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Thanks
to: John
Water:
Dungeness Date:
December 28,
2007
Report:
fished the hatchery hole saw and caught six coho all not
table fare. Saw two steelies wouldn't bite.
Thanks
to: Joe B.
Water:
Bogey Date:
December 25,
2007
Report:
7:20AM Chocolate milk anyone? The Bogy is still high and
ugly! There are some fish lingering but not in any great number or size.
Good luck in the merk! PS Merry Christmas!
Thanks
to: Tommy G
Water:
Queets Date:
November 8,
2007
Report:
Killed em. There are loads of fish in the river. We
limited out both days we fished. Back at the lodge at 11 AM!
Thanks
to: Travis Milward
Water:
Snohomish Date:
November 3-8,
2007
Report:
Cha cha cha cha CHUM...Fishing has definitely been good
on the North Puget Sound Rivers including the Snohomish, Skykomish and
Skagit Rivers. Fishing for Silvers (coho) and Chums we have made short
work of our limits, getting into them thick before early afternoon.
Mainly twitching jigs, casting dick nites and pulling plugs like Kwik
Fish K13 and K15 have been the winning ticket!
Stick with the colors that you are confident in and you should get some
great results. Concentrate your time on fish that are jumping and
surfacing.
Good luck
Travis Milward
NW Fishing Excursions!
Thanks Bob Ball for a great site and place to hang out when the rivers
are out of shape or looking for some first class info!
Thanks
to: Pat
Water:
Humptulips Date: October
10-25,
2007
Report:
The Humptulips is so slow! Yeah, it's open for kings, but
they are very far and few between, not mention that there are only a
handful of silvers. I recommend that you stay home.
Thanks
to: Stilly the Kid
Water:
Skykomish Date: October 9,
2007
Report:
rippin lips on the Sky. Dollar Hole, silvers 8 thru 12
lbs.
Thanks
to: Shawn T
Water:
Humptulips Date: October 7,
2007
Report:
Fished the Hump on Sunday. Caught a couple kings one was
22lbs. Can't keep them till the 16th I believe, but we did get one 8lb
silver.
Thanks
to: Micky Faulk
Water:
Nootka Sound Date: July 30 -
Aug. 4, 2007
Report:
Landed 16 kings out of Critter Cove:
35,32,30,30,26,25,24,24,24,23,23,22,22,21,21,19. Been going there for 9
years. Was an average year for us. Very good some days, had to work for
them the others. Went outside and got easy limits of Lings and Snapper.
The fish have been on the inside for 2 weeks and more coming every day.
Heard it slowed a bit this due to the weather change.
Thanks
to: Pedro Tena
Water:
Cowlitz Date: 05/06/07
Report:
I just fished the Cowlitz last week and caught two steelhead with in the
hour on a pink and yellow blue fox spinner.
Thanks
to: Master Angler
Water:
Green River Date: 2/23/07
Report:
fished the green nothing didn't see anything just a lousy day on the
green a couple of other guys there casting bait they say they didn't see
anybody catch anything all day.
Thanks
to: Scott Jenson
Water:
Green River Date: 1/30/07
Report:
I have been fishing the Green River for the last several
days. I knew from local chatter that it was going to be a hunt. I
fished the lower Green (golf course, Soos Creek, etc.) as well as higher
in the Metzler, Flaming Geyser area. I encountered roughly 30 other
anglers and not one person hooked in to anything. I am convinced there
are no fish in the Green River. Trust me......you are wasting your
time.
Thanks
to: Jarred Draper
Water:
Salmon River Date: 1/13/07
Report:
got 2 steelies one hatchery 10lbs and released 18lb
native. both caught on shrimp tails. saw quite a few fish caught. Also
went upriver into Indian territory and came across 150 or so dead native
steelhead. nothing done to any of them. chrome wild wasted steelhead.
what a shame, this person should be shot.
Thanks
to: Jeff Hampton
Water:
Lyre Date:
12/31/06
Report:
fished from daybreak 'til dark and LOST two! Saw one
other caught and heard of another caught and released (not just lost,
released). Anyone ever fish the Dickey?
Cheers!
