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Area 7 San Juan Islands Fishing Reports
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By: tomalanwatson
Posted: 5/5/2013
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We headed out of Anacortes on Saturday morning around 900am for opening morning of shrimp season. We figured it would be really busy right at 8am so we thought we take our time. We dropped our pots ju...
By: Berchu
Posted: 8/4/2014
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/3/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Caught wind of the limited season that was open in 7 South and decided to hit the last day. Got to the launch at 7 at Cornet Bay and it was foggy! Motored out to the south tip of Lopez and dropped f...
By: nerka nailer
Posted: 5/30/2020
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2020
Hot Spots: 0
I was able to make it out for the shrimp opener in Area 7. I realized I forgot my gopro so I made a cell phone video of the trip. My good friend Warren joined me for the day. It was his first time shr...
By: 4n6fisher
Posted: 6/22/2020
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/19/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Since the fog bank scrapped the morning halibut fishing we decided to go and drop some shrimp pots until fog lifted. Great decision as we were able to find an area away from the ripping current on th...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/21/2020
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2020
Hot Spots: 0
My first shrimp report! Yes, my first one and there is a reason for that, I don’t like shrimping. That said, maybe I can come to change my mind on the whole subject, they are tasty little buggers... W...
By: 4n6fisher
Posted: 7/17/2021
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/17/2021
Hot Spots: 0
The wind and small craft advisories finally allowed for the shrimping trip on Saturday after scuttling it on Friday. Launched out of Cornet bay and headed over to find a spot to drop the crab pots, f...
By: 4n6fisher
Posted: 5/26/2022
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2022
Hot Spots: 0
I was happy to find the spot shrimp were still where I left them last year, me and my buddy limited in three drops. Dropped the first pot at 2 and were done by 3:30 throwing back all the small ones. ...
By: nerka nailer
Posted: 6/28/2023
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/25/2023
Hot Spots: 0
This report is a bit late but sometimes life gets busy. I had a chance to get out to Area 7 and take the family out for spot prawns. My cousin was visiting from out of state and this was her first ti...
By: 4n6fisher
Posted: 8/30/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/27/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Wife and I took a five night boat camping trip to the San Juan islands last weekend with fishing on Sunday through Tuesday. I was able to find the bait, some places lit up the entire FF screen, 100' ...
By: acepaul
Posted: 9/4/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/31/2018
Hot Spots: 2
It was an outstanding two days fishing Eagle Point Friday and Saturday! (8/31 & 9/1/18) Friday morning three of us came from Jones Island and were the first boat out there (which was definitely a bit ...
By: psykh
Posted: 8/26/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/25/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to help reduce the Atlantic numbers. Great day out fishing, these things are hogs. Saw tons of boats out, but our boat had more action than most. Great day overall.
By: 4n6fisher
Posted: 8/29/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I was up in the San Juan's testing out the new (to me boat), '78 Glasply cuddy, while the boat ran great cannot say the same for fishing. Tried for Chinook on Sunday, but just ended up losing the dow...
By: Dvndan
Posted: 2/8/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Indian Village on an Ebb tide. Had a couple hook ups (shakers). Then got a 12 lb. Blackmouth using a Green red racer flasher and Herring aide with a tail waggler. We were in 100 feet of water a...
By: Dvndan
Posted: 3/5/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/3/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Guemes Channel on an Ebb tide. caught a 14 lb Blackmouth using a green red racer flasher and Herring Aide spoon with a black tail waggler. We were in 92 feet of water with the downriggers at 80...
By: nolimit756
Posted: 3/10/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Started early and fished Point Migley, Point Laurence, Freeman Island, Cowlitz Bay, and Hummer hole. Fished the whole column of water with bait, (Both cut plugs and cheater heads). Also used a few spo...
By: aftjkm
Posted: 7/21/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/21/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Caught 3 pinks on a green flasher and green hoochie trailing herring fillet. Got the first one in a couple of minutes at about 40 ft on a down rigger. Kept going deeper all the way to 180 ft to get a ...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 7/23/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/22/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Wow, what a day. Nothing short of a world record fish would have made it an OK day. Got out late, heading out from Corrent bay lauch, thru deception pass, doing only about 15 mph and suddenly the sea...
By: Spaceyak1000
Posted: 7/27/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Went out for 2-3 hours in Haro Strait west of Henry Island in my Kayak. The pink fishing was excellent. Caught 4 and kept 2. Lost a big one unhooking it in the boat. Trolled a slow bus flashe...
By: jpjames14
Posted: 8/15/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great honeymoon... yes I said honeymoon :) Took the new wife out to Friday Harbor, then to Roche for 3 days on the boat. On the way back from Roche we spent some time fishing pinks. I got her,...
By: jpjames14
Posted: 8/6/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/4/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Fished last weekend in the San Juans. Focused our efforts on kings Saturday, inside, and only landed a "prince" about 4-5 pounds. I let it go. Other than that, couldn't keep the dogfish off my gear...
By: truckman1966
Posted: 1/22/2014
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/17/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Well we waited patiently to let the WDFW let us keep the pinks we saw rolling and jumping about a week earlier, so the first weekend after MA7E/Bellingham Bay was open, I took a couple buddies and my ...
Posted: 8/9/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well this report is from Friday but better late than never.
My uncles and dad wanted to take our brand new family fishing boat out to try and find some early schooling pinks. I caught one off te beac...
By: calico68
Posted: 8/12/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished this afternoon right off west beach in Deception Pass beach. Fishing was not great but when you hook a fish it was good. I hook one that went 8.3 pounds. That was a fat pink. Buzz bombs was the...
By: Basstard
Posted: 7/14/2009
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went out with a buddy to see if we could talk a salmon into jumping into my boat. No such luck. of course the damn sharks had no problem doing it for them. There were a ton of boats out there. T...
By: Basstard
Posted: 7/18/2009
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got off of work shot out to The Swin bridges. It was a nightmare people taking there sweet time loading there boats while us wanting to drop boats in had to wait 30+ minutes to even see the dock. Cr...
