On Dec 15, 5:47*pm, MajorOz wrote:

Is this a new phenomenon? *By the time I had left the area in the
early 80's, the only fly action in the salt that I could find was
cutts at the mouth of the Nisqually.

Looks like a good time.
Good pics.

cheers

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It's been there so long I forget if they were there in the early 1970s
when I arrived. I am pretty sure my fishing for them in the Rich
Passage, Agate Pass, and at Point-No-Point started at least in the
1980s. My catching was always sporadic. A few years ago ROFFIANS Darin
from Port Townsend, and Daniel and I fished together in the salt for
Cutts near PT, in the Indian Island channel and off the shallow beach
at Ft. Flagler. I do not recall that any Coho were caught that day. My
home spot for Coho is the big back eddy under the Agate Pass Bridge on
the Island side. (Just be careful going down the trail as its very
steep and slippery.

Was out today with the dog and pack at the creosote plant beach and
noted some dead Candle fish in the surf line. That's a good sign that
there are salmon around (or pretty agile seals) so I might give it a
go tomorrow. A week ago or so we got hit with 15 inches of snow and
its finally been melting off. Really screwed up plans for visit in the
San Juans and a loose plan to fish inland. Consequently Ive been doing
more woods walks on the Island. Noticed they've got bear warnings out
at one site. Thats either new and interesting, or another arriveste
hallucination. Time will tell.

Dave