WDFW fishery managers are still assessing the Chinook catch after the initial July 1719 opener for Marine Areas 7 (San Juan Islands) and 9 (Admiralty Inlet) and plan to announce an update soon
however, live, dead, preserved or parts of minnows, night crawlers, worms, leeches or crayfish may not be used while fishing during this period
For typical farm ponds that have light cover and stained water I choose a few different categories like small crankbaits such as the Norman Deep Baby N, small spinnerbaits like the War Eagle Finesse, BOOYAH Pad Crashers if grass is present, a few topwaters like the Heddon Super Spook Jr and Rebel Pop-R and most importantly a heavy dose of plastics like the YUM Dinger, Christie Craw, and Pulse swimbaits
Schullery, Paul
The guides prefer fairly simple, stout leaders