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By: Toni
Posted: 4/19/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
My plan was to go to Spanaway but my neightbor went and came right back because of all the jet skiers and fast boats. I decided to try Whitman. There was a boat trolling on the lake and a guy fishing...
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By: Toni
Posted: 4/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/17/2009
Hot Spots: 1
I got to the lake around 7pm and left just after 8pm. I caught at least 10 but it could have been more. I lost tract. I brought 4 home 9.5 inches up to 12 inches, It was sunny but breezy. The fish wer...
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By: Toni
Posted: 4/6/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I spent 1 hour at the lake trying out my gear from 7-8pm. New line and some home made lures. The water temp was 50 degrees. The park as very busy since this was the first warm day of the year. I didn'...
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By: Toni
Posted: 3/26/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the river around 7am. It was cold but not freezing. I fished upriver from the Blue Creek boat launch. I used drift rigs with pink corkies, bobber and jigs, eggs or shrimp. I didn’t get anyt...
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By: Toni
Posted: 3/22/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/22/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Zoe and I made it to the lakeside at 6:45pm. We went straight down from the parking lot because it was the closest since we only had 15 minutes to fish. The sign says the park closes at 7pm but I am...
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By: Toni
Posted: 2/26/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Since it snowed last night and then froze I decided to do errands first then go fishing. I got to the river to fish just after noon. I saw several old salmon going up and down the river but didn't ho...
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By: Toni
Posted: 2/21/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/19/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went on a fishing expedition today(19th) with Dan. He took me to the Green River and showed me different fishing methods. This river is different than any river I have fished and it was beautifu...
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By: Toni
Posted: 2/14/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I got there around 9 and there was parking! This must mean that a lot of the fisher-guys are taking there sweethearts out for Valentines Day. Nitro with a young man and FISHINROB were already ther...
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By: Toni
Posted: 2/6/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the river around 9am and fished one area with FISHINROB. We didn’t see or feel anything so we moved upriver. Fished just above where I did the last two times I was there. Rob brought in a t...
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By: Toni
Posted: 1/31/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/31/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the river and there were quite a few people. Found a place to fish and 0 fish for me but up the river a ways a guy hooked one but it got away. The river was dirty. Maybe a half inch visibilit...
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By: Toni
Posted: 1/17/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went to the Skokumchck River this morning for a fishing clinic on steelhead. I have never been to this river before and I didn’t catch anything but I am going back. The color of the river was br...
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By: Toni
Posted: 1/1/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I took into account the high tide low tide aspect of how the fish might come up the river, therefore I thought I should get there by 10am. I got there 11 am. Only an hour late. I went through the cam...
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By: Toni
Posted: 12/17/2008
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
It was snow day at work, so I went down to the Riverbend campground on the Nisqually. The roads were good until Mounts road but my front wheel drive did ok. I didn’t drive all the way down the grave...
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By: Toni
Posted: 12/11/2008
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/11/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I spent 3 hours at the 116th street hole, 10:15am-12:30pm, fishing, without any bites even though I did see fish. No one else caught any while I was there, that I saw. Even drift boat people didn’t...
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By: Toni
Posted: 11/28/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/28/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I tried tho catch salmon again. One person hooked a chum while I was there between 9:45am-12:45pm. Around 10:30-11:30 there were fish jumping. One or two acted like they were hooked but they weren't a...
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By: Toni
Posted: 11/27/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
This is a day of thanksgiving! I hooked a fish on the Puyallup and I release it. It was a whopping 12 inches. Trout or jack? I don’t know. It was a silver beauty! The water was very clear- up to...
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By: Toni
Posted: 11/10/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/10/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I went to the Puyallup to try to get a fish even though the river was still high. It had come down and the visibility was maybe 6 inches. The color was good. I was the only one there for about 5 min...
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By: Toni
Posted: 11/3/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I spent the morning hours of 10:15am -12:00pm fishing. I used eggs, then corkies of pink and then red. I switched to a silver spinner. Nothing going on. One other guy who saw some roll before I got t...
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By: Toni
Posted: 10/27/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/25/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I went to a fishing clinic on the Nisqually River. No fish but we did see a seal. I learned a new egg loop knot. Unfortunately I forgot how to tie it even though I did up 2 before I left the river....
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By: Toni
Posted: 10/16/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
It was a beautiful morning on the Carbon. Seagulls and an eagle were flying around looking for a meal. No fish for me using eggs but there were 2 other guys who each hooked a dark silver. One spoon gu...
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By: Toni
Posted: 9/18/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/18/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished two different times today. AM 10:15-12:00 Pm 5:00-7:45. I didn't see any salmon, in the water or hooked by someone else. The water visibility's was maybe 4inches. More turbid than Saturday w...
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By: Toni
Posted: 9/13/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/13/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Rob and David told me to get to the river at dark 30 and fish as it is getting light. I would certainly get a fish. Well, what time is dark 30? I looked up when sunrise was “6:45am” for today. I was d...
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By: Toni
Posted: 9/11/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/11/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I always seem to get a late start for fishing this year. I started after 6pm and quit about 8pm. I fished a couple of tail outs upriver from where I usually fish. Nice water and I couldn’t figure out...
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By: Toni
Posted: 9/9/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished 10:15-11:45 am. I had no fish but the guy up river hooked 2 kings improperly. The last one was about 20lb. and very nice looking. He let it go. He was fishing the head waters with 2 little...
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By: Toni
Posted: 9/5/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I almost ran out of gear today. I snagged trees, rocks and everything but a fish at the Carbon and the Puyallup. The Carbon visibility was up to 8-9”. The hole I was at had 8 other people. I saw 3 s...
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