West Seattle scenes: The dock is jumping

Coming in from downtown on the Elliott Bay Water Taxi less than an hour ago, not only did we see fish jumping in the bay – we saw this lively crowd angling for them from the dock at Seacrest. Didn’t get a photo, but as we walked away from the dock, we saw one man who’d made quite the catch, cleaning a 2-foot salmon over in the Seacrest sink. (If you want a different view of the salmon now running in local waters, looks like it’s a great time to visit the Ballard Locks fish ladder viewing area, according to our friends at MyBallard.com.)

PSPS August 13, 2008 (10:17 pm)

I don’t know if I’d want to eat any fish caught there. I remember back in the day when the old WS bridge was still standing, and there would be people fishing off its walkway day and night. Some of those fish were downright scary, with all the tumors and everything I presume were the result of living with the toxic metals in the Duwamish.

me August 14, 2008 (12:04 am)

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. The Duwamish, one of the most toxic sites in the entire US, is right around the corner from where those people are fishing…