Thanks
to: Spencer
Water:
Dungeness Date:
12/19/06
Report:
This morning at about 10 I had some eggs below a float at
went over a boulder a hit a 9 pound steelhead but i had to get it around
a branch and lost it. There are some fish in in the river but you have
to be Adventurous to find the fish. Good Luck
Thanks
to: Dale Russell
Water:
Stillaguamish Date:
12/17/06
Report:
Water was moderately high. The water visibility two to
two and half feet. It was almost perfect. The meat hole was not as
crowded as I thought it be. Fishing was slow of the approximately forty
fishers only about a dozen fish were hooked and four caught before I
left at 11;00 AM. I hooked only three fish and lost them all. Slow day.
Talked to Bill today (12/26/06), he said only five fish for thirty-five
fisher. Where's the steelhead. Its shaping up to be a slow year on the
Stilly.
Thanks
to: The other Jeff H.
Water:
Sol Duc Date:
12/15/06
Report:
My name is been confused with another fellow fisherman
with the same name who feels that my fishing reports are fictitious &
about him. Sorry to the other Jeff. H for any confusion on this mistaken
identity issue for fishing reports I've submitted. I will not be
submitting any more reports after this one because of this matter. I
headed to the Solduc after heavy rains & winds pounded the Forks area. I
was accompanied by my brother Leroy & best friend Philippi for a muddy
day of fishing. We fished the Nestle Quick like waters all day with
possibly one bite. "not sure" We met a pair of fishermen who showed us
some great places to fish for when the waters finally recede. Thanks to
those two fishermen. I won't be submitting anymore fishing reports, but
i will be reading others & viewing valuable information from this
wonderful website. I have done countless hours of researching fishing
websites & have found this one to surpass them all. Keep up the great
work Bob! Good fishing to ya all!
Thanks
to: Robert
Water:
Bogachiel Date:
12/8/06
Report:
My partner and I had a great day on the Bogie. We got our
limit of 6 steelhead, 2 biggest fish weigh over 12 lbs. We found them in
the fast water using orange/red corkies on a 2-3 foot leader. We lost a
lot of tackle so watch for the snags.
Tip: Go light on the lead and a drift fast. This will cut down on the
number of snags and still produce a lot of bites.
Note from Bob: That's why many people
call it the "Snag Hole" :)
Thanks
to: Philippi Pennington
Water:
Satsop Date:
12/1/06
Report:
had one bite. no fish. fish by myself. friend could not
come cause he broken leg. you rest the leg Jim. other friend work all
time i go at Satsop river back tomorrow to get big steelhead. i check on
web and this is #1 fishing site.
Thanks
to: The Real Jeff Hampton
Water:
All Date:
12/1/06
Report:
enjoyed the fishing stories that i have supposedly been
submitting but it appears that there is a prankster among us. whoever is
turning in these reports has a wonderful imagination but i assure that
these reports in my name are fictitious but wonderful to read. thanx
again Brian. should i tell them bout your grape juice experience?
Editor's Note: We figured as such, but
with recent flooding and storytelling galore, we couldn't help ourselves
putting them up :)
Thanks
to: Jeff Hampton
Water:
Bogachiel Date: 11/28/06
Report:
One of the prettiest sites ever is a river with snow
blanketed shorelines flowing next to immense snow flocked trees. The
site of this very therapeutic. When i see snow I go steelheading! I
usually fish the Bogie when it snows. This river has limited beach
access but offers fish to shore anglers. I do very well on this river on
average probably because i carry a very large machete. I've always been
a brush buster & I cover a lot of river on most of my outings. I use a
variety of gear to catch winter steelhead. Pink worms, plugs, spinners,
spoons, sand shrimp,& eggs are what i use primarily, but i have found
that there are a couple other things that work very well also. Believe
it or not small mice cured in shrimp oil & native western red legged
frogs are some of my favorite things to use for catching winter
steelhead. Small mice are getting more common to use because of their
popularity among several Alaskan fishing guides. That's where I learned
of this. I then decided to try mice on Olympic Peninsula rivers. Shrews
are my favorite because of their small size. I raise mice & shrews in my
garage because of all the steelheading I do. Mice work great for winter
& summer steelhead. Your local pet store will do the trick if you don't
want to raise them. Buy the small ones. I run a hook through the top of
the skull & let the other hang freely near the base of the tail. if
hooked correctly one mouse will should stay your hook for about 45
minutes to an hour. When fishing your mouse reel extra fast for two to
four feet & then let it drift for 5 to 10 seconds & repeat. You may free
float it or use weight depending on current & depth. After a late
November snow I invited my two best friends to go fishing at the
Bogachiel river. I put the chains on my Ford Pinto & picked up my
friends Jim Thompson & Philippi Pennington for some mousing on the
Bogie. I always carry first aid, food, rope & emergency blankets when
doing this type of fishing in the snow & invite at least two friends for
safety. After arriving to a perfect fishable Bogie we all hiked up
river. This is my favorite way to fish because steelhead face upstream.
