday afterwork. not sure what to use I was thinking of a heering below a slip bobber on one pole and having my buddy use eggs below a bobber. Then next week switchin two wiggle warts above the bridge. I have another ? for you guys out their. In the fish rules they talk about a road on harbor island being the point where you are restricted to bait and bobber. Do you know what this lines up with as far as landmarks on the river? west seattle bridge or the railroad bridge they lower or the next bridge down that pivots on both ends or something completly different. What type of boat do you use easy I am sure I have seen you out their but you never know. I am in the green alumaweld formula vee.

SW Hanford Street is where the mill is located on Hanford Island, or the first bend in the west waterway. There is an update on the WDFW website to the 'Duwamish Waterways Special Rules' as printed in the pamphlet. The float and bait rule applies to the snaggers bridge area (Spokane St) on the east waterway.

The west waterway has public access by the Spokane St bridge on Harbor Island (near the paint factory), and there is public access road to the Duwamish near the RR track crossing on West Marginal St.

Warning to guys on Elliot bay.

The Muckleshoot set some nets last night.
I also talked to a few guys who were from the tribe and they were scouting it out by the grain terminal to get ready to start their net setting this week.
The fish are not even in thick and the ones that are around are small ( 3lbs maybe)

They say that all the resident Coho in the sound(Inner Elliot bay) are released by their tribe. ( these do not head up river but stay in the salt and die in the salt.) They have their smolt pens over by Myrtle Edwards park.
I know that they have been doing the release from Elliot bay for the past 5+ years but I thought these were set up by the F&G and not the tribe.

Called and talked to the wdfw in olympia and talked to them about the regs. It is open in the west waterway exactly like it was last year. The mistake is should have said east waterway. I called and talked to the local regional office about 3 weeks ago and was told it also included the west waterway. How do they expect us to know the rules if they dont. Good news I will be plugin wednesday below first ave bridge. yea haw.. If i get a ticket I sure will be mad but I made sure I have the name of who I talked to written down.

Troller, when I was out below 1st Ave on Sunday everyone was pulling plugs. I did not see a single bobber in the water. The silvers were just starting to show up then so it should be good this weekend.

Here is a pix of me and my boat. I even have EASY LIMITS steciled on the side of it now. I will be out there this weekend.

Hi, easy, I saw you at the lauch the other day getting ready to put your boat in. Nice fish, when did you catch those? Did you get them off of Redondo? I was out on Sat. and only got one small one.

Hi EL!

Nice Silvers! Looks like you caught them in Elliott Bay (I see Armeni Ramp Area). That place sure gets busy. Were you trolling, mooching? What gear u using?

SFJ

Proud member of the TRUE P.E.T.A.: People Eating Tasty Animals

I will be looking for you out their on saturday . I am headed out tommorow afterwork to give it a shot. I work just south of the 43rd ave/180th bridge our building is on the river. I have been looking a couple of times a day and saw one jumping two days ago and a couple of active ones this afternoon splashing around. So yes their on the way now. Last year during the peak out back here you would see them jumping all over the place just like down at the 1st ave bridge when the fishin gets hot. I am ready for some fishin. Has anyone out their tried anchoring above the 14th ave bridge farther up away from the barge traffic and sitting and waiting for them come your way ? If so what kind of lures did you use. You can go about a mile above the 14th ave bridge in a prop boat so I might just try it when it opens next week.

I am headed out on Wednesday. Will the launch that we used near 1st Ave bridge be good to launch at or will I have to look out for nets and be better off launching elsewhere? What do you suggest that I use?

The launch their is not bad if you have a smaller boat. It can be tough they indians pretty much take up the parking area. Luckily I moore my boat at south park marina so no hassles. Watch the tides when launching I launched my smaller boat their a couple of times when it was low and had to drop the trailer off the end of the ramp. About a 14 inch drop off and my boat is light and trailer sits really high. the only other launch I know of is on alki tho a couple of people that live down their have their own private launch in their back yards.

Those fish in the picture were caught last year off of Redondo. That's one silver and one king. If I remember correctly, I caught both of those fish in about an half an hour of each other. Than was an "easy limit"!

