Tequila Too: Captns log Westport fishing report

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8-27-08

Salmon has been good lately with 1-2 fish per rod on the average, Whopping Hooknose Silvers some nice Kings too. We have some Salmon days available in September and a Combo Trip on Labor Day! A few spots are open for Limited Load 1 1/2 Day Tuna Trips too. The Tuna are close and fishin is great. Still hot Yellowtail Rockfish fishin with no bait out deep! Lings have been on and off, we had a 27 Pounder come up on a Rockfish, no derby ticket, we won for the week anyway. Hope you can make it out soon. ~Ken

8-18-08

Still hot Yellowtail Rockfish fishin with no bait out deep! 22 lings for 17 fishin yesterday. 10 Lings today for 20 Fishin Sunday. We have lots of room for bottomfishing this week and a Straight Salmon trip next Sunday if you can make it down. Salmon picked back up to 1+ per rod. Still some nice Kings and the Silvers are big. ~Ken

8-14-08

Salmon slowed way down this week 1/4 - 1+ per person. Nice fish though. Limits of nice Yellowtail Rockfish Bottomfishing with a few Lings. We expect Salmon and Ling fishin to pick back up soon. ~Ken

8-6-08

Limit fishing on Salmon today and better than 1 per rod the last 2 days! 20 Salmon for 9 fishing with 3 fish 25+ and almost half Kings! We have lots of room next week if you want an un crowded boat Salmon fishin. ~Ken

8-2-08

Limits or near limits of Silvers and Kings mixed close to the Harbor last Thursday for a couple boats. We were chasing Kings down south, had a hard time hanging on to them. Lost 10 in a row finally ended up with 1/2 fish per person fishing. Mostly big Silvers, we did land 3 nice Kings the last drift. Limits of nice sized Yellowtail Rockfish and a few Lings today this weekend. We have lots and lots of room this Monday and Wednesday if you want an un crowded boat Salmon fishin. ~Ken

7-27-08

12 Kings for 18 fishing today with a lot of first time fisherman. 1/2 to 1+ per person has been the average lately. Mostly Kings with some 20 Lb+ fish showing up. We had 3 derby winners recently. Check out the new BigUn photos Limits of large Yellowtail Rockfish and ( Lings and a couple Cabazon on Saturday. hope to see you soon! ~Ken

7-12-08

Salmon Fishing slowed down some this week, we had about 3/4 of a fish per person average. Some nicer Kings are showing up with Two Derby winners in the last seven days. We have gotten limits of Yellowtail Rockfish biting fast and shallow recently Combo fishing and on Bottomfishing trips. Lings slowed down a bit, 6-10 per trip. ~Ken

7-12-08

Salmon Fishing was good last Thursday with 28 fish for 18 fishing. Half Kings and Half Silvers with just a few wild Silvers. Most everyone who tried took home a limit. Limits of Black Rockfish and about 3/4 of a Lingcod per person Friday and Saturday. We had a few Lings over 20 Lbs that came up piggyback on Rockfish. ~Ken

7-8-08

Salmon Fishing has been spotty, we had 9 Salmon on our Combo trip Sunday and 27 Kings for 19 fishing yesterday. All nice fish between 12 and 23 Lbs. ~Ken

7-1-08

Limits of all Kings yesterday, nice fish! Check out the new BigUn photos A little slower today with 14 Kings and 2 Silvers for 15 fishing. Great weather this week, hope to see you soon! ~Ken

6-29-08

Awesome King Salmon Fishing on our Combo trip today! We started Salmon fishing at 11:30 and were home at 5 with 40 nice Kings between 10 and 25 Lbs for 20 fishing. None needed measuring and most were 15-20 Lbs. We also had a couple Rockfish per person and a couple Lings and Cabazon. The King fishing has been Fantastic since late last week, come on down and catch two! Rockfish is still Slow, Limits and 12 Lings for 20 on Saturday. ~Ken

6-22-08

Yellowtail Rockfish took a vacation, Limits of Black Rockfish Saturday and 12 Lings 2 Halibut and a Cabazon for 20. 3/4 Limits of Black Rockfish and 4 Kings on our Combo today. It was an off day for Salmon, they have been biting better and the Limit is now 2. Hope you can join us for a day on the ocean soon. ~Ken

6-19-08

Limits of Yellowtail Rockfish and 5 Lings on our first trip outside 30 Fathoms this year on Tuesday, Black Rockfish fishing was slow on our Combo trip last Sunday but we caught 11 Kings and a few nice Lings for 14 fishing most of the time. The Rockfish part should be better now that fishing is open outside 30 fathoms for Yellowtail Rockfish. All the boats Salmon fishing Limited on nice Kings on Sunday and we are starting to see some Silvers too. Hope you can join us for a day on the ocean soon. ~Ken