This eliminates the chances of spooking fish. Jim was the first to get
his mouse into the river & I quickly followed. Philippi proceeded to
hike up river to the next hole. Soon Philippi yelled fish on & Jim & I
ran up river to view his fish. He landed a 6 pound hatchery brat on a
small shrew cured in shrimp oil. I fished this same hole & caught a 6
pound hatchery brat myself. We then hiked to my favorite hole. I hooked
on a fresh mouse & caught a 9 pound hatchery hen. What a pretty fish.
Later that day Jim lost two fish & I caught one more which was a 8 pound
buck. All of our fish were caught on mice. We then hiked downstream
towards the Pinto. Suddenly I heard a scream behind me. Jim had fallen
through the snow between two logs. Tears ran down his face as I tried
to pull him out from the hole through the logs. He cussed & told me to
let go of his hand. I knew this was very serious. I gave him some water
& a aspirin from my first aid kit. After several minutes Philippi & I
got Jim out from the logs. Philippi took his knife & delicately cut
Jim's pant leg from the bottom to the top. As Jim grimaced we noticed
his leg was blueish purple around the knee & calve area. I then elevated
Jim's leg & laid a safety blanket under him & on top of him. He could
not walk & I knew damn well he severely broke his leg. Philippi already
cut several alder pecker poles to make a gurney. I used my rope to tie
the poles together & we now had a gurney that would make any paramedic
proud. Jim cussed us out as we put him on our home made stretcher. I
tied all of our fishing rods to the side of the gurney along with
several steelhead. Adrenaline helped us make our two mile journey back
to the Pinto. I untied our fish & fishing rods from the gurney & then
put the fish on the car floor with snow placed on top of them for added
freshness. I put the back seat down & we carefully lifted Jim into the
car which was now headed to Forks General Hospital. On the way to the
hospital Philippi made ice a pack from snow for Jim's leg. I called 911
to let the hospital know we were coming very soon. When we arrived we
were greeted by medics at the front door. They did a great job & were
very friendly. We soon found out Jim's leg was broken in two places. He
spent the two days in the hospital. The poor guy! Lessons to be learned
here are that you should never fish a snowy river by yourself, always
carry first aid, rope & mice!
Thanks
to: Stan Schroeder
Water:
Michigan / Manistee R. Date:
11/08/06
Report:
I miss fishing the Olympic pen rivers, but I'm making do
with Mich steelies. Boated 5 for 7 pulling plugs under perfect
conditions in the lower Manistee on the 8th, Fish were chrome running 7
to 12 pounds. Hit the surf on lake Mich at Ludington the next day and
landed a 6 and 10 pounder on spawn. Also bright with no fin clips -
typical natural reproduced wild fish from the PM river.
