2015-08 The Wild Blue Crew is on the Fish!

July 1st
We've just returned from our third fishing expedition in past 10 days to Whale Bay, 40 miles south of Sitka, Alaska. The fishing has been just overwhelming.  Hard to believe that four old guys could land 59 salmon in just a few days.  A total of 21 King salmon, 37 Cohos and a halibut made for a fabulous fish week.

For the complete fish count including the ones that got away, see the Wild Blue Fish Report at the end of this post.

From the Fish Report, most of he fish were pulled from the Western and Northern edge of Krishka Island.  The western side is exposed to the Gulf swell but the northern side is flat.

We fished in close to the edge of the Island, in 100 feet with the down-riggers at 75 to 85 feet.  When we saw bait on the sonar, we started a slow turn, and this seemed to cause most of the action,and hookups. One particular spot along the north shore of Krishka Island is directly across from a fallen tree, where the shore line curves inward.  See the photo.  The water is deep here and in a way resembles the Shark Hole just outside Kalinin Bay at the top of Kruzof Island.  We were more likely to see bait adjacent to the tree and would start our turn, then "Fish On!".

On prior trips to the Bay, Krishka Island would only be fished when to swell was up. So it ranks after King City, Whale Bay North and Whale Bay South for fish landed.  After this week, it's on top!

The magic tree on the North Shore

m/v Wild Blue Fish Report, June 25th - July 1st, 2015

Nbr	Date	Type	Spec	Len	Bait	Deep	Location	TOD	Slack +/-	Comments	# King
1	25-Jun	Tro	King	33	Hoo	120	Biorka Isl	8:05AM	+020 m		1
F	25-Jun	Tro	Coho	BIG	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	8:30PM	+000m	Net Error
F	25-Jun	Tro	King	?	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	8:45PM	+015 m	Net error
2	25-Jun	Tro	King	28	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	9:00PM	+030 m		2
F	25-Jun	Tro	?	?	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	9:16PM	+046 m	Off hook
3	25-Jun	Tro	Coho	34	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	9:16PM	+046 m	Double H
4	25-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	9:29PM	+059 m
5	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	9:02AM	-030 m
6	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	60	Whale Bay S	9:08AM	-024 m
7	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	60	Whale Bay S	9:28AM	-004m
8	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	9:42AM	+010 m
9	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	10:05AM	+033 m
10	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	10:33AM	+061 m
11	26-Jun	Tro	King	35	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	11:07AM	+095 m		3
12	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	Whale Bay S	11:28AM	+116 m
13	26-Jun	Tro	King	32	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	3:45PM	+075 m		4
F	26-Jun	Tro	King	BIG	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	4:01PM	+091 m	Off Hook
F	26-Jun	Tro	?	?	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	4:03PM	+093 m	Bad Hook
14	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	4:35PM	+126 m
15	26-Jun	Tro	King	36	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	5:05PM	+156 m		5
F	26-Jun	Tro	King	BIG	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	5:20PM	+171 m	Net Error
16	26-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	WB N Krishka Isl	5:50PM	+201 m
17	27-Jun	Tro	Hali	41	Hoo	90	WB N Krishka Isl	8:50AM	-100 m	Ball hit bottom
18	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	90	WB N Krishka Isl	9:10AM	-080 m
19	27-Jun	Tro	King	32	Hoo	90	WB N Krishka Isl	9:48AM	-042 m		6
20	27-Jun	Tro	King	28	Hoo	110	WB South	10:05AM	-025 m		7
21	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB South	10:35AM	+005 m
22	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	11:28AM	+058 m
23	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	11:42AM	+072 m
24	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	11:55AM	+085 m
25	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	65	WB N Krishka Isl	12:05PM	+095 m
26	27-Jun	Tro	King	37	Hoo	65	WB W Krishka Isl	12:25PM	+115 m		8
27	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	50	WB W Krishka Isl	5:25PM	+100 m
28	27-Jun	Tro	King	34	Hoo	85	WB W Krishka Isl	5:38PM	+113 m		9
29	27-Jun	Tro	King	29	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	5:53PM	+128 m		10
30	27-Jun	Tro	King	30	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:15PM	+150 m		11
31	27-Jun	Tro	King	29	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:24PM	+159 m		12
R	27-Jun	Tro	King	27	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:45PM	+180 m	Released
32	27-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	7:15PM	+210 m
33	27-Jun	Tro	King	35	Hoo	65	WB W Krishka Isl	7:29PM	+224 m	Daily Limit	13
R	28-Jun	Tro	King	<27 td="">	Hoo	80	WB W Krishka Isl	6:42AM	+092 m	Released
F	28-Jun	Tro	?	?	Hoo	65	WB W Krishka Isl	6:50AM	+100 m	Wrap on D/R
34	28-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	65	WB W Krishka Isl	7:11AM	+121 m
35	28-Jun	Tro	Coho	BIG	Hoo	65	WB N Krishka Isl	7:31AM	+142 m
36	28-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	7:40AM	+151 m
37	28-Jun	Tro	King	37	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	7:50AM	+161 m		14
38	28-Jun	Tro	King	33	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	8:01PM	+172 m	Video w/weed	15
39	28-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	8:42PM	+213 m
40	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:55AM	+025 m
41	30-Jun	Tro	King	31	Hoo	65	WB N Krishka Isl	7:20AM	+050 m	Hatchery Fish	16
42	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	65	WB N Krishka Isl	8:10AM	+100 m
43	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	65	WB N Krishka Isl	8:20AM	+110 m
44	30-Jun	Tro	King	30	Hoo	75	WB W Krishka Isl	8:56AM	+146 m		17
45	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	BIG	Hoo	75	WB W Krishka Isl	9:10AM	+160 m
46	30-Jun	Tro	King	32	Hoo	65	WB W Krishka Isl	9:13AM	+163 m		18
47	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	75	WB N Krishka Isl	9:47AM	+197 m
48	30-Jun	Tro	King	35	Hoo	85	WB W Krishka Isl	9:52AM	+202 m		19
49	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	75	WB W Krishka Isl	10:29AM	+239 m
50	30-Jun	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	75	WB N Krishka Isl	10:49AM	+259 m		.
51	30-Jun	Tro	King	31	Hoo	85	WB N Krishka Isl	10:58AM	+268 m		20
52	30-Jun	Tro	King	34	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:01PM	-030 m	DL,Hatchery Fi	21
53	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:10AM	-060 m
54	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	31	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:18AM	-052 m
55	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:23AM	-047 m
56	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	6:28AM	-042 m	Hatchery Fish
57	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	7:01AM	-009 m
58	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	m	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	7:19AM	+009 m
59	1-Jul	Tro	Coho	34	Hoo	80	WB N Krishka Isl	7:23AM	+013 m
Nbr: Landed Fish Number, or F-Farmed (lost), or R=Released
Type: Bot=Bottom Fish, Tro=Troll, Moo=Mooch
Spec: King, Coho, Hali=Halibut
Len: In inches,or m=medium sized, or BIG=large
Bait: Hoo=Hootchie, or Herr=herring, or Watr=Watermelon lure
Slack: Minutes before (-) or after (+) high or low tide
Total Fish = 59: 1 Halibut, 21 Kings, 37 Cohos