HAS ANYONE BEEN DOWN TO CHECK IT OUT? OPENS SEPT. 1
I KNOW IT SHOULD BE STACKED FULL OF KINGS RIGHT NOW.
WHAT A GREAT FISHERY FOR THE KIDS OR A NEWBEE.
NUT

I for one think it is gonna be combat fishing at its finest, but then again i may b out there myself.

well, you boys have fun in the snaggin hole. Ill be a little farther downstream.

Snagers paradise!

I fished that combat zone a few years ago--why do so many people get so excited about the possibilty of catching a dark hooked-nose fish that a self respecting cat wouldn't eat?

Rory, I couldn't agree with you more.
Snag fest!

If you go with the right outlook it's funnier than hell. Where else can you see guys across from each other crossing lines while there's 2 fish-on's coming downstream and another one coming up. Talk about a chinese fire drill.

I can't believe the guys that get mad when someone crosses their line. DUH, you're on the Carbon on the opener. These things are going to happen. Just have to have the right attitude before heading down there.

I'll be working but may stop by on Thursday to check it out. I used to hit the opener every year down there just for the entertainment value in it.

Plus it amazes me some of the fish people keep. "It'll smoke up just fine"

Count the Mullets for me, see if you can beat 10

Why's that? Is that how many you counted up at the Ditch? Everyone knows Everett is the Mullet capital of Washington State...

Voights Creek on the opener...

God how I hate salmon season

I think I'll stay down river of Voights Creek.

I certainly hope so. Since the Carbon is closed for Salmon upriver of Voights Creek.
As for the rest. If your constitution doesn't allow you to put up with a "little" humanity. Please, do go somewhere else! I for one have learned to tolerate the upside down spinning reel, trout net using, 4.0 hook & 20# line types for just long enough to bang a few so Dan S. can have some eggs to cure this winter.
As for the rest of the season, I'm now moved in to a new place in So. Oregon and have a whole new batch of rivers to get familiar with.
G

yall so beechy and bitter ya act like old woman and should take up bingo<<<

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Engage your brain before you throw your mouth in gear!

Yup, the opening of the Carbon makes Blue Creek look civilized. You can bet that I'll be there wearing a wife-beater and barn boots.

I'm sure glad Grumpyr will put up with that scene...........and his generous nature keeps me in the eggs.

Love that Carbon fishery...........there's no place I'd rather have Grumpyr fish.

Anybody else fish the Carb that wants to give me some eggs

I dunno LT... I heard a rumor once that you found some eggs there... and you were wearing a mullet wig too!

Hey!! I saw him first!

Those Carbon fish have nice berries. Good luck finding a donor, LT.

Gonna go out Saturday. Should be good for another 7# of Carbon Berries for Dan to cure. Tell Sue to keep the garage door closed if she doesn't like the smell. Dude, did you check on that Pegasus for me yet, or am I going to have to get Bill to call and "jack em up".

Ya but my cousin, uncles, brothers, sisters, mom stole the wig, without it no berries for LT.

Actually I still have the eggs from that trip. I couldn't believe everyone was just tossing all those good eggs away

Anyone got any reports?

Helloooooooooooooooooo????

Brought the whole family down and we all limited out in 2 hours. Hot hot hot. You all better go down before its too late. Don't worry they will smoke up fine.
Nut

You sure can tell Orting has a McDonalds and Taco Time now. Most of you Carbon Kingers leave their advertisements all over the river bank. PICK UP YOUR CRAP!

DOGOFF

I drove by there on the 1st about 530am. Must have been at least 100 rigs parked near there. I loved all the ones parked right next to the "emergency parking only" sign. I use to fish the carbon every chance I got. Not anymore. I did not even see anyone walking out with a fish and I passed by there 4 times in two days. I think I am about to give up my days of combat fishing. My temper is not so good anymore.

Hey Jim, where you been? Long time no post.
Went down there today, hardly any crowd, hardly any fishies. Lots of Gamies though. Officer friendly was out there checking them barbs, yeee haaa.
No berries for Dan S.
I did see a couple of real (no bs) chromers late in the day. One nice King Buck and a Silver. When the buck came up on shore, officer friendly broke out the binoculars so I had the dude hold up the fish and show him the scar (if this doesn't make any sense to you then read yer regs).
All others that I saw were total boots. But, "that'll smoke up fine", especialy after it lays on the beach for a few hours.
G

So were is this carbon river at?

The Carbon River is in the Orting Valley. Take Hwy 512 or 167 to Hwy 410. 410 to the Valley Ave / Orting exit. Go right at the end of the off ramp (south). When you cross the Puyallup river the second time (Old concrete bridge) Carbon dumps into the Puyallup River about 200 yards east. Carbon river is on the east side of Valley ave. You can see it at the base of the ridge to the east. Continue into the North end of Orting and you will see all the cars parked along the road. Good walk in and out.

