Brined plug cut herring was the trick for us Saturday and Monday through Wednesday.
If the tide is low in the morning head east a few miles, almost to Pilar point. High tide in the morning, head west to the Sekiu river bridge. Troll the opposite direction of where you headed initially. This will give you a few hours of trolling before you have to make another run.
We hit our silvers either on top with flies or plug cuts, or all the way down at 85 feet. Our middle rod, straight out the back, had a small deep six with a plug cut herring out at 25 pulls. That rod saw more action than the downrigger rods or the topwater rods. You will catch fish.
One tip, keep trolling the whole time, just slowing down a bit when you get a fish. You can have a chance at doubles and triples that way. Only when you get a real hog should you idle and pull in all gear.
Second tip, don't cut between Slip Point (east side of Clallam Bay) and the Green Can. There is a reef that juts out there.
Third tip, bring GPS or buy one if you don't have one. There has been a lot of fog this week. If it is clear in the morning when you start, head straight out and mark a waypoint about a mile out from and 1/4 mile west of the Green Can. This is your panic point. Mark the Green Can while your there. This way, if you get lost in the fog, you head to the panic point, then south to your moorage.
Fourth tip, have fun! Try all of your gear.
I'm glad to see another person taking out some young kids. That is awesome! We had a 4 year old, 7 year old, and 8 year old fishing Monday through Wednesday. We could have easily killed 20 fish each day, but limited ourselves to only 10 (5 anglers).
Bonk all the hatchery silvers you catch if you are after good meat. We let a few 4lb'ers go only to wish we had kept them after getting "humped" all day.
If you have any questions, send me a private message and we can talk.
Finally, check out the post on "Here's what $8.96 can do!" Nevermind the BS.
Take care.