THE REEL HEY_YALL
12-13-2000, 08:35 AM
Once again, for my fellow Washingtonians and the defectors from Oregon who come up....here's the fishing report from the Tacoma Tribune...you can read it at www.tribnet.com (http://www.tribnet.com) This time it's pretty accurate...right Osprey http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif Hey RT...have fun freezing your keester off tomorrow..muh ha ha ha ha ha Now onto to the post.
Saltwater salmon angling hovered near a standstill around Western Washington this week, and river fishermen cried for more water to improve fishing there.
Still, an angler could eke out a steelhead or salmon here or there.
The details:
SALT WATER
South Sound - Not a lot of fishermen going out, said Jason Zittel of Zittel's Johnson Point Marina, but a few blackmouth have been taken. Most are showing round Devils Head or the south end of Anderson Island.
RIVERS
North Puget Sound area - Most of the rivers are low and clear, said Mike Chamberlain of Ted's Sports Center near Lynnwood. The Snoqualmie has been the most productive the past few days. The Skykomish contains a few steelhead, but water is so low and clear it is not really fishable. Same for the North Fork Stillaguamish, Chamberlain said, while the mainstem Stilly is out of shape because of mud coming in from clay slides on the South Fork. Everyone is waiting for rain to move some new fish in.
Green - Some fresh winter steelhead showing, said Troy Apple of Auburn Sports & Marine, mainly from Highway 18 down. Fishing is fair. Anglers are buying a lot of Head Hunter jigs, he said, and also are using eggs with a Corky.
Puyallup - Anglers continued to take some chum, according to Great Northwest Fishing & Archery on the Puyallup River Road. Six steelhead also reported taken in the upper river, running 8-13 pounds. A Spin 'n Glo with shrimp works for chum in the lower river, but water has been so low that some anglers have drifted it with Corky and yarn.
Cowlitz - Steelhead angling has not lived up to expectations so far, said Joe Hymer of the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Vancouver office. Boat anglers averaged one hatchery steelhead for every 2.7 rods last week, and bankers averaged one for every 3.4. Rain is needed to bring in more fish. Joe Hymer also added, Winter Steelhead just do not exist and shame to the person or persons who started this rumor. Anyone know where I can get any blow-up dolls?
Kalama - Still waiting for rain, said David Orzel of Prichard's Western Anglers on the Kalama River Road. Winter-run steelhead coming in one or two at a time, and anglers are catching them here and there, but it's tough fishing.
Lewis - Light effort and catches, Hymer said. Still a few hatchery coho and summer-run steelhead round, but anglers are releasing most.
Olympic coast - "Colder than a well-digger's destination, and it just won't rain on us," said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods in Forks. "If you hang with it, you'll get a fish, but it's just tough conditions."
© The News Tribune
12/13/2000
Saltwater salmon angling hovered near a standstill around Western Washington this week, and river fishermen cried for more water to improve fishing there.
Still, an angler could eke out a steelhead or salmon here or there.
The details:
SALT WATER
South Sound - Not a lot of fishermen going out, said Jason Zittel of Zittel's Johnson Point Marina, but a few blackmouth have been taken. Most are showing round Devils Head or the south end of Anderson Island.
RIVERS
North Puget Sound area - Most of the rivers are low and clear, said Mike Chamberlain of Ted's Sports Center near Lynnwood. The Snoqualmie has been the most productive the past few days. The Skykomish contains a few steelhead, but water is so low and clear it is not really fishable. Same for the North Fork Stillaguamish, Chamberlain said, while the mainstem Stilly is out of shape because of mud coming in from clay slides on the South Fork. Everyone is waiting for rain to move some new fish in.
Green - Some fresh winter steelhead showing, said Troy Apple of Auburn Sports & Marine, mainly from Highway 18 down. Fishing is fair. Anglers are buying a lot of Head Hunter jigs, he said, and also are using eggs with a Corky.
Puyallup - Anglers continued to take some chum, according to Great Northwest Fishing & Archery on the Puyallup River Road. Six steelhead also reported taken in the upper river, running 8-13 pounds. A Spin 'n Glo with shrimp works for chum in the lower river, but water has been so low that some anglers have drifted it with Corky and yarn.
Cowlitz - Steelhead angling has not lived up to expectations so far, said Joe Hymer of the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Vancouver office. Boat anglers averaged one hatchery steelhead for every 2.7 rods last week, and bankers averaged one for every 3.4. Rain is needed to bring in more fish. Joe Hymer also added, Winter Steelhead just do not exist and shame to the person or persons who started this rumor. Anyone know where I can get any blow-up dolls?
Kalama - Still waiting for rain, said David Orzel of Prichard's Western Anglers on the Kalama River Road. Winter-run steelhead coming in one or two at a time, and anglers are catching them here and there, but it's tough fishing.
Lewis - Light effort and catches, Hymer said. Still a few hatchery coho and summer-run steelhead round, but anglers are releasing most.
Olympic coast - "Colder than a well-digger's destination, and it just won't rain on us," said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods in Forks. "If you hang with it, you'll get a fish, but it's just tough conditions."
© The News Tribune
12/13/2000