Area 9. Anybody done any good?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:16 pmThe last week of fishing for chinook in Area 9 has no doubt been the toughest for me since in opened up 5-6 years ago. The 16th was obviously hot for most in north A9. I wouldnt really know because I replaced by fuel filter the night before the opener and forgot to put the gasket back on. Needless to say I broke down 200 yards outside the marina and had to paddle with my net back to the dock. I got up and runnin a few hours later and still managed to get some nice fish but since then king fishin seems to just get slower and slower for me. Ive managed to scratch a few out each day but damn im working for them. Dont get me wrong I do love tryin to hunt down fish. Im just curious if anybody else has done any good.... Things ive noticed are the kings seem to be waay shallower this year. Im a big fan of Mid Channel... The amount of boats fishin way up high on the bank this year is crazy. Lots of boats fishin 40-70 ft of water and far less boats fishin the standard 90-120 line. Early on I noticed that downrigger dudes were getting outfished by moochers. So for the last 4 days ive been moochin which is actually pretty cool if youve never done it. Especially when you hook into a hot fish. Tried fishin evenings the last 2 nights at no point. It wasnt much different then the morings. Fished a little local derby over the weekend. Heres a couple fish that got me 9th and 12th. I won 250 bucks and a disc grinder. Now I just need to go find somethin to grind my sorrows away.... 
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