Northwest Fishing Reports

I decided after that trip to the skok last saturday when I came out for a visit that since I was back in my territory now I would check out the swollen allegheny. hit up lock and dam three for about a 15 or 20 minute session it was high as hell I mean swollen from all the rain focused on the wall an...

I need some main fishng spots on the skokomish river that I can find on google maps. I am only going to be out in seattle till sunday and want to catch some chums and have never fished the skokomish river normally I am up on sky the cowlitz or the hump but am veryu interested in trying my luck on th...

guys this topic pops up every freaking salmon and steel head season. Snagging is snagging and flossing well I don't think it exists. As long as the hook is in the fishes mouth its a legal fish. You want the real definition of snagging. Take a heavy weighted treble hook and drag it through the water....

I just read this morning that the state is looking at budget cuts for certain salmon and steelhead hatcheries. It started a few years ago with the elocohman which I was employed at back in 2007 I understand a small hatchery like that which can become very muddy during the fall rainy season but a lar...

Umm not two weeks too late nothings ben in minter I have been talking to a friend of mine he said he checks every day and up till sunday hes only seen a few fish in there I dont know where you been fishing jens bat thats not the south sound area.

Does any one know what the creeks are gonna be like in two weeks I moved to Pittsburgh but am coming back from the 17th to the 20th and I cant remember how long the southern sound chum run lasts I dont remember when I started heading out. basically the kennedy minter creek and chambers creek areas. ...

I am fishing the muskie and northern capitol of the world lol lake mendota and manona in madison wi. so far muskie 3 me none. all been lost at the shore been using jake 6 inch hard diving jerkbaits and live perch perferably 6 to 9 inches long and one what was 10 inches 2 muskies have broke surface a...

Okay everyone its been a while I havemoved a few times and now settling into a groove in madison WI. So first off I have become a traitor. I have found a new love sorry salmon and steelhead. I am now a diehard muskie and Northern Fan and fisherman I had my first 45 inch fish today on lake monona I g...

nice fish curado I had my first fly caught summer run on the 3rd of july only 3.5 pounds but was caught on the cedar river it suprised me cause there is really no run on the cedar now.. but I will take what I can get released it unharmed.... you can see the pics on my report.. got a 24 inch rainbow ...

okay again I apologise if my reply sound rude. but I am a certified fisheries management tech yes most of you are right when u say the widl fish have died off long ago yes as soon as hatchery fish started to spawn with wild fish they crossed their dna and they became a non native fish but there are ...

yes i have areo jig under a float and a piece of prawn and also the pink worm spin and glos and corkeis...

since moving to ohio i have had a chancer to fish steelhead in 3e feet of snow . much different hear where they use super micro jigs and weax worms under a float no one drifts with yarn or corky or pink worm. well i got my first lake erie steelhead most likely 9 to 10 pounds.....:cheers: great steel...

the nooch has been what I have been hearing

what rivers are producing right now what been good the past week or even the past few days?

I have also noticed though that alot of people are float fishing runs that are prime drifting runs fast water but my guess is that its way snaggy or very deep where you need heavier weight to get to the bottom of the river with out a hang up I myself am an ex fly guy so I can handle strike indicator...

for clarification please read this When I say attack I mean like some one saying plunking is for lazy people thats a good example lets not get away from the original question

A few years back I was working at a hatchery and my hatchery co manager who was a big bass circut fisherman also fished for steelhead told me about a tech thats half way between a tech used for bass and half way between drifting for steelhead but used to catch steelhead. using a larger bass style ji...

Okay I see alot of ya talking about float fishing for steelhead for fish after dec. Is there any specific reason why float fishing seems to out fish traditional drift fishing after the christmas season mainly these b run and late fish? I mean I still hook my fair share never been all that good with ...

And to add to that Dollies are A char its cousin the lake trout and artic char live in colder water they are the southern most char as well.

once again thanks for the input. I target one because I want to get some great shots for my website and two cause I am not interested in eating any fish from the state at this point.