Hey RevR,
Although they don't compare to the Sol Duc or Calawah the Puyallup and Carbon rivers produce salmon and steelies. The Puyallup starts getting fish in it in August and the Carbon opens Sept.1st. The fishing can be good but the silvers tend to be on the small side. Early in the season you can also catch kings. There are some native/wild steelies that start showing aound Thanksgiving in the lower river(Puyallup) and hatchery steelies in late Dec. - Feb. in both rivers. Also the Nisqually isn't that far from Graham and gets its fair share of fish in most years. In January chum can be had in the lower Nisqually. The Wednesday Tacoma News Tribune has "Venture" page in the sports section and has fishing reports for Western Washington. Hope this helps a little when you can't make it to the coast.
Tight Lines & Smilin' Faces

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