Thanks
to: Jeff Hampton
Water:
Hoh Date: 10/31/06
Report:
It was Halloween morning & my Ford Pinto was warmed & on
the road by 3:30 am. My best friend Philippi Pennington was sitting
upright in my backseat of my packed car boasting about his most recent
trip to the Hoh River. He told me of a king salmon that may of been
close to a Hoh river king salmon record that he had lost two weeks
before because of a impatient fishing guide. This guide & his clients
seemed to intentionally drift over Philippi's line & cost my friend to
lose this 55 lb. plus king salmon which may have been a record for the
Hoh river. I now know who this guide is & I am waiting to ram his boat
when i see him floating the Hoh. I'm just kidding I would really never
do that but the thought is somewhat soothing. A 55 LB. king is a huge
fish for the Hoh. Anywhere for that matter. I also fished with Philippi
long enough to know that he's very conservative when it comes to
guessing a fishes weight. I bet that king was closer to sixty lbs. After
this story & many more we finally made it to Oxbow campground where we
launched Philippi's drift boat. I just about got the Pinto stuck in the
mud during the launching process. Our good long time friend Jim Thompson
was going to pick us up on the lower river at the end of the day. The
river looked really low & clear. I started to fish with a F-7 flat fish
& Philippi was using a blue & chrome hot shot. After twenty minutes or
so i caught a 5 lb. silver which was a hen full of eggs. She was dark in
color. As we floated further down river we saw a small heard of elk
crossing the river in a line formation. We drifted further until Bam!
Bam! Bam! & Ziiiiiieeeeeeng! A fish was on. Philippi had his rod grasped
firmly & his ball cap tilted sideways when jumped to his feet. His game
face was on & he looked so happy until suddenly his line & pole went
limp. I cussed first & put my lure back into the water. It's so painful
to lose fish. I felt that it was now my turn to catch one. Then Philippi
yelled "I got'em"! I frantically reeled my line out of the water. This
fish was now up river about 100 yards from where we first hooked it.
"This must be a king" I exclaimed. After about 30 minutes we saw a huge
flash before this mammoth king briefly surfaced. This sucker was every
bit of 50 lbs! Twenty minutes later i proudly netted this 51 lb.& 7
ounce chromed king salmon. I hugged Philippi we shouted in joy the rest
of the day. We finally made it to very popular gravel bar where our
friend Jim Thompson was waiting to pick us up. Suddenly our joy
vanished when Philipi pointed at a truck parked near ours. It was the
unpopular fishing guide who had caused Philippi's missed 55 lb. plus
king two weeks before. As Philippi struggled to grab today's mammoth
king from our boat, he told me to grab my camera & follow him. He then
walked over to the unpopular guides truck & leaned on the bumper holding
his huge king as high as he could. As the guide sat in his truck
Philippi grinned to the moon. I took the best picture ever. I will never
post this picture because i always give people second chances. Even
unpopular fishing guides. Most are great. Thanks to Jim for picking
us up on time this time.. LOL...
Thanks
to: Tom
Water:
Quillayute Date: 10/19-22/06
Report:
Fished the almost non existing Quillayute river from
Leyendecker to Dicky caught a total of 3 silvers.
No kings to be seen season seems to be getting worse each year.
Thanks
to: Jeff Hampton
Water:
Dungeness Date: 10/14/06
Report:
This silty small stream can be hit or miss. Weather,
timing, color, stealthfulness & perseverance are key to fishing this
river. I had none of these while fishing this river today & I got
skunked. In utter disgust I drove my Ford Pinto to the Elwa river &
caught several salmon on my very first homemade fishing rod. I made this
fishing rod from bamboo that came from Morse Creek Valley near Port
Angles. It's so gratifying to catch fish on your own craftsmanship in
the form of a rod or lure. Today I was blessed with several salmon which
were all caught on spoons. Kings & silvers were on the bamboo many times
throughout the day. I fished by myself today because it's the cold & flu
season already. I hope my good friend & fishing partner Phillipi can
shake this horrible bug he caught. I caught a much more powerful bug
than Phillipi. It's called the fishing bug. There's no excuses when it
comes to fishing. I would like to thank God & myself for tis gratifying
day of fishing.
Thanks
to: Tanner Morton
Water:
Little Nestucca Date:
9/30/06
Report:
I was using a spinner and i was bank fishing . One time
when i was reeling it in my spinner and gear just stopped so i thought i
had a snag so i started to pull back on it and then a chinook salmon
jumps out of the water with my spinner on its side, so i had its snagged
dangit but i thought it was pretty funny that i thought i had a snag and
then i had a fish .
Thanks
to: Jeff Hampton
Water:
Hoh Date:
9/17/06
Report:
A little bit of rain made for a slick ride from Port
Angles to Forks. But my Ford Pinto prevailed like always. When I arrived
at my favorite spot to fish I saw my friend Philippi resting on a log
waiting to teach me a few tricks on how to catch summer run steelhead.
