First Limits of the Season

Took the day off and Tom and I headed for the beach to hunt and dig our razor clams. Weather was good in the morning with good wind direction. Tom shot a spoonie to start out the morning. Had a couple of pintails decoy and ended up shooting 2. We got into some mixed flocks of widgeon and teal. The skies opened up at around 10 and it started raining in sheets till about 2. The birds started to move around and we had several shoots at birds decoying. We ended up with our limits. I took a teal, 2 pintails, a spoony and 3 widgeon. Tom got a gadwall, a spoonie, 2 mallard hens, a teal, and 2 widgeon.

After our shoot we headed to Roosevelt beach. We were there early and waited till the tide came down some more. We dug our limits in 10 minutes! Fastest clam dig I've ever done. They were showing really well.

2011 Duck Opener Weekend

It's not the same without Clint. For the opener, I was joined by Jafet and Tom. We headed for the Willapa. We got there early enough to get the spot. But, as the early morning wore on we were joined by 2 guys across the bay and an old guy who decided to set up shop about 220 yards on our right.

The tides were not optimal, nor was the weather. It was sunny and clear with little wind. Nonetheless there were birds around. I noticed the there weren't a lot of teal. The usual suspects such as the pintails, mallards, and widgeon were around. I shot 5 birds and Jafet shot 1. Tom was not so lucky. It was his first hunt.

Drifting the Hump

Got a text from Tim about hiting the Humptulips for the bait opener. Of course I ould go. Had to settle for a Sunday drift since we had a birthday party to go to on Saturday. I met Tim and Nate at the Copalis Crossing ramp at 5:30 a.m. we were on the water by 6 and heading to the first hole in the dark. We arrived to the chosen hole to find a boat already there. Good thing Tim knew who it was and we dropped anchor beside them without incident. Action was slower than what they had yesterday. I lost 2 kings on eggs and float. Tim also lost 1 and let a dark one go. Nate hooked 2 unclipped silvers. The bite soon died and we moved on. We didn't hook another fish until the last part of the drift. Luckily it was a king hen an Tim was able to replenish the bait supply.