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Puyallup River Report
Pierce County, WA

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02/07/2010
Drift Fishing
Steelhead
Corky & Yarn
Evening
02/07/2010
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1065

The wife gave the approval to go fishing. Arrived at the 116th hole around 3pm. Several trucks there. Saw 4 people there fishing. One floating and the rest cork/yarn. Talked to one fellow, had a nibble but nothing landed. The water level is down now, slow-med flow, visible for about 2-3 feet. Decided to give it a shot, started off with corky/yarn with 1/2oz cannon ball. Getting alot of snags on the rockfish, but able to save my lines. Started moving up slowly to BS's secret hole. You would think that I would have learned my lesson, NO, caught that same freaking "overhangingbranchfish" twice, breaking my line both times, then caught two rockfish back to back, both times breaking my line. Tried using my blue fox spinner, YES, another "overhangingbranchfish", broke my line. Decided to try my float setup, spooled brand new braided lines on. no action. It started to get dark around 5:30pm, time to go home. No fish for anyone while I was there. I'm thinking the winter run is over for all the rivers now. Maybe wait for those springers in spring. Any luck elsewhere?


Comments

Toni
2/7/2010 9:55:00 PM
Thanks for the report!
salmonslayer117
2/7/2010 10:05:00 PM
Thanks for the report. Sorry to hear that kinghunter. I haven't heard much of any action at all comin' off the ol' puyallup for a while. I'm headed south sometime this week (Skook, cowlitz, etc). If you wanna go gimme a hollar.
goin_postal
2/8/2010 8:28:00 AM
the steelhead are not over yet,the satsop is just getting them in along with other rivers and just wait for the summer run,they have bigger returns and and bigger fish
jens
2/8/2010 11:04:00 AM
keep at it kinghunter.
procaster
2/8/2010 12:06:00 PM
Have you tried slinkies, instead of cannon balls?
jens
2/8/2010 5:27:00 PM
Did you try pickle juice?
kinghunter
2/9/2010 11:42:00 AM
Procaster,
Yes I have used slinkies and ocassionally also have the same problem. I'm waiting for some new weights that I just purchased from ebay called "no snag weights" and see if they are any good.

Jens,
No I didn't try pickle juice yet, actually we don't eat pickles in our family, my mom did send me some "Frogs Balls", its basically pickled brussels sprouts - YUCK!!, I wonder if that juice would work? It's a little spicy though.
jens
2/9/2010 3:38:00 PM
What the?
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