Fishing around Hope Island area

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Fishing around Hope Island area

Post by crappiemaster » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:31 am

I will be going to Carlyon Point next weekend. Gonna take the kids down there to relax. Any suggestions on areas to fish? Bottomfish, trout, anything to keep the line in the water. Not too familiar with the area, but will have a boat to cruise around in. Is anyone shellfishing around that area as well?
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RE:Fishing around Hope Island area

Post by Easy Limits » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:49 pm

You may want to motor north to the Vaughn Bay area for salmon. There is also good shellfishing on the east side of Harstine Is. on the DNR beach.
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RE:Fishing around Hope Island area

Post by crappiemaster » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:37 am

Thanks! What kind of shellfish? Love steamers and I need a crab fix. Salmon would be cool, but I wouldn't mind looking for some bottomfish. How far is Harstine from Hope Island?
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RE:Fishing around Hope Island area

Post by big fish lite line » Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:45 pm

as far as bottomfishing goes its pretty lousy but you can catch bullhead(sculpin), greenling and flounder. the greenling are found along the kelp near rocky shores and its best to use 1/2once jigs w/curly tails. the flounder are pretty much on flat bottoms 20ft and deeper. I've found that clams on a small hook work really good for flounder and sculpin. by the way the fishing gets better outside of deception pass. The kelp beds around deception Island(not the island that the bridge is on) are good for greenling rockfish and lingcod.
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RE:Fishing around Hope Island area

Post by Easy Limits » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:48 am

Hope Is. is on the southwest side of Hartstine Is.
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RE:Fishing around Hope Island area

Post by Rollin with Rolland » Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:12 pm

crappiemaster wrote:I will be going to Carlyon Point next weekend. Gonna take the kids down there to relax. Any suggestions on areas to fish? Bottomfish, trout, anything to keep the line in the water. Not too familiar with the area, but will have a boat to cruise around in. Is anyone shellfishing around that area as well?

Are you talking Hope Is. in marine area 8-1 or somewhere else?? Not sure where Carlyon Point is.
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