How To’s
I have been fishing salmon all my life. I have been fishing Puget Sound Blackmouth for about 20 years. I know a little about how to fish but one of the most important lessons I have learned during this time is how to take information from several sources to create a style of fishing that I can use. This is one of the themes I have tried to apply to this site and everything I write whether it be on-line or in print. My goal is not to teach people how to fish but to share information so that my readers can create their own technique.
To that end when I find something on-line or in print that can add to the conversation I like to share it here. This is an incredible collection of videos by my friend Mike Jamboretz of Jambo’s Sport Fishing explaining in great detail how he fishes Blackmouth in Puget Sound. These videos were created by Mike and Doug Saint-Denis of Ridge to River Outdoors. There are four videos in all. Try to watch them in order. I did but I have been back through them several times as they are packed with information.
Enjoy!!
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Kerry W Allen
Well it is late but I here that guys are catching kings right now in front of the Harbor. Usually when they are late like this they are running by so it may not last long. Get your green gear, find something that floats and get on it!!!
Read up on how to rig stuff on the where and how page here
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Kerry W Allen
I was out yesterday and caught a small humpy. The trick with humpies is to bleed them right away and put them on ice. Unfortunately I didn’t have any ice so I cycled the water in my cooler a couple times and kept him alive till I could clean him at the dock.
I filleted him, put him on ice and BBQed him tonight with some pineapple pepper sauce we got at Costco. It was great!!!
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Kerry W Allen
Did you ever have one of those things you tried to explain a bunch of times and then someone comes along and explains it better than you could no matter how hard you tried. Well, I just had that experience. below is the most comprehensive article on salmon trolling techniques I have ever seen. Please take a look. You may want to bookmark it, I did.
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Kerry W Allen
This is a little tidbit I got from the Seattle Times. It could be good to know if your planning to fish pinks this year like I am with the kids.
• The Puget Sound Anglers of Lake Washington meeting is 6:45 p.m. June 9 at the Community Center at Mercer View, 8236 S.E. 24th St. on Mercer Island. There will be a seminar on pink salmon fishing in Puget Sound and trout fishing in Lake Washington in preparation for the Lake Washington Trout Derby on June 11. Details: 425-823-0704.
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Kerry W Allen
I attended a Northwest Tuna Seminar today at the Seattle Boat Show. The three hour seminar was put on by Captain John Keizer of saltpatrol.com. I was again impressed with John’s ability to make everyone feel comfortable with the concepts involved. One of the most important things in any offshore fishing is to know where you are going before you leave. John was very thorough in explaining where to get the proper information to make good decisions on where to go. John’s seminar also included information and examples on such things as terminal gear, rods and reels and how to choose a bait tank. Of special interest to me was his explanation on how to make the transition between trolling lures to swim baits to live bait.
There was also tons of information on Electronics and safety equipement. He even told us which hooks to buy.
Overall I would recommend this seminar to anyone even thinking about maybe someday going tuna fishing.
Thanks John
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Kerry W Allen
With Blackmouth season coming up I decided to do a little research on one of the least understood feed fish for these winter run salmon.
Sand Lance resemble herring but little, only really in the fact that they are both fish. Where a herring has a full body and plenty of silvery side for a fish to see or for us to imitate. Sand lance are skinny and small and a silvery blue in color. For these reasons you cannot use herring imitations when salmon are feeding on sand lance.
Here’s the cool thing. Sand lance bury themselves in the sand at night to avoid predators. While this may be effective for them it also makes them predictable. Typically they will hang out in the deep near the bottom until feeding fish chase them up. When this happens they become prey to sea birds which chase them back down.
The good news for us is that this predictable pattern of behavior makes them easy to imitate. using a tube fly or a thin hoochie on a short leader, 30 – 32 inches, behind a hotspot we can drag along a sandy bottom and look just like a sand lance burying into the ground. This is why every successful blackmouth fisherman has a pile of flashers that are all scratched up. This is also why every successful blackmouth fisherman has lost some downrigger balls and gear to the water gods. It’s important if you are going to do this that you know the bottom is sandy and not rocky.
Here is a great article about sand lance.
Good Fishin’ To Ya’
Kerry W Allen
Good Fishin' To Ya'
Kerry W Allen
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