Any fish showing up inside the sound? Hoiss, San Carlos etc?
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Here is a partial report from one of the lodges in Nootka, dated July 5 2014:
July fishing remains outstanding with limits of Chinook 22 to 30 pounds, and Coho 8 to 12 pounds, hitting
our docks every day. If the forecasters are correct fishing should remain excellent throughout the rest of our
season both on the inside and outside waters from here on out. Bottom fishing has also been on fire, with
chicken Halibut in the 25 to 45 pound range seemingly everywhere outside of Maquinna point and out on
the reef. Popular areas continue to produce, with Wash rock, Maquinna point, Beno creek, and Bajo reef
continuing to be the hot spots. There is bait everywhere including inshore where it is legal this season
to retain four wild or hatchery clipped Coho per day.
Springs on the outside remain deeper in the (55 to 85 foot range). Fish on the inside which is picking up every day now, are shallower in the 35 to 55 foot range. Coho are anywhere from 25 to 85 feet on random feeding programs. We are encountering belly’s full of squid and needle fish in both species of salmon, so we have been sticking to small baits and glow hootchies. Lots of adipose clipped Chinook are showing up on the dock thanks to the great hatchery programs efforts south of us in the US.