Capt. Chris "Wash" Morrison
Capt. Chris Morrison has been working Washington Canyon long enough to call himself a veteran without flinching. He's convinced — and the fish keep proving him right — that Washington fires earlier in the season than most of its neighbors because of its position relative to the Gulf Stream. He knows which walls hold, where the eddies set up, and how the canyon evolves from June through September.
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Recent Reports
9 TOTALPost-Blow Window Cracks the Canyon Open — Yellowfin Stack the Wilmington Seam
A 10-degree thermal break and a darkening moon set up the best two-day stretch of the young season at Washington and her neighbors.
Post-blow window opens the Washington Canyon wall — yellowfin stack the warm seam
A 10-degree thermal break at the shelf edge and a darkening moon set up the best two-day stretch of the young season, but you had to be there Wednesday to cash it.
Warm-water tongue wraps the east wall — yellowfin steady, marlin still scattered
A Gulf Stream filament pushing over the 100-fathom curve has Washington's canyon fishing a week early, but it's not a slam dunk yet.
Giant bluefin crash Washington's walls as June heat builds the thermocline
96-inch fish leads parade of quality tuna as canyon structure fires to life.
Giant bluefin crash Washington Canyon as early season bite fires up
96-inch fish leads parade of quality tuna on the 100-fathom line as canyon walls come alive.
Washington Canyon fires early as 68-degree water brings first yellowfin push
Warm eddies along the northeast wall are holding bait and drawing tunas up from the deep.
Washington Canyon fires early as 67-degree shelf water triggers first real tuna bite
Yellowfin and mahi moving up the walls as thermal gradient sets up the season's first offshore push.
Washington Canyon fires early as 68-degree water holds yellowfin and first wahoo
Warm eddy on the southwest wall stacking bait and tuna in classic June pattern.
Washington Canyon fires early as warm eddies stack yellowfin on the northwest wall
68-degree water and scattered bunker pods trigger first real tuna bite of the season.