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July 14th Report
Posted 14 Jul 2010 IN: General
BY QCL


Great fishing today had the dining room all abuzz as most boats encountered Chinook salmon of the larger variety.  Not everyone landed them but most have a good story to tell!  While Parker Point continues to be the hot spot, consistently producing good numbers of Chinook & Coho pretty well every day, Bird Rock was the place this morning.  The first boats out got into nice Springs in the 25 - 35 pound class right away.  By 7:00 am the number of boats had increased to spread the action from Parker Pt. down to Cape Naden. 

Weighted rods fishing plug-cut herring are doing well at 20-25 pulls while the downrigger crowd are finding consistent success on anchovies fished at 25-35 feet with teaser heads and flashers.  With the extreme tide swings this week - a 15 foot flood this morning - we re finding the ebb is most productive, both in the morning and in the evening. The salmon are still full of needlefish and there always seems to be lots of them around, although we haven t seen much of the whales in the past week. 

Veteran QCL angler Andy Hintz was thrilled to bring a beautiful 40-pounder to the boat last night at Eagle Rock while fishing with his wife Carol.  The newest member of the QCL 50-Pounder Club is Gerald McMorrow who landed a beautiful, deep-sided 55 pounder at Parker Pt. late this afternoon, fishing with QCL guide Matt Burr.  Congratulations guys!  Well done!


The weather is swinging to northwesterlies for Friday and we re all excited to see
the sun again for a few days!  Tides have peaked this week and will moderate thru the next few days.