2024 Tuna Adventures
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Old Blue
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A bit early for the Island let alone Westport but warmer temps are moving north.
It looks like there's a commi boat south west of Ilwaco working the finger of a really good temp break.
trophywife
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a few here have had albi set ups absolutely smoked, assumption is billfish. one day someone will do it!
adanac
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Generally yes ,but the only billfish that can tolerate even are warmest temps are broadbill swordfish , and striped marlin . A small handful of stripes have been caught out of Westport over the last 10 years , and the last big El Niño year there ended up being a small but productive broadbill swordfish fishery out of Washington state . I feel like there is more lurking out there late summer/early fall but the tiny amount of boats out there and the gear we use just isn’t conducive to having more frequent run ins . Here's a link to the reports on those swords out of WA .
Washington Swordfish!!
Some commercial buddies got into some beautiful swordfish off the coast! Crazy year.....
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There was also a broadbill photographed 20 miles off Kyuquot on a offshore bird survey with the coast guard a few years ago , here’s a link to that story https://hashilthsa.com/news/2018-04-15/swordfish-sighting-near-kyuquot-points-effects-global-warming
Allrivers charters out of Washington also caught a shortbilled spearfish a few years back , rare billfish anywhere let alone in the PNW.
Dogbreath
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Said by those in the know to be the Best tasting fish in the ocean.
Loghauler
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Just keeps getting more interesting!Generally yes ,but the only billfish that can tolerate even are warmest temps are broadbill swordfish , and striped marlin . A small handful of stripes have been caught out of Westport over the last 10 years , and the last big El Niño year there ended up being a small but productive broadbill swordfish fishery out of Washington state . I feel like there is more lurking out there late summer/early fall but the tiny amount of boats out there and the gear we use just isn’t conducive to having more frequent run ins . Here's a link to the reports on those swords out of WA .
Washington Swordfish!!
Some commercial buddies got into some beautiful swordfish off the coast! Crazy year.....
There was also a broadbill photographed 20 miles off Kyuquot on a offshore bird survey with the coast guard a few years ago , here’s a link to that story https://hashilthsa.com/news/2018-04-15/swordfish-sighting-near-kyuquot-points-effects-global-warming
Allrivers charters out of Washington also caught a shortbilled spearfish a few years back , rare billfish anywhere let alone in the PNW.
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adanac
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Anyone used splash bars like the ones pictured below ? I have a buddy I went to college with that fishes bigeye out on the canyons off Long Island and swears by them in the bigger sizes . I’m thinking of picking up 2 36” , and 2 20” with 6 “ squids. Run two long off the riggers and two short .
bryce
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I’ve been looking at similar stuff generally seems to be more the merrier with tuna
carpeweekend
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I ran something similar last year in Bamfield at the derby. Figured that the more splashing the better. It may have helped the spread in hooking up on other lines but didn't get a single bite on the actual splash bar trailer with hook. Look great in theory though.
28 miles.
salmonkiller01
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Saw a fb post someone got tuna off Nootka today. Not sure how far
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West Coast Tuna Fishing BC | Found them off Nootka today, just over an hour to fill the boat. | Facebook
Found them off Nootka today, just over an hour to fill the boat.
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kaelc
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Black cod too. Dam!
Rain City
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Les goooooo!
salmonkiller01
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Headed to Nootka today, might stop at PNT and grab a couple tuna lures, but the weather doesn’t look great to go that far out until Sunday! That’s when our scheduled depart is. Might take an extra day
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