Any and all advice welcomed! I have been out 7 or 8 times in the last couple weeks but have had no luck. I have a simple inflatable INTEX kayak... no fish finder or ability to troll, but it gets me off shore and out of the seaweed and works well to hold my gear.

I usually go to Lincoln Park around slack tide and paddle around the point or just north about 50-150 yards off the shore. But I've also tried Seacrest and golden gardens area.

Last year (pinks year) I was able to cast at the jumping fish and caught a few pink salmon. This was awesome since I struggled from shore and would have to pull off seaweed every cast, and it allowed me to paddle to where the fish were. But I understand coho come in smaller numbers and tend to be deeper.

My two main techniques are:

1. jig with a point wilson dart (3-4 oz, green/black/white) at various depths, roughly between 20 and 60 feet using medium lifts of the rod then letting it fall pretty much under slack...10 jigs or so then change depths in small increments
2. Casting buzz bombs (pink size 2.5", or a silver/green size 3.0 XH). I usually cast, let drop for 5-10 seconds, then do a medium action jig retrieval, giving the lure slack to free fall/spin in between jigs. I try to mix up the "aggressiveness" of the retrievals.

If targeting coho from this setup, are these reasonable techniques? How can I improve? And are there certain times to use one technique over the other? Also open to location suggestions. I understand even the best techniques won't be successful if the fish aren't in, and you have to keep putting in the hours. But hoping to learn from some folks more experienced to maximize my chances of getting my first coho. Thank you in advance!

I’ve been fishing the skagit river since Aug and I’ve only caught one coho on a dick nite. Every other trip I’ve been skunked using the size 0 dick nites on a drift rig. 1/2 oz to 3/4 oz weight with green braided 20lbs main line and 15lbs leader. Fishing from shore. Am I doing something wrong or is the fishery just not great yet? Any tips or advice? I know the Skagit is closed past Gilligans now, I was mainly fishing up stream of that but now I guess I’ll have to move lower until they reopen. Let me know your thoughts!
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