Fishing Report 2/8/10

Well, in spite of the gorgeous weather and calm seas; fishing has been all but dead so far in February. On Saturday, the fish checker at Camano Island State Park reported no fish had come through the launch for several days. And the Elger Bay Grocery derby hasn’t had a fish weighed in since January 31st!

The poor report hasn’t been for lack of trying however; every day numerous anglers have gone out and tried their luck in Elger Bay, Greenbank, Onamac and other popular holes with nothing to show for their time and effort. The only positive reports around Camano have been of decent-sized, native Blackmouth Salmon (which cannot be kept). Of course, better results are almost always to be had on the western side of Whidbey Island or in the San Juans… If you’re fishing around Camano, I recommend frustrated anglers remember the old saying, “A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work”.

Looking to the future, several derbies are coming up in late February and March. Keep your eyes on this blog for more details!

There’s a new leader in the derby…

The only fish caught so far this weekend is also the new leader in our running Winter Salmon Derby:

Frank Hunt(the man we’ve had to make a second sheet for due to the volume of fish he’s weighed-in) brought in a 15lb 3oz Blackmouth this afternoon, which beats the previous big fish of 12lbs 9oz. Frank shared that he landed this monster with a Coyote spoon/Hot Spot flasher combo off of Lowell Pt after a heated battle with the local seal population. Way to go Frank!

In other fishing news, although the weigh-ins have been slow the past week, word is that several schools of bait have been spotted in Elger Bay and Greenbank, which is a good sign for the hopeful Salmon seeker.

As always, feel free to stop by or email me your report even if you aren’t in the derby… but you should also be in the derby; its only $10!

Fishing Report 12/4/09

Now that the dangerous winds have temporarily subsided, anglers have hit the water hard this week in spite of the freezing cold. We’ve had a couple fish weighed in each day, the biggest this week being a 12lb 3 oz Blackmouth; not quite big enough to take the lead in our derby, but a beauty nonetheless.

Elger Bay and Greenbank seem to be producing the best results. Average seems to be 1 in 3 boats netting a keeper. Herring and spoons are getting the most bites, almost no action on hootchies.

Don’t forget, as of Nov. 30th, Marine area 9 was closed to Salmon fishing. It reopens again on January 16th, 2010.

Pasek Cellars fruit wines now $8.99 ea!

From now until the end of the year, all Pasek Cellars 750ml fruit wines are only $8.99 each… the best price in town!
Flavors include: Raspberry, Cranberry, Blackberry, Guava, Passionfruit, Pineapple and Muscat Canelli.

Want to stock up for 2010? Order a case and recieve an additional $ .50 off per bottle! Case orders must be recieved before noon on Wednesdays.

Weekly Gift Sales Start Now!

Now through the end of the year, we will be running weekly specials in our Gift Corner!

On Sale this week:
35% off Christmas-themed gifts
& 20% off Christmas cards!

A public statement from Elger Bay Grocery

Elger Bay Grocery supports and stands behind the men and women in our armed forces who daily risk their lives to protect freedom at home and abroad.

We are outraged that there are those who abuse that same freedom by imposing their backwards ideology of justice; wherein criminals and the foreign enemies of our nation are entitled to more rights than our own law-abiding citizens… The notion of punishing 3 Navy SEALS for “punching” a known terrorist and mass murderer as they captured him should be spoken out against.

Want to save money on Black Friday but don’t feel like being stampeded at the mall? Then stop by Elger Bay Grocery!

Sales this Friday include:
30% off all Clothing & Towels
30% off all Christmas-themed Gifts
25% off all Kershaw Knives
25% off all Rods, Reels & Combos
20% off all Greeting Cards
50% off all Whistle Creek walking sticks & canes

Sale starts at 6am Friday and goes until 9pm Saturday.

Fishing Report 11/8/09

Well, the Winter Blackmouth season opened with mixed results. Sunday, Nov. 1st definitely saw the best fishing, with the fish-checker at Camano State Park checking 22 fish out of 14 boats! However, the success has been tapering off daily. Most of these juvenile Chinook are of decent size; the average we’ve seen have been between 6 and 10 pounds.

The majority of anglers we’ve talked to have been getting bites at 75-90 feet deep in 120 feet of water using either Coho Killer spoons or a green/glow hootchie with a strip of herring. Also, you should be running a 42-46″ leader off of your flasher to create a longer, swooping arc in the water.

Still taking signups…

It’s not too late to signup for our “running” Winter Blackmouth Derby!

In an effort to get as many anglers participating as possible, and after much consideration as to preventing cheating, we have decided to allow sign ups throughout the duration of the derby(Nov. 1 – Apr. 30). However, you cannot weigh in a fish until 3 days have passed since you signed up.

Again, the cost is just $10 and 1st place gets 75% of the ticket sales… but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t bring in every Salmon you catch, because there will be a mystery weight which will recieve the remaining 25%!

All Clothing & Beach Towels 20% OFF!

20% OFF
All Clothing & Beach Towels!
This includes our signature, “Don’t Be Crabby, Camano Island” shirts and sweatshirts.