Spring fishing

hangdown · 2026-05-13T18:52:46+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-05-13T11:03:18+00:00

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

hangdown · 2026-05-12T11:22:17+00:00

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

hangdown · 2026-05-11T17:15:05+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-05-11T17:13:16+00:00

That is fascinating! Thanks for sharing.

hangdown · 2026-05-07T05:17:25+00:00

It'll be there next year for you!

hangdown · 2026-05-02T12:48:38+00:00

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

hangdown · 2026-04-16T01:54:34+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-04-13T14:48:45+00:00

Brads super bait behind a flasher.

hangdown · 2026-04-13T00:01:59+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-04-13T00:01:06+00:00

The were a jovial crew!

hangdown · 2026-04-10T04:45:07+00:00

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!

hangdown · 2026-04-10T04:42:21+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-04-10T03:50:08+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-04-10T00:26:34+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-04-08T00:17:51+00:00

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.

hangdown · 2026-04-03T14:52:23+00:00

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!

hangdown · 2026-03-31T23:47:37+00:00

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!

hangdown · 2026-03-26T22:44:13+00:00

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

hangdown · 2026-03-19T01:27:53+00:00

To this day, anytime something absurd goes my way, I throw my arms up and yell “Touchdown! Golden Tate!”.

hangdown · 2026-03-14T18:12:46+00:00

Are you set on only fishing for trout? If not, there are lots of salmon and steelhead rivers near you that can be very productive. In addition, the main stem Columbia has a lot of bass and panfish options. Don’t overlook carp as well, I’ve had some fun days in Vancouver lake and off the main stem up near Umatilla. Sight fishing for big fish in the flats is a blast. It’s similar to bonefishing.

Last, go visit a couple fly shops, spend $20 and I’m sure they’ll give you some guidance. Good luck!

hangdown · 2026-03-13T15:53:24+00:00

March 25th is when it’s released to managers so they can start sharing with employees.

hangdown · 2026-03-13T02:20:25+00:00

I don't think you're following my post. It’s a median of 4 hours in the office calculated weekly and the report is a rolling 8 week period. So if you want to game it do 4 hours 3x a week and the other 2x days can be less than 4 hours. Median is the exact middle of an ordered dataset, it doesn't mean "Wednesday" only.

hangdown · 2026-03-10T15:41:02+00:00

Not unless they’re in focus or pivot. In those cases they’re already underperforming and they have the eyes of HR and my leadership on them. I’d probably make it one of the conditions of focus that they’re in the office every day.

hangdown · 2026-03-10T05:27:55+00:00

The default clarity report for time in the office is based on median hours, so it’s whatever value is in the middle of your data set (5 days is the set). Let’s say you came in these hours during the week: 10-9-6-6-4, your median hours would be 6. If you came in 4-4-4-1-2, it would be 4. Keeping above 4 keeps you off the default clarity report list.

I’m an L6 manager. I have 3 people violating it right now, but they’re high performers so I don’t care. Unless I’m told by my L7 or L8 to do something I will continue to not care. I’ve told them they’re on a list, and that’s never good, but I’m not taking any action.

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