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By: Nook2387h_v2
Posted: 9/16/2023
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Walked the river trail down to check out the coho action on the Skokomish river out at the mouth in preparation for the OCT 1st opener of the lower river fresh water.
You can fish the saltwater now...
By: headhunter2
Posted: 9/2/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of triton cove at 530 am. Went up to quilicene bay and dropped down riggers. Ran shallow with other boats early on running gear at 20-30 foot, no pick ups. Saw some fish jumping but not ...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/24/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Oh man... Spent 8 hours fishing Coho via a Kayak in Hood Canal. Currently I think I need a chiropractor!
The weather conditions were great. The water visibility was quite poor, about 3'. A fair am...
By: carhauler12
Posted: 9/25/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish between the Hood Canal Bridge and Dabob Bay this weekend with 2 other friends. Launched out of Salisbury Point and headed south. We fished the first incoming tides of the day. The ...
By: Old Man River
Posted: 8/21/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/18/2013
Hot Spots: 2
First trip to Dabob Bay. Fished/crabbed Dabob Bay Aug 16-18. Crabbing was poor; plenty of crabs just few legal males. Got one or two keepers a day for two pots. Set pots from 35-80' deep. Didn't...
By: DabobDipper
Posted: 9/5/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/31/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Went out for Labor Day weekend to fish the Big Quilcene River Coho run. Fished Sunday and Monday with little luck. Fished from the low through the high in Dabob and Quilcene bays. Gorgeous weather, c...
By: Cozmo4196
Posted: 9/9/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/8/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Hit the water at first light on the hunt for Coho along the Toandos Peninsula(specifically Thorndyke Bay). Drifted with the tide in, through and out of the bay tossing 2.5" blue/white buzzbombs. Hooke...
By: fishnislife
Posted: 9/8/2007
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/8/2007
Hot Spots: 0
We are doing a remodel right on the water near the hood canal bridge so I brought my setup. I was using a pink and white buzz bomb casting from shore. I threw out during my lunch break and tied on to ...
By: spokey9
Posted: 5/20/2011
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took my girlfriend & my cousin out clam digging (their first time) to potlatch. I hadn't been to this beach before and didn't know what to expect (and i haven't dug steamers since purdy beach closed t...
By: Robert4444
Posted: 3/7/2011
Species: Clams
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took the wife out to dig some clams, I was alittle concerned as the low tide was only a 4.5. But we managed to miss the major rain and both limited in about an hour. Sorting out all the small ones to ...
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 5/7/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I hadn't been geoducking for years, and have never been geoducking at Dosewallips State Park, so I thought I'd give it a go! A buddy and I camped at the park (very nice campground) and had a great tim...
By: losaturn
Posted: 6/6/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
With the -3.0 tides this week, a friend and I hit up his familie's private beach over on the canal. We did fairly well, with two limits of Geoducks and three bonus horse clams in 1 1/2 hours of diggin...
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 5/27/2013
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Took my Mom to Brinnon Shrimpfest for a late Mother's Day and hit Dosewallips State Park for geoducks. I marked three-- only got one up. The tide didn't stay out as long as I tought it would. The wind...
By: knotabassturd
Posted: 9/7/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/2/2012
Hot Spots: 2
Ah, I'll try posting this as saltwater since it's more appropraite (Mike can delete river report).
Late report, been dealing/busy with several things lately outisde fishing.
Anyway, made it out...
By: Walleye Be Damn
Posted: 1/2/2018
Species: Clams
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Plucked a few clams to make clam chowder and fried clam strips. What a way to finish the year. Yummmm!
By: lohans4
Posted: 4/17/2017
Species: Clams
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/15/2017
Hot Spots: 0
My brother in law, myself & 2 grandkids headed to Hoods Canal to get some fresh oysters & clams. We decided that Wolfe state park would be our destination. Glad we picked it since we wern't disappoint...
By: Andrewwarrior329
Posted: 2/15/2020
Species: Clams
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/14/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Got some Manila clams and little necks a few cockle clams and 1 eastern softshell clam. Me and my dad also got limit of oysters. We put in egg and breadcrumbs and fried it soo good. We will cook clams...
By: JoshH
Posted: 11/3/2019
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I participated in the 2019 Salmon Slayride benefitting Heroes on the Water, and actually won!
60 kayak anglers from all around the Pacific Northwest showed up to have a ton of fun and to help out ...
By: Sharkbait123
Posted: 10/31/2021
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/31/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Halloween Chum run on Hood Canal, it was an absolute bloodbath! The bilge pump kicked on and left a blood trail behind the boat on the way back to the dock! A similar event earlier this year is how Sh...
By: SpencerJ
Posted: 10/31/2016
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/31/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Hit the water around 11 and dealt with the wind and waves (they look taller from a kayak). Paddled around the shoal and started out with a purple/silver blue fox spinner. Still have yet to catch anyt...
By: fajitamondays
Posted: 11/5/2016
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The chums are definitely in. It was a wet, but great day of fishing, and people watching.
The tides were a little on the high side today, so bank anglers were limited to the sides of the hatchery. ...
By: Cougar Zeke
Posted: 11/19/2013
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went down to Hoodsport today. Arrived about 11AM.
I walked out to take a look at what was going on and the place was covered in nets and boats. I had no idea there was tribal netting on Tuesdays ...
By: schu7498
Posted: 10/21/2013
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/21/2013
Hot Spots: 1
The ol doggies are pouring into the canal. Go stock up on those eggs, winter steel love em!
By: KIDKOKANEE
Posted: 11/10/2013
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the SKOOK Friday gpt few nice chums high water few on the River Stopped by the Hoodsport Hatchery WOW!! The Storm earlier in the week stopped the Netting and now WOW!!! Fish counters nightmare ...
By: chongo469
Posted: 11/14/2013
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/13/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Some friends and I headed down to Hoodsport to tangle with some Chum and were not disappointed. Mid week had very few anglers and it was loaded with dogs and some were very bright. green corky's and b...
