Olympia Area, WA

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[quote name='Dani' post='7496' date='Oct 9 2006, 11:08 AM']Actually, I saw it here. When you asked I did some reading and there it was:

[url="http://www.squidfish.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=177"]http://www.squidfish.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=177[/url]

It's the last post on this page.



I thought maybe they came in a school late in the season to spawn in Case Inlet. I think I read that somewhere here as well. I thought I'd read how they showed up in different places as they moved slowly into the south sound.



I may try a trip to Bremerton, though I'd prefer somewhere in Olympia. Any Olympia ideas?



I find Bremerton a little intimidating as I don't know it well. But if it can be done during the day that sounds good. Any tips on daylight squidding?



No, I have never been squidding and would just love to try it. Took me 3 years to finally try for razor clams and after the first trip I hit every opening last year.



I still haven't caught a salmon. :-( But I haven't had much chance to try for those either.



Everything about squidding sounds like a huge amount of fun and I love all sea foods. I even make my own salmon "caviar" when I get fresh eggs from friends. Yum![/quote]



Dani,



Hopefully some Olympia people will post who know more about the Olympia squid fishery than me (is there an Olympia subforum?), but what I do know is there are two main places in Olympia that people squid fish: The Squalicum? pier and I hear (never been there) there is a public pier downtown Olympia. I mostly hear that people drive up to Tacoma to squid fish, but I honestly don't know how true that is. I'd love to be able to separate hearsay from fact on the Olympia squid fishery.



Squid is awfully yummy! (It keeps well in the freezer, too! If you have a vacuum packer it'll keep for years like it's days fresh.)



About the migration, a friend at the shellfish lab says the squid in our area, while some migrate, most are here all year. That is why we are catching squid at the Bremerton ferry Terminal all year long. I wouldn't be surprised if squid are at Allyn right now. I'd fish Allyn this week tosee what happens.



Good luck and get out there sooner than later- you could be eating squid all winter if you start earlier (hee hee)!! Would love to hear how it goes.



Steph