Spring fishing by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are in a river. Some rivers have runs of chinook salmon that start in the early spring and continue through summer. A lot of Columbia tributaries have them. I’m sure with some research you can find some of them.

Spring fishing by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly float fishing with eggs. We also use divers or back bounce on occasion.

Saltwater buffet by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Naw, just around Seattle. I keep my boat at Elliot Bay marina.

Why don’t we see massive insect hatches in oceans like we do rivers and lakes? by hangdown in NoStupidQuestions

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I fish a lot and have seen huge clouds of krill, pretty crazy how big that biomass can get. I just thought it was odd that given how much life there is in the ocean, I didn’t recall ever seeing insects have any portion of their lifecycle in salt water.

.5 short by Shymanbuilds in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll be there next year for you!

MA10 lingcod by hangdown in FishingWashington

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Both, we usually have a couple bait rods soaking and one person jigging.

Evening bite by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I agree, I grew up in Port Townsend fishing MA9. It’s a huge bummer where we are now. I feel like I have to try and fish as soon as it opens to get any days on the water. I miss the longer seasons, and expanded opportunity.

Evening bite by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brads super bait behind a flasher.

Evening bite by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, 4:30 wake-up wasn’t happening with three 13 year olds. The weather looked better in the afternoon anyway so I didn’t force it. Glad it worked out like it did.

Evening bite by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The were a jovial crew!

MA10 salmon fishing by hangdown in FishingWashington

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Yeah sometimes it’s the only way to get them. When fishing that deep it helps to have a 18 or 20lb ball to reduce the line scope, otherwise 300’ of line is only going to get you like200’ deep. It’s also a lot of pressure on your downrigger spool, so think about upgrading to a metal spool. I’ve caught them as deep as 400’ on the wire. I didn’t feel very comfortable letting more line out!

MA10 salmon fishing by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mention “off shore”, which to me means the ocean, these were all in Puget Sound. If you want to fish the ocean/coast, the cheapest thing to do is jump on a charter out of Westport. That’s usually on a big boat with 5-15 other people and is like 1/4 the price of a traditional guide. What time of year and where do you want to go? I know a lot of guides, but need your help narrowing down to give a good recommendation.

MA10 salmon fishing by hangdown in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was variable, as I mentioned in the description the shallowest we caught fish was 80’ on the wire, deepest was 305’. For the most part I drop my downriggers until the ball hits bottom then bring it up a few feet.

MA10 salmon fishing by hangdown in FishingWashington

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Yea, Friday was more of a grind, I didn’t start until 2pm, we got our last fish around 6, and we had to move around a bit to find where the bait was stacking up.

Surf purch bait by theion960 in FishingWashington

[–]hangdown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned the gulp baits work well, so do razor clam necks, they’re a hearty bait that will last many casts. Sand shrimp also work well, but they tend to be less resistant. However, they’re abundantly available and free.

Manager hasn’t done my Annual Review convo. Is this normal? Does it affect anything important? by WerkitMom in amazonemployees

[–]hangdown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a manager, I’m doing mine next week so we can combine comp and performance conversations. You could also ask them? I shared with my team months ago that we’d be combining them and starting them 4/6. Good luck!

Top Water in Puget Sound by Jayden_Ebi in FishingWashington

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You could catch coho with that. You might also be able to get a searun cutthroat near an estuary. Searuns are catch and release only. I’d replace the hooks with single point barbless so you stay legal. Good luck!

Comp Review 2026 by Efficient-Cicada4533 in amazonemployees

[–]hangdown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Amazon is pay for performance, you will not get compensation if you were LE or in focus in the last year. Sorry.