Fishing During Lunch Break - Wed 08-31-11

islandbass · 09-02-11, 12:09 AM

Lunch Break Outing - Wed 08-31-11

I scoped out a section of the Duwamish River on the way to work around S 112th St and saw a bunch of fish jumping all over the place. I knew I had to come back on my lunch break.

15 minutes to get there from work
30 minutes to fish
15 minutes to get back to work

I found out I forgot to put my salmon rod in the trunk but luckily one of my bass rods was there. It would have to do. Found a spot a bit downstream from the bridge next to an gentleman fishing with a pink inline spinner and tied a homemade pink jig.

There was a lot of fish acrobatics as I observed in the morning, but no real biters on my side or the other side of the river.

I worked the jig slowly at first with no takers. Then a few casts later a large fish jumped over my line as if it were a hurdle. It was really neat to be a witness to its stunt.

About 10 minutes later, a new guy starts fishing to my left with a pink buzz bomb and was working it fairly quickly, relative to my slow retrieve. He missed the first hit, but he lands the second hit in less than five minutes of fishing. I took that as a hint and a half to follow suit via the retrieve, not the buzz bomb.

I sped up my retrieve and got a hit. However, I was asleep at the wheel and missed. Did the same retrieve and about 2/3 of the way through I stopped the jig. The jig had barely a second to rest when BAM! It was fish on, like donkey kong.

I had just enough time to bleed it and go. Not a bad way to spend lunch. In that 30 minute period, only three fish were caught. One by the guy next to me, another one on the other side of the river, and mine.

I am totally stoked to have caught my first Duwamish salmon and bummed that I ruined a good pair of work shoes by the mud. If I decide to fish here again, I'll bring my boots for sure. That mud is nasty!

I am really beginning to like fishing with jigs. They flat out just work.

My brother bassers, you’d all be nailing these pink salmon with your jig-fishing prowess. Sure wish you could join me here.

Bassboss · 09-02-11, 12:42 AM

Tasty looking fish!

Hope to catch some salmon sometime soon, gotta find out when and where though, lol!

WaffleJaw · 09-02-11, 10:39 AM

Congrats on the new species!!...That is a tasty looking fish!
I love me some lunch break fishing.

keithdog · 09-02-11, 02:32 PM

Congrats on the catch. My father in law used to smoke a lot of salmon that he caught from Lake Michigan. Dang that was good eattin! Add some cheese and wine, mmmmmmm

09-02-11, 12:09 AM	#1
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Fishing During Lunch Break - Wed 08-31-11 Lunch Break Outing - Wed 08-31-11 I scoped out a section of the Duwamish River on the way to work around S 112th St and saw a bunch of fish jumping all over the place. I knew I had to come back on my lunch break. 15 minutes to get there from work 30 minutes to fish 15 minutes to get back to work I found out I forgot to put my salmon rod in the trunk but luckily one of my bass rods was there. It would have to do. Found a spot a bit downstream from the bridge next to an gentleman fishing with a pink inline spinner and tied a homemade pink jig. There was a lot of fish acrobatics as I observed in the morning, but no real biters on my side or the other side of the river. I worked the jig slowly at first with no takers. Then a few casts later a large fish jumped over my line as if it were a hurdle. It was really neat to be a witness to its stunt. About 10 minutes later, a new guy starts fishing to my left with a pink buzz bomb and was working it fairly quickly, relative to my slow retrieve. He missed the first hit, but he lands the second hit in less than five minutes of fishing. I took that as a hint and a half to follow suit via the retrieve, not the buzz bomb. I sped up my retrieve and got a hit. However, I was asleep at the wheel and missed. Did the same retrieve and about 2/3 of the way through I stopped the jig. The jig had barely a second to rest when BAM! It was fish on, like donkey kong. I had just enough time to bleed it and go. Not a bad way to spend lunch. In that 30 minute period, only three fish were caught. One by the guy next to me, another one on the other side of the river, and mine. I am totally stoked to have caught my first Duwamish salmon and bummed that I ruined a good pair of work shoes by the mud. If I decide to fish here again, I'll bring my boots for sure. That mud is nasty! I am really beginning to like fishing with jigs. They flat out just work. My brother bassers, you’d all be nailing these pink salmon with your jig-fishing prowess. Sure wish you could join me here. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog) Last edited by islandbass; 09-02-11 at 01:41 AM.

09-02-11, 12:42 AM	#2
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Tasty looking fish! Hope to catch some salmon sometime soon, gotta find out when and where though, lol! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-02-11, 10:39 AM	#3
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Congrats on the new species!!...That is a tasty looking fish! I love me some lunch break fishing. __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

09-02-11, 02:32 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Congrats on the catch. My father in law used to smoke a lot of salmon that he caught from Lake Michigan. Dang that was good eattin! Add some cheese and wine, mmmmmmm __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

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