Northwest Fishing Reports

2-3 foot moderately slow lifts on a buzz bomb is really all you should be doing anyway. Then just a crank or 2 to reel in the slack.

You have to play around with the stop and retrieve speed .... don't want to snag every cast. It's more of a brief pause than a stop. Once you find the right pause/retrieve combo, light out! Sand Shrimp oil would be fine. It's mainly just to make sure your scent is gone. I personally use Mike's Shrim...

Dick-Nites I use a start - stop retrieve, trying to get the lure as close to the bottom as possible, then a few turns on the reel. No help here on jigs. Definitely get some shrimp oil. Kills your scent and adds a little extra incentive

Braided line has no memory so it won't twist like mono, but it is more apt to get wind knots. A birds nest of braided is much harder to undo that a nest of mono. Tying knots of braided is a little trickier, mainly because it's thinner. Pro's of braided - Heavier capacity in a smaller diameter. Bette...

I shore fished from North Beach a week ago for 3 straight days. Limits on pinks are definitely possible if you are willing to put in the time. 2 of the 3 days I had plenty of hook ups to get a limit, but never did. 3 was the best total for a day. I saw no Coho caught from the bank nor from anyone ou...

Crescent Beach might be the best bet on Orcas

My understanding is that they stopped hatchery steelhead planting in the samish in 2008.

Yea it's just above the fork of the south and north fork. It's close enough to the mouth that it's still pretty tidally influenced. It's usually a decent area early. There is a WDFW access site there. Bank access is "ok", and there is a small boat launch.

On Whidbey west beach at deception pass would be a good place. On a saturday it can get pretty busy but the beach is so long that there is lots of room. North beach is better fishing imo, but it can tend to get shoulder to shoulder, specially on a weekend. If you can seems like a about an hour befor...

What part of the skagit were you fishing? North fork, south fork or above the spudhouse?

I don't fish the Puyallup, but in the Snohomish and Skagit if I am cast and retrieving, usually anywhere from 3-5 feet, drifting typically about the same. If I am plunking from a boat using a 3 way swivel attached to a 4-6 ounce triangle lead, I vary the leader length to the spoon based on current, ...

Kayak can be decent. Not as many fish usually, but still decent fishing, and my experience says they usually are a week or 2 behind other marine areas. It's a smaller area than many so it can be crowded quick with beachgoers. The fish there are headed for the Stilly.

Hatchery Steelhead in the Skagit may not be seen for some time. Won't have much luck targeting something that is not there. Native Steelies are completely of-limits there, no C&R fishing for them even. Kings I believe are usually August - Sept in the Samish. Steelhead as far as I know are all native...

Yes most of the access points are pretty snaggy. Definately have to be prepared to donate some gear to old man river. Guy next to me went through everything he brought in about an hour. 5-6 lures I believe. I made a few donations myself.

Yes I was. I was fishing from Rotary Park. I saw quite a few people from the bank and out in boats. Didnt see any fish landed.

From what i could tell nothing came in with the first early morning tide.

I plan on hitting it before the butt crack of dawn. I am guessing since its only open to the hwy 9 bridge its going to closely resemble contact - combat fishing. A lot of boats and bank anglers packed into a very small stretch. I have heard that there are already a few fish pushing through. I wouldn...

I've fished this lake once in July of 2011. Small Brooks in it. When I was there they wanted nothing on or near the surface. A friend with me bait fished from the bottom and did ok. I didn't wait to do that as I didn't want to pack any fish out and we weren't camping.

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