Puget sound, WA (2013 season)

[mizm05]

Was at Dash Point last night and had the best night of my season.  Probably came home with 3 lbs...which is far from a limit, but as slow as this season has been, that's been my best night.  I use a colored LED floodlight.  There were 3 other guys when I got there with their white light, so I set up right next to them.  

 

It's funny, they were telling me how there's no squid there and the season is over...they were obviously just trying to scare me off so they could have the pier to themselves.  I don't listen to any of that stuff.  Fished next to them from about 6:30 to 7:30, and it wasn't fast and furious, but it was slow and steady...I wouldn't go more than 5 minutes without pulling up something.

 

When the other guys left at 7:30, things got magical!  Set my light to a blue/green tint and for the next 2 hours it was squid after squid on each drop of the jig.  Was hitting doubles (and I only run 2 jigs) and I even caught 2 squid on the same jig.  First time that's ever happened for me.  Had to wrap it up at 9:30 when the security guard showed up and yelled at me...but I told myself I had to stay until he got there because the streak just wouldn't stop.  Probably a combo of things.  My gear was the only gear in the water, so they flocked to it...and they are spawning, so they seemed real aggressive.  I could feel them come up and slam the jig.  

 

Water was dropping when I was fishing...low tide yesterday was 2:45pm, and I didn't start fishing until about 6:30pm.  By 9:30, water was quite low, but the squid kept hitting.

 

Maybe this night was a fluke...the season has been extremely slow...but I was happy last night.  Just be out of there before the security guard gets there...I guess the pier is technically supposed to be closed at dusk, and the security guard is a grumpy old guy.  He comes at different times to check.