I fished the A.M. tide change (-.7 as I remember) on the SW shore of Whidbey Sunday. Very little indication of fish until I started tossing an olive/grizzly popper, which resulted in follows or swirls on every 2-3 casts, until the sun hit the water. Pretty good activity continued for the first hour of the flood on a candlefish pattern fished on an intermediate sink line. C & R consisted of a mixture of SRC and "jack size" coho ranging from 3"-15" with two follows by mature coho ( 6-7# estimated). Only jumpers observed were impressive . . . in the 10# + range, but they were never tempted to the fly. Spent the afternoon scouting around. There was a zoo around the bait house at Possession, both on the beach and on the water. Went out on the spit (very short name . . . started with an 'A') South of Deception on the E. side for the change at high tide. Zero action there. Return trip was interesting in that there was a gathering of Harley enthusiasts in Anacortes, creating quite a spectacle on the highways. Choppers everywhere! One of my colleagues (yes, a chopper riding teach) took part and confirmed that there were 12,000 in attendance. Tom
