OK, this comes from today's edition of the Tacoma News Tribune. Every Wednesday they put out a vague fishing report for the saltwater and freshwater. OK, you really have to disregard any report coming about the Cowlitz. The folks there at that Campground are super nice folks, don't get me wrong, but I always differ with what they say. I think alot of the people that submit reports want people to show up just to increase business...ya know they have their mercedes payments
Well here ya go:
Salmon hot spots? Try Hoodsport, Cowlitz
News Tribune staff
The two hot spots for salmon fishing in Western Washington are Hoodsport and the Cowlitz River.
Chum salmon are still in abundance in front of the Hoodsport Hatchery, as are coho in the Cowlitz River below the barrier dam.
Meanwhile, blackmouth fishing picked up around Tacoma on Tuesday.
The details:
SALT WATER
Hood Canal - Chum began pouring into the southern canal in late October, but the fishing is still excellent in front of the Hoodsport Hatchery, according to Vicki Setera of Cushman Boats in Hoodsport. "We're at the end of the peak," Setera said. Fishing pressure was extremely light Tuesday with anglers enjoying easy limits. Normally, nets keep anglers away Tuesdays and Thursdays but there were no nets in the water in front of the hatchery Tuesday, Setera said. She said Kennedy Creek in Shelton is another hot spot for chum. Anglers are using "anything green" from Corkies and yarn, lures or Buzz Bombs.
North Puget Sound - With the good weather, anglers have found some good blackmouth fishing off Possession Bar and Scatchet Head, according to Mike Chamberlain of Ted's Sports Center near Lynnwood. "Some of the hottest blackmouth fishing is up in Port Townsend," Chamberlain said.
Tacoma - Blackmouth fishing improved Tuesday with the improved weather. "It's been fairly decent," said Tom Cromie of the Point Defiance Boathouse & Marina. "(Monday) it was not so good because of the northerly winds. Today, some nice blackmouth were caught this morning on the outgoing tide, primarily off the claybanks." Moochers seem to be doing a little better than those trolling, he said.
South Sound - "Fishing (for blackmouth) is much better than the amount of people fishing for them," said Mike Zittel of Zittel's Marina at Johnson Point. "We've had some guys doing pretty well." One out of every three-to-four fish reeled in has been legal size, he said. Anglers are trolling dodgers, hoochies or herring anywhere from 80-to-150 feet deep. The best spots have been near Anderson Island and Devil's Head.
RIVERS
Cowlitz - Anglers are still enjoying six-coho limits with fishing pressure easing in recent days. "It's still pretty good. There are lots of silvers in the river, mostly up at the barrier dam," said Becky Hess of the Barrier Dam Campground in Salkum. "We're seeing more and more winter-run steelhead, so we expect a really good run." Coho are ranging from 8-to-20 pounds with their condition varying, Hess said. "There are some dark ones but there are still a lot of chrome ones coming in because there's still a run coming in," she said. Jigs (purple and black, or purple and hot pink) or eggs are working real well, Hess said.
North Puget Sound area - The Skokomish and Snohomish river systems are at the peak of chum salmon fishing, but the run size hasn't been as good as past seasons, Chamberlain said. Winter-run steelhead are expected to arrive around Thanksgiving.
Green - Fair fishing for chum, with the bulk of the fish holed up below the Highway 18 bridge, according to Mike Canady of Auburn Sports & Marine. Anglers are trying sand shrimp, green Corkies and yarn, and green spoons.
Puyallup - Chum are in the river but not yet in abundance, according to Great Northwest Fishing & Archery on Puyallup's River Road. In the lower river, anglers are plunking with Spin Glows and sand shrimp, whereas fishermen in the upper river are drifting pink or green Corkies.
Olympic coast - "We're getting fish (silvers and kings). It's not as good as it should be but there are lots of fish," said Bob Gooding of Olympic Sporting Goods in Forks. The best rivers are the Sol Duc and Hoh, though the water is low and clear. "Guys who know what they're doing are fine," Gooding said. "(The salmon) get pretty lock-jawed in this stuff."
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