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Is there anyplace to moor overnight in that area?

It's a sound, so it's protected much like Puget Sound. The wind came up to about 15-20 kts in the afternoon while we were there, and it created some chop. But there are enough protected areas that you can easily find smooth water to fish throughout the summer, IMHO.

It was a tagged fish, too, so the fish checker took the head. I filled out an info card so I'll get a report of where it was reared. I agree, it looks like a wound received while in the hatchery.

First, some fish porn: We got this 19 pounder about 20 miles out of Westport on a white hootchie. There's a lot of debate about where chinook go hang out for the 3-4 years they're in the salt. I believe I now have evidence that some may travel as far south as Colombia. Not only that, I may...

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Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) in Portland cans all their beers. I've tasted several and they're pretty good. 7 Seas brewery in Gig Harbor, Wa, cans all of their's, also. It's becoming much more economically viable, as well as enviromentally responsible, for breweries to can instead of bottle.

Probably cheaper in NC because it came from their CA contract brewery. Technically, you shouldn't drink beer from a bottle, either. Beer is best experienced as the brewer intended by pouring into a room temperature glass, where the desired hop and malt aromas are released, and the beer is...

I had a great time with you and Len, Peter. You both brought some good fish catching mojo with you on the trip, and you're both great deck hands. Of course I can't discount the added benefit of having Scotty downriggers on board. 8) I felt we did okay given we were learning a new fishery...

You had me at Cannon...BEWARE. :mrgreen: Scotty all the way, eh? :P :beer

When 3 of us recently headed North for a fishing trip, we reported that we had a total of a case-and-a-half of beer. The nice young lady working the customs booth just smiled and told us we didn't bring enough, eh? :)

Why do my PMs to C-Brat members not always send right away? Sometimes they do, other times (like today) they don't. Is there a way to force a message to send?

Ya know, there's a difference between a buddy and a crew mate/fishing partner. I'd keep that dude on land as just a drinkin' buddy. 8)

Hey, did you notice that every reply mentioned Scottys? 8) Maybe the broken casing was an omen. Put those Penns on Craigslist and get some Scottys. :) As for repair, give Sportco in Fife a call. It's a third of the distance from Enumclaw to Everett. There's got to be an interesting...

Great suggestions. I'll add the Narrows Marina as a possible stopping location. There's a great brewery there with a nice view of the Narrows Bridge. Boathouse 19 is a good restaurant, too. Also, if you do stop in Tacoma at the city dock, walk up to Harmon's for a good beer and bite to eat.

I heard there were some big kings caught off of Willapa last weekend; would surely be worth investigating.

We were straight out in 300' of water. One was caught at 150' on the wire using bait in a teaser hood, the other was at 45' using a Cookies 'n' Cream spoon. That spoon got a lot of hits from chinook and coho alike. We had to turn back some pretty nice wild coho. They were close to 10 pounds...

There are some nice fish being caught out of Westport already this year. We found two in the upper teens, along with some coho. I think it's going to be a pretty good year out there. Patrick, Rob, good to see you both out there.

Gonna be a good year