My goal is to someday catch one of these amazing creatures. Philippi has
a sick sense about where to catch summer run steelhead. He grabbed my
keys & told me to hop into the pinto. I swear he thought my car was four
wheel drive because he drove us for miles through muddy skid roads that
were encased by thick trees & brush. After giving me a mild case of
whiplash he grinned & told me to get his rope out of his backpack.
Without another word he started to walk away leaving me to pack our
fishing gear towards the river. I was upset by this & vented my
frustrations by threatening that there would be no Pinto rides back to
town at the end of the day. Even though I didn't have a clue how to
drive back through the maze of skid roads. We finally made it to the
river. Philippi tied his rope around my waist & pointed his finger to
the other side of the river. I pointed my finger at him vertically &
waded across. He grabbed the other end of the rope & made it to my side
with ease. We hiked a mile upstream to a log jam with a set of
waterfalls. Philippi told me to talk quietly & to walk softly. He made
me get on my knees so I wouldn't spook fish. He hooked on a sand shrimp
with no weight & launched it into a eddy at the base of the log jam.
Suddenly he raised his rod & hooked a steelhead that fought for several
minutes giving us many aerial stunts to watch. After a lot of flips &
flops he released this six or seven pound fish. We fished this hole a
little bit longer & Philippi caught one more fish which was a huge bull
trout. We then hiked upstream until we came to what Philippi calls the
rock garden. Huge boulders covered this three hundred foot stretch of
river. I caught my first summer run steelhead out of this magnificent
garden. Philippi caught two more fish here & one of them probably
weighed close to twelve pounds. We raced the daylight back towards the
Pinto. Wet & hungry we headed to Philippi's truck where we had a snack
before heading back to Port Angeles. Thanks to Philippi I can now brag
to the boys at Swain's about my first summerun steelhead experience.
THANKS PHILIPPI!
Thanks
to: Jeff Hampton
Water:
Morse Creek Date:
9/08/06
Report:
Very early in the morning, I drove to the Thompson farm
which is located on lower Morse creek. I had finally arrived after a
sleepy trip with no coffee. There in my headlights stood Jim Thompson.
He was pointing at his compost pile which contained two salmon heads
from fish which he caught the day before. He loudly announced "the
silvers are back!" I quickly grabbed my fishing rod & we took a short
walk through his farm until we came to a nearly stagnant slow moving
hole. This hole was very large in comparison to the rest of this small
creek. Jim hooked a silver on his third cast. He pulled one nice fish
out of that hole. He hooked & released several more fish through out
the day. For years i have nicknamed him the magician because he catches
fish like this every time we go fishing. I hooked nothing like usual
until Jim yelled "get'em set the hook jeffry" I jerked my rod like i do
at home & watched my fishing line zigzag back & forth in this hole for
several minutes. This fish was finally landed after a lot of obscenities
& close calls. It was a 12 pound silver. A huge dark buck. What a pretty
fish. I haven't had this much fun in years. I owe most of this treasured
memory to the magician & man who knew me since i was in diapers. His
name is Jim Thompson. Thanks Jim.
Thanks
to: Ray
Water:
Nisqually Date:
9/02/06
Report:
Caught a 33lb King on Yarn and Corky. Plus a couple of
Silvers using the same. There's a lot of fish to be caught. I have my
best success in the early morning usually when the natives pick up their
nets.
Thanks
to: Russell Thorne
Water:
Calawah Date:
8/10/06
Report:
Story goes 5 people come out with 10 fish. Lose about 5
to 7 others. Just another good day of fishing at the Calawah River.
There is a lot of good sized fish in this river and there is a lot. I
would suggest going there if you have a chance.
