Outing Host: Tom Quinn

Gather at Tom’s home on the west side of Hood Canal, just south of the Hood Canal Bridge on the Olympic Peninsula side.

From there, we’ll disperse either along the Canal for sea-run cutthroats (and coho, if you are lucky) or to any of a handful of nearby lakes for mid-sized rainbow trout. 

Bring your float tube or similar craft for any of the small, peaceful, motorless lakes within about 30 minutes of the Quinn residence, including Teal, Gibbs, Silent, Leland, Tarboo, Horseshoe, and others.

Fishing for sea-run cutthroat can be good on the beaches or from small craft such as canoes or kayaks that can be launched at the Quinn residence or at a number of nearby beaches.  Larger boats can be launched less than a mile away at Hicks County Park.

Directions will be sent to those registered three days before the outing. Tom has beach access for launching a kayak or canoe (including a couple available to borrow, which can be rowed).

After fishing the Canal or one or more of the nearby small lakes, we’ll return to Tom’s for a casual meal and enjoy the view from his deck.

From August onward, salmon fishing can be good at nearby Point No Point, Eglon, Shine Tidelands State Park, and in Squamish Harbor.

Food & Beverages

Tom plans to offer tea, coffee, & muffins for our arrival in the morning.  For the evening meal, he has a barbecue that we can throw our burgers or dogs, etc. on and has offered to add a salad and some dessert (brownies?!), so within that framework bring whatever you'd like to eat & drink (he’ll have a few beverages) to enjoy for some stories at the end of the fishing day.