Northwest Reel Life April 2023 Volume 2 Issue 8 - Flipbook - Page 27
where the fish will mill around
before committing to the
journey upriver. If the salmon
fishing is slow, then be sure to
toss a few crab pots out near
Ilwaco: just be sure to use
heavy weights to keep them
from being pulled out to the
ocean. You can also fish for
other species if you decide
not to salmon fish. Bottom
fish such as black sea bass
and lingcod lurk along the
jetties. This makes a multiday and multi-species fishery
option for those that want
to make it a vacation. This
year, there will be a few days
in late August where salmon
fishing is closed, to help with
chinook escapement. If you
find yourself at Buoy 10 during
this time in August, then
maybe spend a day or two out
crabbing and bottom fishing.
Be sure to check for inseason updates and know
the rules. Either Washington
or Oregon fishing licenses
work, but the catch codes of
the record cards are different
depending on which license
you have. This year both
chinook and coho must be
clipped (hatchery only) below
Puget Island, and there is a
two-salmon daily limit with
only one being a chinook.
Once September rolls, around
the chinook fishing will be
closed but the coho fishing
gets good and the daily limit
is increased. Buoy 10 is almost
here, and now is the time to
plan and prepare.
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