Thanks
to: Layne Behrmann, Texas Fly Fisherman
Water:
Forks Area Date:
8/1/06
Report:
Fished outside the city center of Forks. Intended on
staying 2 nights but nailed 2 steelies on a black egg sucking leach the
first evening followed by a 10lb steelie the next morning at 9am
followed by a 37 inch 18-20 lb King at 10 am in the same hole on a
practitioner. Went home to cool the hole for a good friend the next
weekend. All fish caught on a 5wt Orvis Clearwater pole 6 wt clear int
sink line with 6 lb test. Water was very clear and low. Spooooooky fish
to say the least. Had to hide behind weeds and cast 40 ft under trees to
get em. Lots of fun, lots of fish left. One out of a hundred will look
at the fly. Just fishing for the one anyway. Best fish was lost doing
cartwheels up and down the river. To fish where I was takes some work
and research and physical stamina to say the least. No I wasn't at the
rearing ponds with 50 of my combat friends. A fly fisherman can not
compete there. Not sure how to send photos on this site. Will be happy
to send when I find out how.
Thanks
to: Mikey1
Water:
Skok River Date:
8/1-8/3
Report:
The big piggy's are back and eating eggs and corkies
&yarn at the bee hives (hunter farms) the trick is parking! beware the
state patrol will give tickets for parking on the fog line!!!!so be
careful on where you park! there have been a couple people towed away up
above at purdy creek!!! for parking past the signs
Thanks
to: Thomas Octuck
Water:
Green River Date: 7/22/2006
Report:
fished my favorite hole for summerruns, did not catch
any, but I did catch one those lost sockeyes about 4 or 5 pounds.
Thanks
to: Mark Reynolds
Water:
Columbia River Date:
6/19/2006
Report:
Summer Chinook and Steelhead are being taken in shallow
water along the banks of the Columbia, Plunkers are doing very well down
river from Kalama to the Megler-Astoria bridge, sturgeon are on the bite
in Astoria on the sand flats by the bridge on anchovies. Fin clipped and
wild summer salmon can be kept now (June 16) Except for steelhead, only
fin clipped. Talked to a lot of people catching steelhead, their always
giving me a hunk of fresh bright fish! Bonneville is releasing a lot of
water right now which I think which it attributes to the fish traveling
in shallow water. Going out Monday by Cathlamet for sturgeon then to the
steelhead, salmon grounds.
Thanks
to: Fishing Magician
Water:
Green Date: 6/1-6/3,
2006
Report:
river high. One small steelhead released a lot of trout.
Thanks
to: Russell Thorne
Water:
Sol Duc Date:
4/30/06
Report:
Fished one of the best springer hole on the Sol Duc and
hooked into a 20 pound hen around 9 in the morning then hooked into one
more at noon. Mainly used kwikfish from k13 to k14.
Thanks
to: Dznuts
Water:
Olympic Peninsula Date:
4/2/06
Report:
fished the duc early, no success. saw some nice
springers. headed for a secret hole on the bogi, third cast 18 lb. buck.
continued to land three more. (all mid teens)
Thanks
to: Steve Zimmer
Water:
Coastal Washington Date:
3-24-06 - 3-28-06
Report:
Fished the Upper Quinalt on 3-24 due to the Hoh and
Queets being out. 1 fish on a float/jig and 2 on plugs...rowing across
Lake Quinalt to the take-out with wind is tough but was worth it!
On 3-25 we hit the Hoh, starting to come in...7 fish on plugs for the
day...didn't miss a take-down, can't rember ever doing that!
3-26 back on the Hoh...water was coming down...Morgan Crossing area
(above and below)was great...again lucky 7 fish, all on plugs.
3-27...what we came for...we hit the Queets, water a little high and
with some color...tough float/jig fishing water but fishable...put-in at
Methany Creek is a little tough due to the road being closed but...a
little creativty works well! 11 take-downs, landed 8...1 buck measured
over 40".
3-28 back to the Queets...water came down...3 fish on jig/float and 6 on
plugs 1 big bright hen almost 40".
The Queets produced again for us this year, couldn't break the 32#
monster from last year but blue skies, sunshine and having the Queets to
yourself for 2 days...can't beat that! Please handle these special fish
with extreme care...they are a treasure!!
Thanks
to: Chris
Water:
Hoh Date: 2/21-22,
2005
Report:
did fairly well, got my wall mount 20 pound buck. between
two people and two days of fishing close to 15 fish total.
Thanks
to: mikey1
Water:
Skok Date: 2/11-12,
2006
Report:
Fished the skok and "caught two" hatchery steelhead .
