Saw dash point pier in area 11 of the sound was closed. After hunting for a time line or updates (I even tried using AI) I can find anything besides info besides the closure in '23.
Knew quite a few people that fished off the pier at les davis with much success. Try high tide close to a full moon, plus it always helped to have a flood light pointing in the water your fishing.
Squiding Report: Les Davis Pier & Edmonds Pier - IFish Fishing Forum
New fishing buddy of mine is taking me over to Winchester Bay to drop in our crab pots. We are wondering if there are any fish on the pier there? Any tips for rigs/baits to use? I've read that Charleston jetty is better, but we will be sticking to the pier with our pots.
Any fish on the pier at Winchester Bay? - IFish Fishing Forum
The CR is a whole different animal than a small bay. Reality is if we do put a crab pier in near deep enough water to catch crab, the peoole crabbing there will likely use too light of gear for our currdnt and within 6 months the will be so much derelict gear near tge pier it will become unfishable. Warrenton is working on a plan to build a crabbing pier off the viewpoint in Hammond, but money ...
Port Townsend pier is fair for red rock crab. Kayak Point park north of Marysville may be good for 1-3 crabs during a day of crabbing. Also try Cornet Bay piers and Bowman Bay pier (Deception Pass area) for rock crab and keeper dungies. BB pier was really good about 10 years ago for rock crab, but has been slim pickings in recent years.
I remember in the middle to late 80's filling punch cards fishing off just les Davis and dash point piers in the sound. Just a cut plug herring either under a bobber or cast and retrieved or throwing a buzz bomb. That's not a thing anymore. So it was definitely a far greater value back then compared to now.
Walk up to the window counter at bait/tackle shop on the pier and get a small scoop of chovies and get to it. I remember also using blue/white or green/yellow feather jigs with good success as well. Pound for pound, Bonito are great fighting fish, especially with light tackle and no weight (e.g. flylining). Great times!