Northwest Fishing Reports

mizmo, my boat's not big enough to take west of buoy 13. so i just plan to fish in the harbor.

Heading out to Westport next month and planning to take my boat out in Gray's Harbor. Going to drop some crab pots but also want to fish in the harbor. If I'm reading the regs correctly salmon's not open in this area (2-2). Is that correct? Any suggestions as to the species and technique for fishing...

hey JuLeeKea, i'm hoping to head out there tomorrow morning as well. was thinking cracker bar which is just downstream from the mouth of the wallace. PM me if you want to meet up.

Btw, seasoned fisher or not, you should always expect to catch fish! haha!

I'm guessing early morning and late evening are best, but would like to get some thoughts on this. In my limited experience with the winter run (I managed to catch 2 this past season) I caught them late afternoon. But both the fish I caught were the only bites I got all day and this past winter appa...

I just got a boat and am itching to take it out on the Sound. Obviously new to fishing in the sound (done some crabbing, shrimping, and fishing for flounders, but that's about it). Per the regs Chinook opens June 1-Dec 31 and Lingcod May 1-June 15. Any advice for trolling for Chinook in marine area ...

thx bentrod! feel silly not thinking of that myself! :P

along with eggs, i'm thinking of floating jigs and pink worms. will report back if i'm successful!

I'm new to steelheading. Every time I learn about a new spot or technique I'm quick to jump on it and give it a shot! Recently learned about Tokul Creek and the Big Eddy. Seems the creek is not open beyond the Fish Hatchery Rd Bridge yet, otherwise I'd have tried it out by now! Anyhow, I fished the ...

thx, bkawasfishin! i live very close to the green so trying to get as familiar with that river as i can. unfortunately i hear that the steelhead numbers have gone down over the years. i'm planning to find some time to hit the Sky this winter. only problem for me is it's so far away, well, about an h...

Will steelhead be in all parts of the river or primarily the upper river? I've read a lot about how steelhead fishing is good from Metzler and up, but what about the lower river?

was about to ask how to cure and bait the shrimp then found this article:

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thoughts? additional tips?

thx, oneshot! may go out this Sunday. do you think it's too early for them to be that far upstream?

This is my first year fishing for Salmon. Had a great time fishing for Pinks, and managed to catch just one jack coho. Still targeting my first big chrome silver, but I hear the rivers are about to get full of Chum. Some posts say it'll be like fishing for pinks plus 5-10lbs. I caught my first chum ...

noob here, still looking for my first coho! when floating eggs how long should the leader be? i'm sure it depends on the depth of the river, and where the fish are holding up, but how do you judge that?

i'm also in the same boat. but then again i'm not only noob to coho but salmon in general. second year in the Pacific NW and first year on the rivers! fortunate that i'm learning during an odd year as i've been having fun catching pinks. but i quickly learned why lots of experienced anglers were kno...