4lbs and one 5.7lbs. Yes the skok! I had sand shrimp and pink yarn and
5ft 12lb leader and drifted along downed trees and a couple stumps no
weight just a swivel and casted way above the hole and let it drift down
into it and POW! Someone (the Indian guy i talked to) said "they don't
show up until march but there are fish in here now" you just have to
look.
Thanks
to: SilverSlayer
Water:
Bogie, Sol Duc Date:
2/8/2006
Report:
Any one catchin' any??? I'm going this weekend to Bogie
and Sol Duc ill hit you up with a report this up coming Monday.
Thanks
to: MilkBottleMikey
Water:
Lyre Date:
1/22 & 23/2006
Report:
Decided quite readily to watch the 'hawks down on the bay
with friends and get in some fishing before the game.
The rivers were still looking a bit murky on the way down Saturday, so a
friend from there and I decided to hit the sturgeon on the south (N) bay
river for a few hours. Both of the known sturgeon rivers have been
producing, even during completely blown out conditions lately.
No dice (despite the beautiful weather). Two hours and zip bites.
Perfect time to go watch the Seahawks!
Talked to another buddy during the game, Leon, who is a Q.I. and told
him I'd be fishing some of the local waters the next day. He asked if I
wanted to fish on the rez. "Are you kidding?" I sez. Worth a gasoline
fill-up of his car any day.
Planned on fishing Salmon and Cook Crk (I'd never fished on the rez
before) but we only fished Salmon cuz of the fishing. Never seen
anything like it. There were gangs of steelies holding in the 4-5 drifts
below the hatchery. He landed 2 before I was even rigged up (both
released) using a straight spin-n-glow. Then he caught 3 more on the
next drift down. I was afraid it was reallllly gonna be one of those
days.
He must of felt sorry for me after that so he gave 1st crack at the last
small piece of nice holding water. Baada-bing for me, a nice-fightin'
hen brat that tore up the hole, which I gladly bonked. Walked back up to
the previous drift that he caught 3 out of not 20 minutes before. All
this time we were spotting fish, and I saw a dandy holding tight to the
bank. Cast far enough upstream to get my cheater combo in front of its
noggin but the drift stopped well short of my quarry. It felt like a
small stick so I began pulling when, wham! It fought fast and stubborn,
an unmarked 12lber that I released.
Things slowed a bit so we went to another place where he usually gets
fish slightly downstream (there was a guide up by the hatchery so we
steered clear).
No dice there so we moved back up near the hatchery. I lost another
dandy when it threw the hook, which I attributed to using the same
leader the whole time. While I was retying Leon caught a twin of the one
I just lost from nearly the same spot, which he decided to bonk as it
was getting late.
The final drift right up by the hatchery had steelies holding in plain
sight. I was getting the yips by then and missed a couple while he was
cleaning his fish. Final hooked one solidly, where it tore about the
pool, with several others chasing it! Never seen that before. It ran
downstream with me chasing, into a logjam and was gone. By then it was
getting late and he was ready to go. A few thoughts:
Its a small area of really good fishing that gets well-hammered
throughout the day, but the fish don't seem to mind. If you hire a guide
there expect results rather than a pristine experience although it is a
fine area to fish when the water is not too low or high.
Maybe next time I can get him to take me to Cook Creek....
Thanks
to: SilverSlayer
Water:
Lyre Date:
1/22/2006
Report:
the Lyre is a silky green nice water but the water level
is still high its hard to fish lots of fast water. fished from up above
the bridge down not one hook up. i talked to all the fishermen that day
and no one was catching anything.
Thanks
to: SilverSlayer
Water:
Bogey Date:
1/15/2006
Report:
fished the hatchery on the bogie landed one only a brat
tho. Fish are kinda late but I'm going to try this up coming weekend.
Note from Bob: this run is usually on
it's last legs in this timeframe, so I'm not sure where "Fish are kinda
late" comes from ;)
Thanks
to: James
Water:
Bogey Date:
1/1/2006
Report:
FISHED THE BOGEY OVER THE NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND. HAD A GREAT
TIME. 5 PEOPLE IN OUR PARTY WENT HOME WITH 8 FISH. WATER WAS HIGH BUT
STILL MANAGED TO FIND SOME FISH. ALL FISH EXCEPT 1 15# WERE HATCHERY.
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