Oh, If you don't catch anything, you can go thru Orting to the east and stop at the hatchery to look in the retaining pool. Cry in your soda as you look in the lunkers that swam by your corkies.

I have been lurking a little. Mainly hunting this year. I have been by the Carbon several times since my post and the cars are getting fewer. Except the weekend mornings. So far I have yet to see a fish brought out of the Carbon. It has not been a very good summer for me. First I hurt my back, then I fight a cold all summer. Then I fall and break a couple of ribs. Next I face surgery on my shoulder for the third time on the 21st. Kind of hard to cast for any lenght of time. I don't want to fish around crowds now because I have to chuck side arm. That rules out the Carbon. I even hear the Puyallup is slow. Altough I spoke with some tribal netters and watched the sale two weekends. They had a ton of fish. I mean an actual ton of fish and then some. Biggest i saw was 37lbs. One netter said he had a huge fish in his net three times and it kept falling out. Poor him.

I have been lurking a little. Mainly hunting this year. I have been by the Carbon several times since my post and the cars are getting fewer. Except the weekend mornings. So far I have yet to see a fish brought out of the Carbon. It has not been a very good summer for me. First I hurt my back, then I fight a cold all summer. Then I fall and break a couple of ribs. Next I face surgery on my shoulder for the third time on the 21st. Kind of hard to cast for any lenght of time. I don't want to fish around crowds now because I have to chuck side arm. That rules out the Carbon. I even hear the Puyallup is slow. Altough I spoke with some tribal netters and watched the sale two weekends. They had a ton of fish. I mean an actual ton of fish and then some. Biggest i saw was 37lbs. One netter said he had a huge fish in his net three times and it kept falling out. Poor him.

I have been lurking a little. Mainly hunting this year. I have been by the Carbon several times since my post and the cars are getting fewer. Except the weekend mornings. So far I have yet to see a fish brought out of the Carbon. It has not been a very good summer for me. First I hurt my back, then I fight a cold all summer. Then I fall and break a couple of ribs. Next I face surgery on my shoulder for the third time on the 21st. Kind of hard to cast for any length of time. I don't want to fish around crowds now because I have to chuck side arm. That rules out the Carbon. I even hear the Puyallup is slow. Although I spoke with some tribal netters and watched the sale two weekends. They had a ton of fish. I mean an actual ton of fish and then some. Biggest I saw was 37lbs. One netter said he had a huge fish in his net three times and it kept falling out. Poor him.

I have been lurking a little. Mainly hunting this year. I have been by the Carbon several times since my post and the cars are getting fewer. Except the weekend mornings. So far I have yet to see a fish brought out of the Carbon. It has not been a very good summer for me. First I hurt my back, then I fight a cold all summer. Then I fall and break a couple of ribs. Next I face surgery on my shoulder for the third time on the 21st. Kind of hard to cast for any length of time. I don't want to fish around crowds now because I have to chuck side arm. That rules out the Carbon. I even hear the Puyallup is slow. Although I spoke with some tribal netters and watched the sale two weekends. They had a ton of fish. I mean an actual ton of fish and then some. Biggest I saw was 37lbs. One netter said he had a huge fish in his net three times and it kept falling out. Poor him.

If you looked at Voights Creek around the opener and right now you would see that the water in the creek is really high. Infact it looked like it does in October or November. Because of this the fish are not stacking below the creek like they usually do, so there are less fish in the river.

Some good news though. I saw a good number of bright silvers caught down in Sumner on the Puyallup. It's good to see silvers coming in early, should be a great year like last year.

Jim, does your shoulder problem make you stutter?
I went to the hatchery Sunday and there were hardly any fish in the catch pond. This run has yet to realy get going. The way things are working, I might get one, maybe two more chances to fish this scene. I am only going to be back in town a few more times before moving the Wife and the rest of the brood down here to Medford. Then it's Alohhhh Ha to the Carbon for me. Unless I get a wild hair up my butt or something.
Soooo,,, Stay tuned for some Rogue reports and stuff.
Dan, the boats are starting to show up above Savage Rapids, whatever that means.
G

They might have cleared the pond already too. They don't wait for the entire run to come in before clearing it out.

just got back from the carbon i walked in away from most of the guys fished for about a half hour and caught a nice king it was 40" long and 26" wide (and plum full of sweet eggs)took a little while to get it in i was fishing with my g loomis str1143 (light rod) and 8# leader green corky with a LITTLE piece of red & pink yarn smothered the yarn in shrimp scent it was the only fish that i saw hooked in the mouth there are alot of fish in there right now good fishing!!!!!

Fish n Chicks - that sounds like about 35 lbs. That must have been a workout!!!!!