Jeff Norman
AT 9 AM on April 7, OFFC members Steve Tom, Mark Jacobson and I met at Picnic Point Park in Snohomish County, to try our luck at chasing some SRC’s. If you haven’t been there, use Google Maps to 7231 Picnic Point Rd. Edmonds 98036. From the parking lot, use the pedestrian overpass above the railroad tracks. There’s a small stream where salmon and SRC’s spawn. The mouth flows right to Puget Sound. This site is very popular with our friends from the Olympic Fly-Fishing Club of Edmonds. They do ongoing native plant restoration with Snohomish County Parks, as well as having outings there. We had pleasant weather in the 60’s and no wind. We had a falling tide that allowed access to the strand south of the stream. It became increasingly narrow up against the border of the railroad tracks. We followed it down to the site of some old piers, perhaps once a cannery or dock. We were hoping to find bait fish, especially Chum fry, but there were no signs of bait or fish. Having covered that stretch, we walked back across the stream and tried a bit more on the north side, where there is a much wider beach. Alas, we had no action at all. We called it a day at about Noon. So, no fish, but what a gorgeous beach. Take your family, bring your grandkids and have a picnic there. It may be more productive in the fall.
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