2025 Sidney Reports

[lpaulcarter]

Warning! Fishing alongside the Spit over the last week, we've lost all terminal tackle on 2 underwater hazards. In both cases, the downrigger was down 40 feet, in 80-90 feet of water. Whatever we hooked was basically immovable with a rod and reel, no matter how hard we tried to change angle, etc. For some reason the downrigger didn't react at all and the gear on the other side of the boat down at 69 feet also missed them.

 

[smokedvw]

Warning! Fishing alongside the Spit over the last week, we've lost all terminal tackle on 2 underwater hazards. In both cases, the downrigger was down 40 feet, in 80-90 feet of water. Whatever we hooked was basically immovable with a rod and reel, no matter how hard we tried to change angle, etc. For some reason the downrigger didn't react at all and the gear on the other side of the boat, down at 69 feet also missed them

Interesting. That area to the north was where I was yesterday.

I saw one crab trap that was barely above water. Was it during a high tide?

Seems like a lot of crab traps in there.

 

[lpaulcarter]

Interesting. That area to the north was where I was yesterday.

I saw one crab trap that was barely above water. Was it during a high tide?

Seems like a lot of crab traps in there.

We snagged each of the traps on a different day, but both were within an hour or so of the low tide, at about 3-4 feet. As we were trying to get free of the south hazard yesterday, my wife said she could see something white, several feet under the surface, where the line from her rod was pointing.

 

[smokedvw]

No fish tonight. Very little bait at either lighthouse or powder wharf.

Interesting skyline with the smoke, hope they get the fire under control at China Creek.

Not sure if the guys who came to powder wharf are on here but a cool shot when we both called it.