REGISTER! The Port Open Event

 

If I can catch a salmon on the fly, you all can catch one without bait. Look where the fly is, right in the mouth. Was striping for stripers and bass when this beast slammed my fly and took me for a ride. I'm guessing 30+ inches and at least 15-20 pound. Landed in about 5-10 minutes. Never took me to the reel, hand stripped it in.

My first salmon!!!  Game on boys!

If I can catch a salmon on the fly, you all can catch one without bait. Look where the fly is, right in the mouth. Was striping for stripers and bass when this beast slammed my fly and took me for a ride. I'm guessing 30+ inches and at least 15-20 pound. Landed in about 5-10 minutes. Never took me to the reel, hand stripped it in.

My first salmon!!!  Game on boys!

Fuck ya scott! would of loved to been there!!!

This morning was beautiful at the Port for my pre-fish. Got into fish right away, BIG fish. Anyway I fished from 7:30 to 1:30 and pulled a full 5 fish limit and ungraded again and again and again. You don't need minnows! 

Full report soon.... I think we are going to see some hogs on paper this Saturday!

Mike

What did your 5 fish consist of? 2 Stripers and what? Or can we check in 5 Stripers even though he limit is 2?

Nice fish and thanks for joining me Scott, it was fun.

I was really looking forward to fishing the port. For me, I've only fished it maybe a handful of times so it's still a mystery. I know the fish are there I just really wanted to figure them out and pull a decent bag. So met Scott in the parking lot and Got on the water about 730 ish. The water was calm and fish were jumping, birds working, lots going on. Right off the bat, BAM 1st salmon on... 10 seconds later, fish off.. ahhhh. 30 seconds later BAM fish on! Hell yeah big-un! Got it to the boat and I realized I pulled a noob move and brought my small net. Ahhhh... I could barely get the fishes head in the net. The lure got caught in the netting, fish twisted, line broke, fish hung with me for a few moments and off he went on his way. I got to keep my lure and a memory of a big buck, 35"+. Oh well, keep movin'.

After that I started looking for some crappie but I was hooking lots of small LMB and SMB. I then switched it up and fish a bit deeper, figured out the pattern and started pulling some good legal fish, lots and lots. Water started to move so I went looking for some strippers, found some and a few nice legal fish. Next, crappie, looked high, looked low... yup there they are, 4 but all small.

Overall it was a good fishing day. I landed 9 stripers, 15 LMB, 3 SMB and 4 crappie. I had to stop cause I ran out of minnows....  yeah right, all artificials, you don't need fu%&'n minnows to catch fish at the port!

So guys the fish are there. I don't think my limit score of 555 points was anything special but I know you guy will pull some toads. Good luck and see yall on Saturday morning!

Mike

If I can catch a salmon on the fly, you all can catch one without bait. Look where the fly is, right in the mouth. Was striping for stripers and bass when this beast slammed my fly and took me for a ride. I'm guessing 30+ inches and at least 15-20 pound. Landed in about 5-10 minutes. Never took me to the reel, hand stripped it in.

My first salmon!!!  Game on boys!

That is friggin amazing! Sounds like you guys killed it!   

This morning was beautiful at the Port for my pre-fish. Got into fish right away, BIG fish. Anyway I fished from 7:30 to 1:30 and pulled a full 5 fish limit and ungraded again and again and again. You don't need minnows! 

Full report soon.... I think we are going to see some hogs on paper this Saturday!

Mike

What did your 5 fish consist of? 2 Stripers and what? Or can we check in 5 Stripers even though he limit is 2?

All dfg rules apply. So, if anglers fishes C&R only, you CAN submit 5 legal sized stripers. Know and understand the dfg rules and regs, it could be in your benefit.

FYI - We also understand that these Stripers can be cookie cutters so needed we will have a laptop to look at photo time stamps so there is no confusion on multiple Picts of the same fish but entered as a different fish on the score sheet. My suggestion is clean up your photos prior to check-in and only have the number of fish you plan to enter ready for view.

Mike

Nice fishing there guys.  Just imagine how much bigger your fish would've been if you had minnows!!

Glad to hear some Zombies are around! Looks like Scott is Bringing out the Big Guns fellas,  watch out. See ya otw

I'm not going so I don't look bad when I can't catch fish and Scott has 5 Zombies to check in!

Nice job Mike and Scott!  You guys killed it out there.The tournament is a multi species event or stripers only?

Multispecies

Nice job Mike and Scott!  You guys killed it out there.The tournament is a multi species event or stripers only?

Scoring Species/Points Per Inch List

    Striped Bass = 5.5 PPI
    Salmon = 5 PPI
    Largemouth Bass = 8 PPI
    Smallmouth/ Spotted Bass = 9 PPI
    Trout = 7.75 PPI
    Crappie = 12 PPI
    Sunfish = 13 PPI
    Catfish = 5.5 PPI

Come on out Nick! It would be good to see you and maybe you need some otw time!

Mike

31fish!!?? What the hell!! I was outhinking fishing all day today, and caught 2! Thats's two.... as in one, and another one.
31!!??
I'm retarded.

31fish!!?? What the hell!! I was outhinking fishing all day today, and caught 2! Thats's two.... as in one, and another one.
31!!??
I'm retarded.

 The PC term would be "challenged!" 

Oh, sorry.. fishtarded.