Fishing tips please?

[xxkenny90xx]

Ok so I'm a notoriously horrible fisherman but I'm thinking, who better to ask for tips from then you all who feed fish everyday! Any of you into fishing? Last weekend I fished off of a jetty here in washington state and had a little luck using silversides left over from when I kept predatory fish (caught 5 surf perch). Anybody have any reef related tips you've used for fishing? Thanks!

 

[fish farmer]

Ok so I'm a notoriously horrible fisherman but I'm thinking, who better to ask for tips from then you all who feed fish everyday! Any of you into fishing? Last weekend I fished off of a jetty here in washington state and had a little luck using silversides left over from when I kept predatory fish (caught 5 surf perch). Anybody have any reef related tips you've used for fishing? Thanks!

Do you know what tide(high/low/slack tide) you were fishing? That can make a big difference on where you are fishing. Some jetties can be just bad spots due to whatever reason. Were there others fishing the area? I'm amazed on what I find on youtube about fishing now. Try looking for local info/videos online for the area you are fishing. Also check with the local fish and wildlife department. I would hope that most have websites and some actually have reports of what is in season or biting. A lot of shore based ocean fishing can be dependent of what the fish species in the area are doing, if they seasonally run the shore and then disappear mid summer to cooler depths.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Thanks for the reply, yes there were a handful of guys out there fishing. I spent 2 days out there, the first day I went out just after high tide until dusk and caught 5. Second day I spent mid day out there and didn't pay attention to the tide, not a bite! So you may be onto something about the tide. Very interesting about the fish and wildlife website, I'll check that out for sure! To be honest I'm just bad at all types of fishing fresh or salt, so I appreciate any advice!

 

[Jacked Reefer]

Best investment is a cast net of some kind. Using the bait you can catch around the area leads to the best fish. And it cheap too!

 

[Jamo7]

Get further out than the jetty. Where are you in WA? I’m in Port Angeles.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Huh I've never seen cast nets before, I wonder if the rules are different for them. I do use cast crab traps though. Jamo I live in tacoma but I was fishing in Ocean shores this past weekend. In a couple of weeks we'll be trying again in hansville (I've had great luck crabbing there).

 

[wareagle]

I look for water movement and signs that fish are present and eating. That means bait activity, shrimp and bait fish jumping out of the water, diving birds, and slicks on the water. If I can't find schooling fish chasing bait, I'll look for water movement and structure, the fish setup so the current brings them food. Slicks will give away where the fish are set up at.

 

[Jamo7]

Huh I've never seen cast nets before, I wonder if the rules are different for them. I do use cast crab traps though. Jamo I live in tacoma but I was fishing in Ocean shores this past weekend. In a couple of weeks we'll be trying again in hansville (I've had great luck crabbing there).

Don’t know much about fishing that area. There is a fishing pier in Edmonds you can cast jigs for king salmon this time of year. 2 oz candle fish jigs (rod, reel, line of course) and you will need a crab ring to lift the salmon up from the water to the dock if you get one.

 

[Hemmdog]

Don’t know much about fishing that area. There is a fishing pier in Edmonds you can cast jigs for king salmon this time of year. 2 oz candle fish jigs (rod, reel, line of course) and you will need a crab ring to lift the salmon up from the water to the dock if you get one.

Now that sounds like fishin’.

 

[jd371]

I surf fish Long Island's south shore. I look for rip currents, you'll always find fish on the edges of those currents waiting for bait fish that are caught in the current.

This is my friend with his Striper. This day the Stripers were stacked up along the rip tides feeding on Sand eels, it was epic.

 

[fish farmer]

I surf fish Long Island's south shore. I look for rip currents, you'll always find fish on the edges of those currents waiting for bait fish that are caught in the current.

This is my friend with his Striper. This day the Stripers were stacked up along the rip tides feeding on Sand eels, it was epic.

Gotta love those epic striper days when everything comes together!

 

[NS Mike D]

I surf fish Long Island's south shore. I look for rip currents, you'll always find fish on the edges of those currents waiting for bait fish that are caught in the current.

This is my friend with his Striper. This day the Stripers were stacked up along the rip tides feeding on Sand eels, it was epic.

Gotta love those epic striper days when everything comes together!

Long Island South Shore Surf Fishing Tip: Night Bite and make a long walk along the beach



30" Demo

Tight Lines Gents

 

[NS Mike D]

day time gator blues in the rip are fun too



18lbs Jones Inlet

 

[ScottR]

If you can get out on a boat, it gets more interesting. Lots of bigger fish and interesting ones at that. A few years back, we used octopus as bait. We had tons of squids coming to the surface in a feeding frenzy. Something I’ll never forget. But octopus has always been successful for us. Local fisherman recommend fresh shrimp when fishing on shore.

 

[fish farmer]

If you can get out on a boat, it gets more interesting. Lots of bigger fish and interesting ones at that. A few years back, we used octopus as bait. We had tons of squids coming to the surface in a feeding frenzy. Something I’ll never forget. But octopus has always been successful for us. Local fisherman recommend fresh shrimp when fishing on shore.

I actually saw some squid boats this past May off the beach in Rhode Island. I even saw a few squid way up in the grass flats.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Now this threads getting interesting, keep the pictures coming!

If you can get out on a boat, it gets more interesting. Lots of bigger fish and interesting ones at that. A few years back, we used octopus as bait. We had tons of squids coming to the surface in a feeding frenzy. Something I’ll never forget. But octopus has always been successful for us. Local fisherman recommend fresh shrimp when fishing on shore.

I've got a 12' aluminum I take out on the puget sound sometimes (not in the open ocean though), typically I'll just pick a spot and fish until I catch a bullhead, chop it up and use the pieces for bait (but all I catch are sole and a dogfish here and there). Sounds like I should be watching the currents which is news too me!

 

[Jamo7]

here’s what we got last year out of Westport WA. Really fun day.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

That's awesome, I used to fish Westport as a kid, gotta make it back out there soon!

 

[Jamo7]

Now this threads getting interesting, keep the pictures coming!
I've got a 12' aluminum I take out on the puget sound sometimes (not in the open ocean though), typically I'll just pick a spot and fish until I catch a bullhead, chop it up and use the pieces for bait (but all I catch are sole and a dogfish here and there). Sounds like I should be watching the currents which is news too me!

Get yourself some jigs man! Salmon do make there way down to you but they are hunters, they search for injured bait fish to feed on. There not interested in a piece of bullhead. Hit a bait store I’m sure whoever is working there can steer you in the right direction. Jigging drives Salmonoids crazy. Up where I am when the tide shifts from low to high is usually when they start to feed.

 

[fish farmer]

Here's a brown and landlocked salmon from Vermont.


24" stream brown, caught a mile from my house.


I think she was 26" Landlocked Atlantic Salmon caught 9 miles from my house....from a small stream.


This is a 30" landlocked salmon from the same stream....I didn't catch this one....it was rescued from a dewatered powerhouse tailrace....he snapped at my fly a few times though, then the water went down.