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Took the ferry over to Whidbey Island to fish Bush Point one last time before the local rivers opened up for salmon fishing. Got into the water around 6:45 because the earliest ferry running on the weekend from Mukilteo was 6 AM. Later than I would like as most of my bites there lately have been between 6-7 AM. But regardless, when I started fishing there were so many fish jumping! Like one fish every few minutes or so, and all of them were BIG. I've been noticing a lot of big fish in the other reports I've seen, so maybe that's a trend this year so far. Been seeing and catching a lot of wilds too, which is weird, usually they're a later run.

Anyways, had a blast and made a really fun video of the experience! Would love it if you would check it out and let me know what you think :) Cheers.

makscoot

9/11/2020 3:50:35 PM

super cool

brianmonticello

9/11/2020 4:05:50 PM

Thanks :)

Bucktail

9/12/2020 8:39:55 AM

You asked for feedback. If your going to make videos and encourage people to come to these places that are so special to many of us please set a good example of how to handle these fish. Leave wild fish in the water if you cannot retain them. Dragging them up on the beach and holding them down in the sand is not the way to treat them just to get a picture. I can't count the amount of wild Coho and Chinook I've witnessed being drug up the beach and kicked back in the water. It blows my mind as a fisherman. Help preserve the future.

brianmonticello

9/12/2020 10:37:21 AM

Yeah I felt horrible for doing that immediately after I realized it was a wild fish. I felt shitty for it, but didn’t have a net, which I usually bring. I definitely should have kept it closer to the water. I’m usually the guy calling people out on this too so I get the frustration.

brianmonticello

9/12/2020 10:47:58 AM

In retrospect, once I realized it was wild, I should have brought it back to the water's edge right away. Won't make that mistake again, had lots of adrenaline finally landing my first salmon of 2020 after fishing for monthssss to get her. But lessons learned

Bucktail

9/12/2020 11:24:11 AM

Glad to here you call people out on it too. We've all been rough on fish when the adrenaline is pumping. At least we can learn from it and try to encourage other people to do the same. Hope you have a great season.

brianmonticello

9/12/2020 11:25:19 AM

I appreciate you calling me out though, lots of malpractice out there especially on the rivers. Thanks for the positivity! And you too! Tight lines :)

bfin58

9/12/2020 5:53:09 PM

Nice video. Very well produced! Glad that you are open to Bucktails comment, but other than that congrats on a nice fish!

brianmonticello

9/12/2020 6:52:58 PM

Thanks! Yeah that was big goof on my part

reeveb

9/13/2020 12:11:28 PM

It's really hard to ID a fish in the shallow surf when it's still flopping around for it's life. I was at the same beach and lost two hatchery coho because I couldn't coordinate keeping tension on the line whilst getting the fish close enough to identify. Both flopped off. (And the purists say do not use a net because that can harm fish also). I heard you are supposed to hold your breath once the fish is out and then you have to have either kept it or let it go before you exhale again. Really hard to do. (Then over the course of four days we saw regulars kick fish over and over so that was frustrating too.) I'd love to see a video showing how someone can do the whole process correctly.

brianmonticello

9/13/2020 12:12:55 PM

yeah I think no way is perfect :/ but I’d bet a net in the water is probably safer for the fish than being in the sand out of the water

Speedbird 48

4/19/2021 6:42:22 AM

A knotless net is the way to go. The people who kick the fish have no business fishing

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