Kayak Mooching for COHO Salmon at Point Jefferson (Jeff Head)

Awesome day on the water! I really wanted to make one more trip out to Point Jefferson this year to try mooching in the bait-thick water. It took me about 30 minutes to locate a herring aggregation, drop down a spinning herring, and reel in a decent Coho. Quick bonk and I headed over to a shelf that I thought could hold halibut. It did not...
I tried a different camera angle and I think I captured the excitement of Mooching a lot better this time!
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[@AaronSprague1]

I really like the idea of mooching from the kayak. Have not been successful with it yet but you definitely gave me some ideas.

[@kayakfishingpnw]

If you find a bunch of bait you should be all set!

[@bens3795]

Thanks for sharing. I'm always looking for halibut holes that aren't on the east side sound.

[@kayakfishingpnw]

Awesome! Let me know what you find! I’m brand new to it but trying everywhere that fits the profile.

[@coltschofield5556]

Hey, great videos. Is there any public access to point Jefferson? I've been putting in at Fay Bainbridge and humping the 3 miles to get there. Do you happen to know of closer access from the Kitsap side?

[@kayakfishingpnw]

Thanks! I’ve never launched from the west side of the sound. I just scoot across because I can get there in about 45 minutes from Ballard. That looks like roughly the closest spot I can find too.

[@akungsakienachanel328]

Solo fishing god bos qu thanks 🙏🙏💪💪 from Indonesian

[@kayakfishingpnw]

Thank you! What fish do you target in Indonesia?

[@boyang1998]

Very nice video and thanks for showing mooching method, especially avoiding line tangles. Did you kayak from Shilshole to Jeff’s Head and back?

[@kayakfishingpnw]

Thanks!!! Ya, Shilshole is my most convenient launch site and I love kayaking big water. It takes me about 45 minutes to get there from Shilshole, which is a lot faster than swinging south to the Bainbridge ferry and driving up.

[@boyang1998]

I fish near Shilshole quite a bit on my Kayak and attempted one time for Jeff’s Head but got scared away with Whales and shipping traffic. The furthest I got was a mid point.

[@kayakfishingpnw]

Very fair. I take a ton of precautions and carefully monitor the weather when I head over there. I also can call for a ride if I get stuck on the other side due to weather.

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

I like the flag you have in your net! Any worries of it tangling with your line?

[@kayakfishingpnw]

Good question! I make a point of having it on the right hand side because I generally net right handed. So, the flag usually sticks out of the water just a bit when I’m netting. So it has not been a problem yet. So far I do recommend it. Just don’t make it stick up too too much. I also spray painted the net orange for extra visibility using plasti dip.

[@kayakfishingpnw]

It’s held on with gorilla tape and zip ties.

[@jarinjones3729]

Okuma cold water reel?

[@kayakfishingpnw]

You got it! The 153d. 30lb braid and that’s all you need for salmon.

[@sandytoothpasteeso4287]

So you use the same rod for mooching as you do for trolling? And which is it?