WWFG Fishing Reports

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 Post subject: Halibut Fishing Is Hot

With summer winding down, the evenings and mornings are cooler, but the fishing is still hot. The streams are full of salmon and the bears are everywhere busy putting on pounds for the winter.

There are silvers in the bay by the thousands so the king fishing may have slowed down, but there is no shortage of fish on the line. The acrobatic cohos are living up to their reputation as one our favorite fish to have on the other end of a bending rod. Hearing "FISH ON!" with multiple hook-ups at the same time is always exciting and a real work-out for the captain and his first mate. We rose to the challenge many times.

The halibut have moved into shallow water to feed on dying pinks. This makes them fun to catch. The water was so clear after 4 days of calm in the ocean ,we were trolling and watching halibut come up off the bottom (50-60 feet) and take the bait . You could see them hit the bait and shake their head. Everyone was watching and shouting "He's got it" but they forgot to grab the rods! It was more fun for the clients to watch them do this then reel them in.

There are lots of eagles also this year, due to a larger pink run I suppose.