Tuna fishing
Saltwater fishing for albacore tuna by charterboat in September out of Westport, Washington.
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Travis Richey takes on a load of fresh anchovies for bait before heading out of the Westport Marina for about 30 miles to fish for tuna. Richey is a deck hand for Capt. Mark Coleman of All Rivers and Saltwater Charters.
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Multiple hookups are the norm when tuna boats get their anglers into a bite. Capt. Mark Coleman coaches his group on an All Rivers and Saltwater Charters trip out of Westport.
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Albacore, such as this tuna caught 30 miles west of Westport on the Washington coast, are a prized gamefish for action and the dinner table.
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Deck hand Travis Richey gaffs an albacore for angler Jim Kujala, left, on a tuna fishing charter out of Westport.
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Capt. Mark Coleman gaffs an albacore for an angler on a tuna fishing charter with All Rivers and Saltwater Charters out of Westport.
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Albacore are immediately bled and packed in ice for freshness during a tuna fishing charter with All Rivers and Saltwater Charters out of Westport.
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Capt. Mark Coleman of All Rivers and Saltwater Charters was always busy rebaiting, untangling and re-rigging gear when his clients got into an albacore bite during a tuna fishing charter out of Westport.
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Puget Sound fishing guide Keith Robbins switched positions to be a client on an All Rivers and Saltwater Charters tuna trip out of Westport.
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Puget Sound fishing guide Keith Robbins switched positions to be a client on an All Rivers and Saltwater Charters tune trip out of Westport. "Albacore are delicious," he explained.
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Albacore are immediately bled and packed in ice for freshness during a tuna fishing charter with All Rivers and Saltwater Charters out of Westport. The deck -- and fishermen wearing rain gear -- often become a bloody mess. All are hosed down after each flurry of action.
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Fly fishing gear can be used to catch tuna. Small charters are more likely than larger ones to accommodate fly fishing.
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Tom Ohaus poses with a fly-caught albacore caught 30 miles west of Wesport on the Washington coast. Small charters, such as a six-angler boat with All Rivers and Saltwater Charters out of Westport, are more likely than larger ones to accommodate fly fishing.
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Albacore are immediately bled and packed in ice for freshness during a tuna fishing charter with All Rivers and Saltwater Charters out of Westport.
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Puget Sound fishing guide Keith Robbins switched positions to be a client on an All Rivers and Saltwater Charters tuna trip out of Westport. "Albacore are delicious," he explained.
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Deck hand Travis Richey processes albacore for clients during a choppy 30-mile ride back to Westport Marina after a successful tuna fishing trip with All Rivers and Saltwater Charters. The four clients on a six-angler boat caught 33 tuna by shortly after noon. Capt. Mark Coleman raced them back to Westport in his 29-foot boat powered by twin 250-hp outboards by 3 p.m.
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