If you are going to fish the Green, 1st Ave is the launch to launch at. I fish all the way up to Pacific Hwy after 9/16. Don't worry about nets till Sunday afternoon. The indians net Sunday (P.M.) through Thursday when the silvers are at the peak of run. What to use: Wiggle Warts, plain and simple.

See ya out there!

EL!

I stand corrected. Upon closer inspection of the picture, it doesn't look like Armeni Ramp at Elliott Bay. Still...nice fish.

SFJ

Easy,
When you say use Wiggle Warts how are you presenting them. Casting and retrieving from the boat (from the bank), trolling them upstream, running upstream and backing them down through likely slots? Just wondering what has worked well for you.
JMS

Easy, sounds like I may run into some nets on the river Wednesday morning, is this correct? Also, will wiggleworts work in the Bay? If not how about coho killers or hoochie etc?

Little Fish,

I troll Wiggle Warts, not Mag Warts they are to big, right on the surface with no weight, with trout gear. I run my mainline to a snap swivel then to the WW. You can also cast them if you are on the bank.

Large spoons (dick nites, crocodiles, coyotes)also work for casting and trolling. Once again, I do not use any weight. When the silvers are in the river they are right on the surface, heck they practically jump in the boat, you will see.

Busy,

You may or may not run into some nets on Wednesday. I am not for sure if they have started to net the river yet. From all the fish I have observed today and yesterday I would say they have not started netting yet. After they start netting the Green just dies, no activity at all.

I have not tried WW's in the salt. I do know large Kwikfish (K-13 or 14) do work in the salt. Once again, do not use any weight in front of them.

Coho Killers and hoochies will work in the bay. Put them behind (18") a Hot Spot with about 4 oz. of weight in front of the Hot Spot.

Was out in Elliott Bay Monday night, it sucked. No fish, except abouta kajillion shakers, no sign of an adult coho anywhere. Fair amount of bait around...talked to a guy who picked up a couple of small ones, probably residents, at 4 mile rock....don't think they've showed yet.

Dangerous Dave and myself were out this morning and didn't touch a thing... Chatted with one ol' timer and he said he'd been some out in the deep water off Dolphin, but they were small 3#-4#

Downriggin'

stopped by the ramp in West Seattle this evening, talked to one angler who fished the bay all afternoon with no luck. Nobody fishing off the pier either.

Cigar

My friend Barry was talking to some guys at the 1st Ave launch and they said they were limiting out every day. The key here was they were getting there fish between 10 AM and noon.

Well we hit it from 4pm -7:15pm last night nada nothing. Used wiggle warts and mag warts and hot shots and coyote spoons. Lots of small fish . I bet in a week or so they will really be coming in numbers. fair number of fish jumping put no takers. Talked to three other boats no fish either. It amazes me I see guys trolling up to the bridge under it and turning around on up river side I guess that is stretching the rules . I then headed up and about halfway to the 14th ave bridge I see three guys casting from the shore. I guess they were trout fishing ???

Troller, to bad you did not get anything. Those fish can get a real bad case of lockjaw.

The river is closed to ALL fishing above the 1st Ave bridge till the 16th. I have seen guys fishing/snagging at the 112th St foot bridge. I have also seen the warden there too.

Yeah you gotta have days like that it makes the good days even better. It s nice just to get out. I am going to hit it friday night again I am thinking about using a dick nite spoon behind my down rigger down 5 feet. I would bet it would be a better bite early in the morning. I could tell the fish coming up the river really picked up near high tide. Saw a lot of bigger schools on the fish finder a few monsters also propably a few late kings.

A couple of years ago I caught a big ol' hook nose on a BIG silver Dick Nite trolling. So, I know they work.

I have only used them for trout but see no reason they wouldnt work. Heck one time I caught walleye on pieces of hot dog. Had a better time laughin than fishin joking with my buddies about the bait we were using. we ran out of worms. Had a pack of dogs sitting in the cooler.

I think as long as you are using something shiny and fast moving silvers will hit it. They are not real picky. But like I said before they can get a real bad case of lock jaw.