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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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%!

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

At the front of the store, next to the cash register, you will find several boxes full of great river fishing gear at a 50% discount!

Some of the lures you’ll find include:

Buzz Bombs, Dick Nite spoons, Blue Fox Vibraxes, jigheads, pink squids, Humpy Special spoons, etc.

Don’t miss this opportunity to restock your tackle box for half the price!

From now until the end of October,

All “Humpy Gear” is 35% off!

“Humpy Gear” includes: pink squids/mini squids, Humpy Special spoons, pink Buzz Bombs, pink Vibraxes, pink Dick Nites, pink hootchie/white dodger combos and pink Pt. Wilson jigs