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By: novicefisher404
Posted: 10/21/2022
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/21/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Thought I would try the nooksack in Ferndale after work since we have finally had some rain. The water level is up a bit from where it has been, but not too much more yet. Sadly no bites but I did see...
By: dayvidday
Posted: 8/19/2021
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/19/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing across the waste water treatment plant. Fished with sand shrimp and eggs. Also tried corky and yarn and spinners. Must have seen a dozen fish roll.
Well everyone, this has been the th...
By: dayvidday
Posted: 9/10/2020
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/10/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing for salmon under the guide bridge at Lynden bridge. Not great fishing. Haven't had any luck this season fished Vanderyacht but that didn't work very well. Tried bobber and eggs and corky ...
By: Cohokiller11
Posted: 10/19/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/19/2018
Hot Spots: 0
WE NEED RAIN. Absolutely nothing but fire trucks in the upper river right now. They can't get past several spots because it is so shallow. FLOSSERS FOR DAYZ. If you don't have an 8 ft leader, you ain'...
By: branweeds
Posted: 1/5/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I was surprised to land a couple bright coho this week on the Nooksack. The fishing has been hit or miss for me over the last couple of weeks. There are some nice bulls in the system, and maybe a unic...
By: ReelHard
Posted: 10/6/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the sack on my way home from giving Dakota creek a try this evening. Water looks good but low. Was hoping to at least see some fish but nothing. Through some dick nites,spinners and tried jigging ...
By: jonesy_09
Posted: 9/25/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The water is amazing as far as clarity goes, but as far as the bite goes...there isn't one. Tried jigs, spoons, spinners, eggs, and had no response to anything. A decent number of fish moving here and...
By: Jcverhalen
Posted: 9/19/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Found some of the nicest looking water I've seen all season up around Nugents Corner. Threw all the usual assortment of tricks to no avail...spinners, spoons, dick nites, jigs etc. No rollers, no jump...
By: ReelHard
Posted: 9/13/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Tryed fishing in lynden the last 3 days. Have seen quite a few fish jumping. Some nice silvers but none are biting for me. Saw one caught last night. I'll be back out tonight to try again.
By: AJ.Q
Posted: 9/7/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/7/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Nooksack by the Ferndale water treatment plant, from around 8:30am to 11am. It was another slow day. The water is still really silty and being close to the plant outfall doesn't help. Didn'...
By: AJ.Q
Posted: 9/5/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Nooksack at Nugents Corner this morning (9/5), 8am-noon. Saw a few salmon poke out here and there, but overall really slow. Tried the whole arsenal of lures and got no bites. Water quality ...
By: dj2loud
Posted: 9/5/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Water is silted out, it looked good and fished good before the sun hit the water, Ended up with a 28" buck humpy and a 30 1/2 hatch coho..... That's it.... Nothing after the sun was overhead..... Fo...
By: FishAddict
Posted: 9/3/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2017
Hot Spots: 0
First I'd like to thank everyone on the board for the reports and information on fishing for salmon. I've recently moved from Pennsylvania out here and all of the information provided here has helped...
By: thorson74
Posted: 9/2/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went to check out the Nooksack river to try much luck for salmon. Fished at the fishery and at Ferndale. Drift fished using a corky & yarn as well as a pink dick nite. About 3-4 hours in the water.
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By: Cohokiller11
Posted: 8/26/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was garbage. Didn't even get any hits. Some rolling here and there but it's been an awful year all around. Open up bait already!!!!
By: Cohokiller11
Posted: 8/20/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Have fished 3 different days now for about two hours each time all at guide bar and have only landed two fish. They're the only two fish I've seen anyone land. Fishing is tough sledding. Everyone seem...
By: Jcverhalen
Posted: 8/19/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Vanderyacht in Ferndale for a couple hours tonight...real slow going. Tried spinners, floating jigs, plugs and drifting pink dick nites. Nary a nibble. Saw 3 or 4 rollers but little else. Coupl...
By: dweyers
Posted: 8/18/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Had an awesome morning. Landed 9, lost 4.
By: branweeds
Posted: 8/14/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Been fishing the Nooksack from at least five different spots throughout the main stretch of the river, and have tried every time of day. I have had maybe three or four bites and no fish landed over a ...
By: bottombarrel
Posted: 8/9/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Nooksack on Sunday when the tribes are not able to fish and within 30 min of the incoming tide had 3 fish landed. lost 2 more at the bank. most everyone is drifting Dick Nites and wicked Wi...
By: ydeardorff
Posted: 10/4/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/3/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Fishing the rapids just below the bridge, and a large Salmon (for the nooksack) probably 20 pounds swam right past my feet, and settled in, in the rapids 20 feet upstream from me. I tried to get my sp...
By: quidagebo
Posted: 10/4/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Saw maybe one or two coho but no bites. this was near Hovander. Probably need to focus upstream at this point until chum come in?
By: ydeardorff
Posted: 9/27/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/27/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Today downstream of the Everson bridge I was talking to a couple pontoon boaters and an old bull COHO really scraped up swam up to my feet looked at me, and turned away heading downstream.
The unique...
By: Fish_On707
Posted: 9/26/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Actually the days I've caught a coho was September 13, 22 and 23. 2 hatchery 4 and 5 bls. and 1 wild 2.5 bls. Caught them all on silver super deep vibrax. In between Nugents Corner and the South Fork...
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 9/25/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
First trip to the Nookie since I've been back, and it was an interesting homecoming.
First off, the Nooksack River Valley is gorgeous. Splicing through tree covered valleys, dancing clouds around t...