I need a little help guys. Got a new friend, yeah, she is cute : , that loves all the cool outdoors stuff, crabs, clams fishing, you name it.

Here is the rub. She has a cabin on Harstine Island down in the south sound (area 13).

I don't know squat about the area. Sure I can figure out the clams and crab, but I don't know a thing about the salmon or possibly shrimp.

Thanks in advance for any available help.

Tight Lines.

Right up your alley Aunty!

There is a real neat guy on here that knows area 13 almost exclusively, his name is downriggin, great guy i am sure he will respond to your thread. Take heed to what he sais, i went out there with him before and we got into some fish.

Ya Downriggin' would be your man.

Welcome to the neighborhood RK!

Depending where on the island her cabin is located, you should be able to hit any spot in MA13 within 25 minutes...

First... shrimpin is a rough game down here. Let me summarize... if you find them, let me know! Carr Inlet is a closed shrimp district. However, you can try southeast of the Penrose-Green Point boundary. This seems the better of any spot down south. It will take hard work... I have tried and tried over the years to locate these critters in good numbers, but to no avail.... I'll keep pressing- they are there somewhere!

Salmon:

I generally start fishing hardcore for BM in September. Work the Chambers Creek/Ketron Island areas through mid to late October. You'll also find Silvers in good numbers here too!

Nov/Dec- Green Point, Brisco Point, and Johnson Point are tops for fishing... This is when the Sand Lance spawn. (Brisco is located on Harstine and Johnson just across Dana Passage.) The trick is to fish the beginning of an ebb in reallow shallow as the SL pull off the beach... (40-70 feet). Devils Head located across the bay is always worth a shot or two..

Jan- April- Herring spawning. Again, try Brisco Point. The Sqauxin Island stock tend to stage in this area before heading up in the spawning area. Johnson Point would be a back up spot..
Other areas to locate fish would be Von Geldern Cove, Horsehead Bay, Oro Bay and Drayton Passage near Longbranch and Wollochet Bay.

May/June Timeframe (if open) Definitely want to hit these areas. Green Point/Fox Island Sand Spit, Point Gibson, Johnson Point, Lyle Point. Not only do we have some big BM in the area, there is also a early run of fish that travel through these spots..

July/Aug... Chambers Creek, Solo Point, Lyle Point... Returning Kings !!!!

The trick is figuring out the pattern of the fish. Once you have it done, catching is easy! Let's get out and do some fishing!

What a great reply downriggin. It is much appreciated. Can't wait to give it a shot. Will be putting down riggers on the Wooldridge this week.

Her cabin is just south of Doogle Point. Looks like there are three launches on the island so I should be good to go.

Once again, thanks so much for the informative post. I will look for you out there.

Tight lines
Randy