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09/17/2018
61° - 65°
Trolling
Coho Salmon
Chartreuse
Sunny
Spinner
Evening
09/17/2018
3
5231

Headed upriver from Snohomish around 5 with my 7 year old. Wasn’t very hopeful that we’d catch one since it’s early. Heard of a few people catching but not a lot of action. Saw a couple splashes. After a couple hours decided to turn back for the boat launch.

Saw a splash. Dropped anchor. Fished for 15 minutes. No luck. Decided to go troll up a bit and then back to the boat launch. I was calling my wife to let her know we were on our way back when I saw the rod shaking like crazy. (Always happens when you’re not ready). Grab the rod and start reeling. Fish hits the surface and I know it’s game on.

Puts up a good fight. Missed netting it the first time but get it on the second. A nice 8.5 pound 28” jack.

First silver caught in WA. Good way to start the season!

Comments

BentRod
9/18/2018 5:05:06 AM
Congrats!

FYI - a “jack” refers to a Coho or King under 20” or 22”, respectively. You got a nice adult fish! Nice work.
drhaslam48
9/18/2018 8:38:25 AM
Oh, good to know. Still learning. Rookie mistake.
riverhunter
9/18/2018 11:42:59 AM
12 to 24 for chinook jacks and 12 to 20 for coho jacks
MoonValley
9/18/2018 6:52:47 AM
Nice fish, and definitely not a "jack" if it's 28"... I've been waiting for reports to come in about the Snohomish and Snoqualmie...
drhaslam48
9/18/2018 8:40:56 AM
Same here. I was hearing rumors but nothing solid. And no postings on here. Hopefully we get more posts from folks.
jdp53
9/18/2018 8:52:52 AM
Thanks for the report! Time to start hitting the river before work!
makscoot
9/18/2018 5:26:31 PM
Is that a Coho? Is that a fin?
Also is it legal to keep "Jack" kings anyway?

Thanks

Makscoot
riverhunter
9/18/2018 5:45:31 PM
Definitely a coho and definitely a fin. Wild coho are legal to keep on the snohomish and kings on this particular river are off limits even if its a jack
drhaslam48
9/18/2018 6:29:55 PM
Yes to all riverhunter said
makscoot
9/18/2018 11:09:54 PM
Thanks, I caught a couple jacks earlier fishing for trout and let them go. To bad cause one was very silver and would have fit perfectly in the BBQ.

Cheers
Makscoot
Goldrigger1
9/18/2018 11:33:02 PM
Kind of amazing they are that far up this early. Must be cool water.
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