Salmon Opener Looking NOT SO BAD - Friday PM forecast

I'll be focusing in very keenly on the ocean salmon fishing opportunities to begin this Saturday.  Saturday's looking pretty rough with potential 10'+ swells.  I might hit first light Saturday between the Humboldt Jetties, or I might save it all for Sunday and afterward.  More later...

Here's Stormsurf's current view of Saturday and Sunday.  

good luck to you and all others.  i'll be thinking of you folks from here in tx.

Ouchy mama!!!

   Long way to go for Bad Surfing...

 Keep on Posting King....

NWS says Saturday not so bad...

.SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 

Think you can fish the opener between the jetties without getting run over?  If I can't get a ride I'll probably give it a try out of my yak at least a couple days but I've never fished out of it before so we'll see.  Good luck,

Dave

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Ya, MON!

Think you can fish the opener between the jetties without getting run over?

Good point...   

Latest NWS for Saturday:

.SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.

Counting on you to show us what a salmon looks like   BUT BE SAFE OUT THERE

Good luck, Abking, Better yet screw luck I know you'll be banking on skill. I was launching from Monterey last Saturday and there was a girl counting fish. A PB owner came in solo who had CP&Red a 30 lb. chinook that hit a swimbait a couple fathoms under his boat. I saw the pic, beautiful fish. That's a long way off from your stomping grounds but maybe it will spread some encouragement

This often happens...

NWS is now looking more like Stormsurf forecast:

 .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.

Thats a pretty tough forecast for a lot of anxious fishermen.  Hope the Coast Guard isn't busy.

I have a positive feeling about this nasty wind for the opener - hopefully it'll bring some cold water nearshore and the bait and the kings will be close to the beach.   

One can dream...   

Check out Stormsurf for Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 5AM.  Wow...

This often happens...

NWS is now looking more like Stormsurf forecast:

 .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.

My suggestion:  Sleep in.....

Allen