6-10-08

Limits of Rockfish and just a couple Lings with the wild weather last Saturday. Sunday we were Halibut Fishing with 3 fish over 50 and the biggest at 78 lbs had no derby ticket. The rest were a mix of sizes but most were over 25 Lbs. A couple boats Salmon fishing limited on nice Kings or came close on Sunday also. ~Ken

6-4-08

11 fishing caught Limits of Halibut today with the passenger fish ranging from 25 to 50 Lbs, Salmon has been slow so far, we did catch 7 nice Kings 12-20 Lbs with 10 fishing yesterday. We are trying to put a Halibut trip together for Sunday the 8th of June if you can make it down. Rockfish have been biting slow, we did have limits and 19 Lings for 24 on Saturday. Check out the new BigUn photos ~Ken

5-25-08

13 fishing caught Limits of Halibut with the passenger fish ranging from 30 to 75 Lbs and six were over 50 lbs. The BIG'UNs are biting. No derby tickets on the three biggest fish, please try to get a ticket. We are trying to put a Halibut trip together for Tuesday the 3rd of June if you can make it down. The Salmon Trollers caught some nice Kings today, a good sign. Rockfish have been biting slow, we did have limits and 16 Lings for 23 on Saturday. ~Ken

5-20-08

Great company and limits of Rockfish and 10 Lings yesterday for 13 fishing. Limits of Rockfish on the weekend and just a few Lings with the weather change. We did not have a Halibut trip Tuesday but word has it the fishing was fast and the fish were bigger. ~Ken

5-14-08

The Halibut are getting bigger with most of our passenger fish in the 25-30 Lb range yesterday and we caught a couple Rockfish, a Ling and Cabazon on the way home despite the weather. A 110 pounder is leading the derby and we want to beat it so make sure you have your derby tickets. We have had limits of Rockfish and are averaging plus or minus one Lingcod per person on our bottomfishing trips. We did win the Lingcod derby last week. ~Ken

5-8-08

Limits of Halibut Thursday and Sunday With 80 Rockfish and some Lings Thursday and 10 Lings Sunday. A little smaller than last year, 15-30+ pounds on the average. Want to go Halibut fishing? Halibut is open Tuesday the 13th, and we have space available. Make your reservations now for next Year. Limits of Black Rockfish and 1/2-1+ Ling per person Bottomfishing lately. We had last weeks Lingcod Winner on the derby, only it was caught 10 minutes too late to get it in in time. ~Ken

4-15-08

Limits of Rockfish the last three trips. 21 Lings for 14 fishing last Friday, and almost one Ling per person over the weekend. ~Ken

4-15-08

Limits of Rockfish The last three days and almost one Ling per person Sunday and Monday with a few Cabazon too on Sunday, Nicer weather will help the Ling bite. ~Ken

4-10-08

We had great weather and 9 people fishing caught Limits of Black Rockfish 13 Lings yesterday.

Limits of Rockfish for 24 last Saturday and Limits for the 16 that fished the whole time, and 1/2 limits for the other 4 Sunday. 1/3 of a Ling per person was the average with the low pressure and weather. ~Ken

4-4-08

We had Limits of Black Rockfish and 11 people fishing caught 26 Lings Thursday! The weather has been much nicer. Limits of Rockfish and 36 Lingcod and 2 Cabazon for 24 fishing today. ~Ken

3-31-08

It was the first nice day for weather yesterday! 19 fishing caught Rockfish limits and 28 Lingcod. The biggest at 17 Lbs 12 Oz is leading the derby so far. We had Limits of Black Rockfish and 8 Lings Saturday. Check out the new BigUn photos for 2008. ~Ken

3-28-08

We had Limits of Black Rockfish and 12 people fishing caught 37 Lings yesterday! We had snow, wind, rain and sunshine all on the same day. The biggest Lingcod was 21 Lbs and came up on a Black Rockfish. It should be some spectacular Lingcod fishing if the weather straightens up. ~Ken

3-18-08

We had Limits of Black Rockfish and 14 Lings for 13 fishing on Sunday, and 14 for 12 fishing yesterday. We are leading the weekly derby with an 18 pounder caught yesterday. One of the Lings we caught had a piece of black cloth in its mouth, new lure? The weather has left something to be desired the last three days and I think the fish will turn on when it clears up. Our next trip is Tuesday the 25th. I will be at the Deep Sea Booth at the Bighorn Show in Spokane most of the time the 20th-23rd, stop by and say hi. ~Ken

3-15-08

We had Limits of Black Rockfish and 13 Lings for 14 fishing on our first trip today. I expect the lingcod fishing to get better when the weather does. It was great to get back out on the Ocean, hope to see you soon. ~Ken

People always ask when the best time to come fishing is. The standard answer is "when they are biting", followed with "it changes every year". You can look back through the Captn's Log fishing report archives to spot trends here.

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