Fishing for Surf Perch in Westport Washington

Showing the random fish I catch in Westport Washington. Having a fun time.

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

That was really cool to see you get the shrimp. Never seen that before.

[@hunterbaltzell8964]

Hey Erin I’m hunter the guy with the shark in the video I would love to do some videos this summer and as of sept 30 2021 I am the new wa state record holder of the rope shark species!!!

[@wyattmccaulley7525]

How did you catch it and where you trying to

[@FishingWithChris1988]

Let’s go fishing!!!

[@WAFishQuest]

Nice video! I love when it's calm and can see perch schools entering that little manmade cove.

[@donspivey4833]

Great job Erin, love your videos buddy.

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

Thanks so much!

[@EmilioExploring]

That shark was cool!

[@WyomingOutofDoors]

Good video friend , i was just checking out your channel and i joined up

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

Thanks and welcome

[@garyfrederick7607]

in Aussie land you know "the land down under"? Yabbies are crawdads, crawfish.

[@PeelingLine]

Nice catches. Those kelp greenling and the surfperch are my favorites for eating. That tope shark was pretty awesome. I have been trying to get one for the past couple years unsuccessfully. Were those guys fishing the end of the pier? Do you know what they used for bait? 👍

[@jakerainey1396]

So are the kelp cod not good to eat?

[@peterjennings7665]

Its so weird how different lake perch and ocean perch are

[@rodneywirthlin2834]

were the shrimp the only bait you used?

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

yes but, there are sandworms and toobworms that I can use I used shore crab that you find under rocks until it became a non harvestable species.

[@fishingwithfoxxxy1371]

greenling are Good eats

[@vfirehorse]

😀👍🐟‼

[@adamjensen795]

where did you dig the sandshrimp at

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

At low tide you can get these sand shrimp at the boat basin right at the entrance to the fishing peer.

[@youngkim5252]

Where is this? I’d live to take my son. Great catches.

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

Westport Washington on the fishing pier. Good luck!

[@Bbaldon1]

Hey man- what weight of line do you use??

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

10 # mono

[@208flatheads3]

Man people been catching the crap outa sharks off that board walk deal this year.. everyone keeps them too.. gotta be doing some damage

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

Your right . This year there was a bunch of sharks being caught. I do see people catching dog sharks every year just not as many.

[@heinsvic]

As of March 3, 2022 - taupe sharks are critically endangered (according to wiki). So yes, that's a bummer to see those apex predators getting caught and killed. Especially when we are allowed to catch less and less other species due to dwindling numbers. The predator/prey systems are dependent both directly and indirectly

[@WAFishQuest]

The harbor is a rookery. So may be the worse possible time to catch them as well. (That said I don't think any individual angler is out of line for keeping one, as long as they eat it... Regs may need to change).

[@briangrendahl4635]

I thought they banned digging shrimp or using any wild caught bait

[@peterjennings7665]

Surprised you didnt catch anu flounder or rock bass

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

That spot has flounder but in 20 years I have only caught 2. As far as the rockfish I go closer to the rocks to catch them. This spot has very few snags. I only loose gear when a fish breaks the line.

[@duckwacker8720]

Rock bass live in freshwater.

[@Cabmaker]

Are kelp cod good eating

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

They have a taste that you will have to decide for yourself. I have eaten them and, the meat is soft with a small flakey pattern. There is a bitter or off taste about them so what I do is beer batter for them.

[@duckwacker8720]

Not kelp cod. They're Greenling.

[@briangrendahl4635]

Kelp greening

[@devonhelman8131]

Erin you can probably get Monetize soon if everyone were to subscribe

[@FishKepr]

The current Washington state record for a Tope shark is 41 pounds, caught in 2018 by a 10 year old girl.

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

Yes I had seen the video. This boy thought that he had possibly caught the new record so good luck to him.

[@hunterbaltzell8964]

Got it boys!!!

[@WAFishQuest]

@@hunterbaltzell8964 congrats Hunter!

[@alanswane4093]

Illegal to take a six Gill shark 🖕🏻

[@seasonaloutdoorswitherin297]

I don't know anything about this shark. The person holding it fishes for them off the dock and called this one a Tope Shark.

[@duckwacker8720]

It's not a sixgill. We catch those in Tacoma.

[@JustinFromThe206]

A year later, did you even listen to the video?? No you didn’t you just assumed what you thought and you were wrong.

[@anthonywessel8932]

Do you mean to tell me you bought store-bought Hooks and you don't tie them up yourself that's a No-No I always tie my own hooks up I never trust the packages ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever for an FYI bud😊