We’ve got the rod and reel covered, but what about your offerings to the fish? Well, there’s a wide variety of choices available. If the rod isn’t built to handle the weight of the lure, it’s very possible to break today’s graphite rods from the pressure built up by the whipping action. A lot of energy is built up and released by your rod. At the exact right moment, as the rod moves past your head and forward, you’ll release the line and send your offering on its way. As you bring the rod back behind you and then forward, the rod “loads” with the weight of the lure and the forward momentum the angler gives it. It’s important to pay attention to the lure rating on your rod. My rod is medium heavy and rated to toss ½ to 3 ounce lures. Regardless, at the end of the day you should give your gear a good spray down with fresh water to remove the salt. The reel doesn’t have to be a salt water reel, but it helps.
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The reel should be a 200 or 300 series spool holding plenty of line. I prefer a rod at least 8 ½ feet, but ideally 10 feet is what I like. The farther out you can cast your offerings, the more opportunity to encounter a salmon. Most anglers will use a spinning reel, although level winds will certainly work. Fishing from the shore requires first and foremost a good casting rod. Before I dive into locations though, let’s take a look at the gear you should consider bringing with you as you target these salmon from the shoreline. Anglers will see these fish arriving in mid to late September. While the pinks provide sheer numbers and relative ease of catching, the coho offer much bigger fish – anywhere from an average of 5-6 pounds up to the greatly sought after “hook-nose” 12-15 pound specimens. As August transitions into September the target species changes from humpies to the prized fall salmon, coho, also known as silvers. As the run peaks, by the third week of August, it’s not unusual to be able to get a quick limit of these spunky 3-4 pound fish.
Shore anglers start seeing humpies along the beaches in early August. This year, an odd numbered year, means anglers get a bonus – pink salmon, AKA humpies. South Whidbey Island in particular has several locations, and reasons, to fish at. For anglers this presents the perfect opportunity to catch a salmon from the beaches of Puget Sound. As these fish make their turn they may be out in the middle of the Sound, but, many will hug the shorelines, moving in and out with the tides. Salmon migrating in from the ocean pass through the Strait of Juan De Fuca, then turn and head south into Puget Sound, heading for multiple rivers like the Skagit, Snohomish, Green, and Puyallup. For those anglers without a boat, the south end of Whidbey Island offers a unique opportunity to catch salmon as they return to their native rivers and streams in the Puget Sound area. The last few feet I slide the salmon on to the sandy beach and quickly dispatched the fish, my first ever beach caught pink salmon. As the fish got closer to shore I could see it was a chrome-bright four pound pink salmon. I worked the fish back in keeping the line tight so as to not let slack line allow the barbless hook to slide out. Closing my bail I reeled in the slack line and had made just one rod twitch when I felt the rod double over and the unmistakably feel of a salmon head shake telling me I was into my first Whidbey Island shore-fished salmon. At just the right instant my thumb released pressure on the line and I watched with satisfaction as the lure propelled itself ever farther from the beach, landing just short of an anchored boat, startling the anglers on board. I attached the two ounce flutter jig to my line and heaved back on my rod, the weight of the lure and flex of the rod loading for maximum distance.
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