[quote name='Squidman1' timestamp='1349774151' post='25012']
Head to downtown! Went to Linc's tackle and outdoor for some newjigs, i figured lets fish since im in the area! Headed to 69 TOO Early got there at 545 pm and waited! By 7 people showed. then by 8! THE BITE WAS ON! Squid after squid for an hour. Schools swimming in circles on the surface! Then Blanks! Went to 70, got a few there! BIG JUMBOS are showing now! Then got kicked off!I know the plan for that pier now! then went back to 69 caught another and missed a few. Then when they left. I figured time to go home! 11PM? Naw, not for me! Headed to see anybody was at 62/63 & aquarium! Sue enough 62/63 WAS ON FIRE! i got 4 but guys with lights must of pulled up 2 pounds worth of squid while i was there. Then went to Aquarium! Picked one up then headed home!
Tomorrow hopefully WASquid and I will be going to kill it!
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Awesome trip! I've heard that a lot of people have had tons of luck right after sunset (7-8PM), is that the recommended time to go? I usually check for high tide then go, but if there's a better time of day to do it, then I'm all ears (or eyes). I might give Seacrest Pier another shot tonight, I dropped by Pier 69 on Sunday night, but wasn't sure where to park or where to fish haha, do you just park in the street? And at Pier 69 do you fish on that dock to the left of the huge building or behind the building?
[quote name='WashingtonSquid1' timestamp='1349793487' post='25013']
I hear you. It can be a downer for those results. I can honestly tell you, get back up to seattle and try again. There are just as many, if not more squid in the puget sound right now, then there will be in the winter season. I have honestly brought home more than 4 pounds on 4 out of 5 trips this year. I have also fished three different spots so far, all with great reults.
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Yeah, with pretty much no reports for the Des Moines/Tacoma Piers, I probably will have to stick to the Seattle area. I haven't been to the aquarium or Pier 62/63, so maybe I'll drop by there sometime this weekend to see how everyone does (and to see where you're supposed to park and fish haha). Looking at Map Google and Pier 62/63 looks like a HUGE dock, do you just fish anywhere on that thing and park anywhere in front of it?
Head to downtown! Went to Linc's tackle and outdoor for some newjigs, i figured lets fish since im in the area! Headed to 69 TOO Early got there at 545 pm and waited! By 7 people showed. then by 8! THE BITE WAS ON! Squid after squid for an hour. Schools swimming in circles on the surface! Then Blanks! Went to 70, got a few there! BIG JUMBOS are showing now! Then got kicked off!I know the plan for that pier now! then went back to 69 caught another and missed a few. Then when they left. I figured time to go home! 11PM? Naw, not for me! Headed to see anybody was at 62/63 & aquarium! Sue enough 62/63 WAS ON FIRE! i got 4 but guys with lights must of pulled up 2 pounds worth of squid while i was there. Then went to Aquarium! Picked one up then headed home!
Tomorrow hopefully WASquid and I will be going to kill it!
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Awesome trip! I've heard that a lot of people have had tons of luck right after sunset (7-8PM), is that the recommended time to go? I usually check for high tide then go, but if there's a better time of day to do it, then I'm all ears (or eyes). I might give Seacrest Pier another shot tonight, I dropped by Pier 69 on Sunday night, but wasn't sure where to park or where to fish haha, do you just park in the street? And at Pier 69 do you fish on that dock to the left of the huge building or behind the building?
[quote name='WashingtonSquid1' timestamp='1349793487' post='25013']
I hear you. It can be a downer for those results. I can honestly tell you, get back up to seattle and try again. There are just as many, if not more squid in the puget sound right now, then there will be in the winter season. I have honestly brought home more than 4 pounds on 4 out of 5 trips this year. I have also fished three different spots so far, all with great reults.
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Yeah, with pretty much no reports for the Des Moines/Tacoma Piers, I probably will have to stick to the Seattle area. I haven't been to the aquarium or Pier 62/63, so maybe I'll drop by there sometime this weekend to see how everyone does (and to see where you're supposed to park and fish haha). Looking at Map Google and Pier 62/63 looks like a HUGE dock, do you just fish anywhere on that thing and park anywhere in front of it?