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By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/29/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/29/2019
Hot Spots: 1
Finally made it back out for the first time after this past high water event.
Saw the flows had come down a foot and a half from a few days ago and although still not optimal I wanted to see if I...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/21/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/18/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This past Friday morning I hit the river a little later than I would have liked...Got up early and had to re-rig my float set up since I just lost everything the trip prior.
Nothing like having you...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/21/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/19/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Was planning on fishing early that morning but that didn't happen and so decided to hit it later that afternoon/evening. Brought my old man along too.
Didn't have but about an hour or so to fish a...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/16/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/16/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the river from about 11 until 3:30 today...
Went back to that same hole where I've hooked a few...Couldn't get any bites today on eggs nor on a spinner despite seeing a few jumpers...Even saw o...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/13/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/12/2019
Hot Spots: 0
So, day before was a big loss but I made up for it today. Brought my net along too and used it :)
Wound up back at that same spot after fishing another spot where I've caught plenty, but no luck...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/11/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Had some bites on eggs this morning but couldn't get them to stick...Moved just upriver to the next spot, no bites on eggs and so started casting a Chartreuse and Orange Fire Tiger Blue Fox Size 4 and...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/8/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/5/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the middle Green on Sat. in Kent and was able to catch a couple decent coho wild adults on eggs. Tried some smaller hooks and that helped improve my ability to get a solid hookset and yard them i...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/4/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/4/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Fished eggs under a float at a new hole this morning in Kent with only a couple small bites. Then fished plugs, twitchin jigs and spinners. Finally got a couple hookups (small jacks) on a size 4 Blu...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/1/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Another slow day on the Middle Green. Only had a couple hits on eggs in about 3 hours of fishing. Cold clear days like this I think it's more important to be on the water at/or before first light. ...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/29/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/28/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Got out for a couple hours in Kent to see if there might be an evening bite. Was surprised to not hardly see any fish at all. There were only a few jumpers and a few that stayed below the surface th...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/27/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/27/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Hooked one 18" coho jack hen this morning around 0745 floating some eggs. Had a couple more missed strikes but overall was much slower fishing than this past Tues. The nets in the lower river sure d...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/25/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/24/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Short Story:
Decided to hit the river again this morning and was rewarded! Hooked a nice chrome hen on my trusty ol' Blue Fox spinner. Size 3 blue bell silver blade.
Long Story:
Started off...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/21/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Caught 1 Coho Jack at 19" around 6:50. Daylight Bite. Blue Fox Spinner, Size 3 Blue with Silver Blade.
Plenty of fish around but not willing to bite. Tried floating two types of eggs with and ...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/20/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Green this morning with bobber and eggs just before sunrise until about 1230. Went to the same spot where I caught a limit last week (below 212th St. in Kent).
Had a couple of drive by'...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/18/2019
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Showed up to the river ready to throw the tackle box at em. Caught one with 1/4 oz. twitchin hootchie jig and the other drifting a frog pattern Dick Nite spoon. The slot I fish is a great place to t...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/18/2019
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/13/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This trip I brought two rods along...A float rod for floating some eggs and also my twitchin/drift rod. First 3 fish came on eggs! This was my first time hooking up with eggs as I've mostly been a h...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/18/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/14/2019
Hot Spots: 0
After having much success the previous day I decided to go out again for a few hours this morning. Got to the river a little after sunrise and didn't see as much activity as the day before. Saw a fe...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 10/15/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/15/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Fishing was really slow today on the Upper Green below the hatchery.
Fished from about 0745 until about 1245. Was a chilly 37 degrees this morning and warmed up to 60 or so by the time I left. ...
By: HappyHooker97
Posted: 9/6/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/5/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing for a few hours in the evening in Kent. Caught one short of a limit. First fish was caught on a small dick nite sized pink spoon. The rest of the fish were hooked jigging 1/8 - 1/4oz. ...