Puget Sound, WA (2012 Season)

[Squidman1]

I fish for smelt/herring! Best spot is Deception pass at Cornet bay! or offset areas are Oak Harbor & La Conner. I fish Edmonds and get smelt there from time to time. Kingston too!

[10lb]

[quote name='liam' timestamp='1356655935' post='25506']

Well I made my own light over the holidays. He was a good jigger, just having a bad night I guess. At least now I don't have to fish off his light anymore.



Does anyone here jig for smelt too?

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Would love to find out about smelts as well. Great fish to eat.

[liam]

Well I have a Sabiki rig on the way, might get it today in time to try some smelt jigging tonight. I hear a number 4 or 5 smelt/Herring rig is what you want to use here

[Squidman1]

yesssir! I NEVER caught smelt at night! only during the day!



report: about 2 pounds between me and my friend last night at 62. & 69.

[10lb]

[quote name='liam' timestamp='1356713507' post='25510']

Well I have a Sabiki rig on the way, might get it today in time to try some smelt jigging tonight. I hear a number 4 or 5 smelt/Herring rig is what you want to use here

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Tell us your report on smelts.

[maxxy]

Went out squidding this morning and got around 4 pounds before a seal came in and decided to bite my jig and snap my line. I lost a jig that I got while pulling up a crab pot in the summer. Does anyone know where I can buy this jig?

[squidy1983]

you can buy it at teds sports center in lynnwood they have lots and work well

[maxxy]

thanks

[red]

[quote name='maxxy' timestamp='1356890900' post='25515']

Went out squidding this morning and got around 4 pounds before a seal came in and decided to bite my jig and snap my line. I lost a jig that I got while pulling up a crab pot in the summer. Does anyone know where I can buy this jig?

[/quote] I make them for Ted's sport center

[liam]

Edmonds tonight I got 3 lbs in 3 hours. Fishing was a lot better there than the past few weeks.

[Chromesteel]

Went to les Davis today fished the evening high tide. It wasn't good at only got 7 squid. Left around 5 pm lots of people hardly any squid

[Chromesteel]

Anyone know where to pick up some good jigs around Tacoma area?

[liam]

At Edmonds last night, I got 12 squid, 3 lbs of Herring and a flounder, haha. I also caught 2 starfish and a kelp crab, was an exciting night of squidding, hah.



Herring taste great and are fun to catch as well. If you are squidding this time of year I recommend to keep a size 5 Sabiki rig in your jig box. Squid are slow and see a school of Herring or smelt? Clip on the Sabiki rig and use a bottom squid jig as the weight.

[Gilligan]

Keep a 30lb outfit with you and drift a live squid, a seal is one hell of a fight!! Passes the time anyways.

[liam]

Until you get caught harassing a federally protected species and end up in jail.

[calamariman]

looks like the squid season has ended here in the northwest. See you all again next year.

[Ikasashi]

[quote name='calamariman' timestamp='1360065370' post='25578']

looks like the squid season has ended here in the northwest. See you all again next year.

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Not so fast (!) Some guys are still getting 5-8 lbs a night in Seattle. It's definitely slowing down, though. More bad days than good days. I caught only 12 squid last night....but, it's not over yet.

[glen]

Hi everyone,



I am closing this topic. Please post in the 2013 season topic. See link below.



Thanks very much and tight lines,



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