Wes,
Have you fished Carkeek park for chums before? I understand there is a run
on pipers creek but I don't have any idea about the size of it. I live right
across the street from the trail head and plan on fishing for them this year
if its permitted. Is there a run of Coho for this creek as well?
Curiously,
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: Wes Neuenschwander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 7:25 AM
Subject: Carkeek Park
> Fished Carkeek Park briefly yesterday (Sunday), around the turn of the
> PM high tide. Began at the small cove north of the overpass, working a
> small green/white streamer on a floating line, encouraged by the
> occassional small jumping baitfish 30' off the beach. Not enough tide to
> stir the waters in the cove, so I moved up to the cobbly point at the
> mouth of Pipers Creek to catch the flowing ebb, just as a nice coho
> cleared the water about 120' feet out. Forded a small gulley onto the
> last gravel ridge, allowing me to just reach the area of the rise, where
> now a small rip was forming, but no luck. Finally, fishing downtide to
> the tail of the ridge, a nice tug and a couple of minutes later a fat 16"
> cutthroat to hand. Switched to a green Popper and fished back up the
> ridge and finally back down along the cove, without any further action.
>
> Watching from the overpass on the way back to the car, I spotted a
> couple of coho-sized rises well off shore from the north cove, along with
> the odd jumping herring. Curiously, no sign of birds or seals the entire
> time.
>
> -Wes
>
> Wes Neuenschwander
> Seattle, WA
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
