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By: obryan214
Posted: 8/22/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Started out trolling in front of the point defiance boathouse with a cutplug, saw about an 18" salmon caught and kept off the dock. trolled down to the clay banks and saw a nice salmon jump along the ...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/11/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
So I was concerned that the crazy thunderstorm and low pressure during the night was going to take the bite off for the Gig Harbor derby and boy was I correct. Had to get a later start then I had hop...
By: ReelyFun
Posted: 8/12/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well my buddy Moose and I had some time to fish 5 out 7 days this week, only taking Thurs and Sat off. And traded Moose for my Wife for the evening Sunday fishing. Really beat down. So here is what w...
By: obryan214
Posted: 11/18/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
put the boat down the boathouse elevator and started out at about 2pm at the slag pile for nothing, moved to several places afterwards like in the ferry terminal, boathouse, owen beach, clay banks, pt...
By: Toni
Posted: 6/1/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2014
Hot Spots: 2
I met Glen and Cami at 4:30am or there abouts and ran to the Girl Scout Camp. I got my first salmon at 6am and it was just legal. I was trying to keep it close to the bottom whatever the depth was an...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/9/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! The boat got wet two weekends in a row. Although the report rating is a 1, remember the rating is based on the number of fish caught not on the overall experience in which case today would have b...
By: odddoylerules
Posted: 6/11/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the banks on the tail end of out tide til 8 without a bump, picked up a friend and ran to the west side of vashon. On one drift we went 0/1, w the fish decimating my year old 12lb line. I ...
By: obryan214
Posted: 6/12/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
went out to try some late day kings. did a combo of trolling and jigging. pretty rough out and the storm clouds were coming in fast. all that was boated was a small flounder. a couple fish missed. got...
By: buddhayoung
Posted: 6/23/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/22/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Had a great day taking my son Jack out for his first really big fishing trip with the big boys. Fished the morning tide with a whole herring and fish flash. Didn't have to much action until slack tide...
By: Toni
Posted: 6/29/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/29/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Area 11, Washington, June 29th 2014
We were in the water fishing by the Girl Scout Camp at 5am. It was partly cloudy with a chance of showers, a light breeze that made the air chilly.
I had one salm...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 3
After my dismal fishing adventure on Friday I had better hopes of at least getting into something for the derby Saturday so I picked up my fishing partner at 4am in Kent and we were at the Pt Defiance...
By: Dustin07
Posted: 8/10/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Why aren't sharks an option for target species? I'm pretty sure I was targeting them today! ;)
My buddy ran a combination of different lures, spoons, kingfishers, and hootchies. I stuck to just one...
By: lbcatcher
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The wife and I were in the south sound PSA Salmon derby today, we had a great time even without catching fish. I guess somebody has to go home empty handed. We started out along the Slag pile at first...
By: Fish Dawg
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Fished the SKC Puget Sound Anglers derby with the Fish Princess.
We had the boat launched and headed out of the marina at about 0430 into a dense but variable fog. The current was slow and moving f...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/2/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Knowing you are not supposed to fish the day before a derby, I was reluctant to go out today but felt at least I could test the waters and make sure the boat was running good enough to deal with the d...
By: salmonmyster
Posted: 7/26/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went out Thursday with my grandpa to fish Three Tree point. We caught one pink down 65` on the cable. We then headed over to lincoln park and hit another pink with 25` out on the cable. Saw about 10 t...
By: nascarrich64
Posted: 8/23/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/21/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Managed to net this 24" clipped Chinook from Dolphin. Only one takedown for the morning, bite if that, was just before sunrise to about an hour after. Cloudy, dark day should've been on fire but not t...
By: obryan214
Posted: 8/31/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
got a little wet this morning trolling from the slag pile to owen beach and back then along ruston way. a little foggy and only a few big gusts of wind. trolling the green ace hi fly behind an 8" flas...
By: obryan214
Posted: 9/1/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
went out in the morning to enjoy this lovely rain and try for some kings. trolled just north of the entrance to gig harbor. 2 kings, the smaller over 10lbs. the bigger almost 12. the smaller one was p...
By: obryan214
Posted: 10/8/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/4/2015
Hot Spots: 0
late report. 11lb blackmouth off a white hootchie sunday at quartermaster harbor. nothing else hit. nice calm water though. fished a few other imes last week for a couple tiny coho in ma11 too but not...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 9/8/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/7/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Monday was a rough bite for us. We had three hits that were most likely pinks and three shakers. Boatingone of the pinks. All looked promising until the whale showed up. He cruised the area forsometim...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/19/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/19/2015
Hot Spots: 0
So work has been absolutely crazy busy but actually saw an opportunity to get in a little fishing before work today so with the weather, tides and all the stars lining up in place, got the Tin cup rea...
By: nascarrich64
Posted: 8/17/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/17/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Out the door and to Dolphin Pt by 5:45 PM to pursue the elusive summer run Chinook. Got the gear in the water down to 65 FT, Irish Cream Tailwagger Spoon behind the Hot Shot 11" flasher trolled with t...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 8/17/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/16/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Well.. we battled today. Lost a few pinks running deep, but was able to net a 17# king for my brother. Added three pinks to the mix for one limit for three fishermen. Casting was not the best today a...
By: obryan214
Posted: 8/9/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
trolled around the slag pile while waiting for the crab pots to load up. 1 pink released, 1 what had to be a king lost. caught 2 crab pots that were fully submerged at the slag pile with they're doors...
