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2012 Coastal Fishing Reports

Recreational fishery samplers with the Ocean Sampling Program collect catch and effort information each week at fishing access sites throughout Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. These reports summarize results from angler interviews.

Willapa Bay - Tokeland
Willapa Bay - South Bend
Westport Private
Westport Charter
Johns River

28th Street Landing
Cosmopolis
Chehalis River-Montesano
Chehalis River - Fuller Bridge

Willapa Bay
Tokeland Boat Launch
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho

South Bend
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho

Grays Harbor Fishery opens September 16
Westport - Private
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
September 16, 2012	43	124	22	25
September 17, 2012	26	63	10	5
September 19, 2012	26	65	5	13
September 21, 2012	23	51	11	17
September 22, 2012	26	64	22	23
September 23, 2012	23	58	16	37
September 25, 2012	22	48	7	35
September 27, 2012	17	37	3	33
September 28, 2012	20	44	3	27
September 29, 2012	24	63	3	9
September 30, 2012	10	28	2	3
October 1, 2012	12	29	2	7
October 2, 2012	13	32	3	10
October 4, 2012	3	5	0	1
October 6, 2012	15	35	9	16
October 8, 2012	6	11	0	5
October 11, 2012	1	2	0	2
October 12, 2012	4	8	0	1
October 14, 2012	1	2	0	0
October 18, 2012	2	5	0	0
October 20, 2012	3	9	0	0
October 21, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 22, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 25, 2012	1	2	0	0
October 26, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 27, 2012	1	5	0	0
October 28, 2012	1	3	0	0
Westport - Charter
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
September 16, 2012	1	11	0	3
September 17, 2012	1	8	0	0
September 19, 2012	1	4	1	0
September 21, 2012	1	3	0	2
September 22, 2012	1	6	0	1
September 23, 2012	1	6	1	2
September 25, 2012	1	10	0	2
September 27, 2012	0	0	0	0
September 28, 2012	1	6	0	6
September 29, 2012	3	24	0	2
September 30, 2012	4	27	0	1
October 1, 2012	1	4	0	3
October 2, 2012	2	14	0	1
October 4, 2012	1	4	1	2
October 6, 2012	3	22	2	7
October 8, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 11, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 12, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 14, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 18, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 20, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 21, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 22, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 25, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 26, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 27, 2012	0	0	0	0
October 28, 2012	0	0	0	0
Johns River Boat Launch
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
September 18, 2012	36	80	32	30
September 19, 2012	34	71	20	25
September 25, 2012	34	79	9	55
September 27, 2012	19	40	9	32
September 28, 2012	37	85	6	65
September 29, 2012	34	81	2	15
September 30, 2012	39	95	6	31
October 5, 2012	19	47	21	28
October 7, 2012	57	153	39	111
October 9, 2012	13	26	0	17
October 11, 2012	16	39	0	33
28th Street Landing Boat Launch
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
September 17, 2012	64	140	47	164
September 22, 2012	82	225	75	99
September 23, 2012	59	154	46	93
September 24, 2012	37	85	14	52
September 26, 2012	43	74	18	66
September 28, 2012	77	186	20	100
September 29, 2012	58	149	19	76
September 30, 2012	73	196	8	61
October 4, 2012	22	44	2	9
October 5, 2012	44	106	8	42
October 6, 2012	34	82	8	27
October 8, 2012	15	31	1	11
October 10, 2012	16	36	1	24
October 13, 2012	15	39	0	8
October 15, 2012	1	1	0	1
October 17, 2012	3	7	0	0
Cosmopolis Boat Launch
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
October 2, 2012	17	33	0	15
October 6, 2012	53	125	9	62
October 11, 2012	14	24	0	10
October 12, 2012	20	40	0	8
October 16, 2012	2	4	0	0
October 19, 2012	5	10	0	1
October 24, 2012	6	9	0	11
October 26, 2012	18	30	0	7
October 27, 2012	8	15	0	7

Chehalis River Fishery opens September 16
Montesano Boat Launch
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
October 5, 2012	71	137	5	63
October 7, 2012	63	146	3	25
October 9, 2012	38	73	0	25
October 10, 2012	33	63	0	13
October 14, 2012	37	86	1	18
October 18, 2012	26	41	1	11
October 19, 2012	18	31	0	6
October 20, 2012	25	48	0	7
October 24, 2012	6	8	0	7
October 25, 2012	22	36	0	6
October 28, 2012	13	29	0	1
Fuller Bridge Boat Launch
Date	Boats	Anglers	Chinook	Coho
October 26, 2012	46	99	3	89