San Juan Island Chinook Opener!

[Nelly]

Marine Area 7, better known as the San Juan Islands opened to mixed reports on Monday July first.
With a low-exchange set of tides that forced anglers to fish a weak flood for most of the morning, concentrations of bait -and therefore fish- would be tough to locate.

After trying a couple other locations, Dave Pridemore of 710 ESPN Seattle found this chunky Thatcher Pass hatchery chinook that is headed for a July 4th barbeque!

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Other Rosario Strait locations were producing sporadic bites. Pt. Lawrence, Eagle Bluff and Thatcher Pass to name a few.

Gary Sorenson fishing with Lee Andersen boated this dandy, a 25 pound unclipped fish likely headed for the Frasier River in British Columbia

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With the opener in the rear view mirror, anglers are looking at more favorable tides next week...and licking their chops!

[Robbo]

Nice work getting the boss man into a nice king on the opener Nelly. Now if I can just find Mrs. Pridemore some halibut we'll be set

[Odie]

Nice fish Nelly. We made the run from Everett Tuesday, fished Decatur and Cypress Island and did not touch a thing. Hopefully Area 9 will be productive on the 16th.

[Nelly]

We managed to hook a couple more in Rosario Strait today. Although fishing is not what you could call hot, there are definitely a few around.

This chunky white king hit a needlefish squid behind a Q-Cove flasher off the Cannon DT10 in Bottom track mode

[Rock]

Lookin good Tom. Also nice fish!

[Jeff Nance]

Tom "Chicken Legs" Nelson....looking skinny....nice work Tom sticking with it.

[Nelly]

Tom "Chicken Legs" Nelson....looking skinny....nice work Tom sticking with it.

Chicken legs eh? Gonna get you for that one Nance...

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[Rock]

With those needle fish squids how long do you run the leaders? I was trying one out the other day and a 40inch leader just seemed too long.