Northwest Fishing Reports

How much longer will they be running? Curious how much longer fresh fish from the salt will continue entering puget sound rivers?

A lot! I could have swore I heard that the run has been vastly revised upward from 6 to 14 million, but I can't find a reference anywhere and don't remember for sure where I heard it.

Mike Carey wrote:A lot! I could have swore I heard that the run has been vastly revised upward from 6 to 14 million, but I can't find a reference anywhere and don't remember for sure where I heard it.

Could that be with the Frazer River run? A Seattle Times blogger had that at 8.9M.

Mike Carey wrote:A lot! I could have swore I heard that the run has been vastly revised upward from 6 to 14 million, but I can't find a reference anywhere and don't remember for sure where I heard it.

I heard the same thing as well, on the Outdoorline podcast. Hard to believe, as the river I fish has less fish right now than previous years.

that was it. that number is just unreal, 14 million fish. More waves to come is what it sounds like. Anyway, I've moved on to the coho. I'll try for pinks but only after getting a coho limit. It's not as effective trying to target them both at the same time in the saltwater.

there are millions of pinks still in the saltwater waiting to come up!

fishenfreak wrote:there are millions of pinks still in the saltwater waiting to come up!

And I bet you're just drooling with anticipation!

natetreat wrote:

fishenfreak wrote:there are millions of pinks still in the saltwater waiting to come up!

And I bet you're just drooling with anticipation!

i wish theyd net um all!!!!!

14 million is unreal, hope that means the duwi/green is getting 3ish!

fishenfreak wrote:

natetreat wrote:

fishenfreak wrote:there are millions of pinks still in the saltwater waiting to come up!

And I bet you're just drooling with anticipation!

i wish theyd net um all!!!!!

Do you have any idea what Pinks do for the riparian areas and the ecosystem it self. And of course the fry that fattens up the steelhead smolts.

I know they will make one big smell in about a month.

Mike Carey wrote:I know they will make one big smell in about a month.

True dat, Mike.

i wish theyd net um all!!!!![/quote]

Do you have any idea what Pinks do for the riparian areas and the ecosystem it self. And of course the fry that fattens up the steelhead smolts.[/quote]
Pretty sure it was a joke there nfc.

fishenfreak wrote:

natetreat wrote:

fishenfreak wrote:there are millions of pinks still in the saltwater waiting to come up!

And I bet you're just drooling with anticipation!

i wish theyd net um all!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I have heard that danny was trying for pinks in bc, and couldnt get through all the kings.... thats the word on a certain website though which I shall not say.


And they are still trying to weed through them in Areas 4,5 and 6 so they will be in the salt for a bit! The Stilly run hasnt even started yet, and the Snohomish is just starting to hit prime numbers for fish almost every cast.

The Puyallup is also just now getting to where it's a fish every cast. There's been plenty of action so far on the Puyallup, but last night was like nothing I've seen yet. It was absolutely bonkers. Keep bringing them in...this is a blast.

Mike Carey wrote:that was it. that number is just unreal, 14 million fish. More waves to come is what it sounds like. Anyway, I've moved on to the coho. I'll try for pinks but only after getting a coho limit. It's not as effective trying to target them both at the same time in the saltwater.

Not so sure, we limited out on both Sat and Sunday, one Pink squid and one Green squid. Both rods caught the same amount of fish, both species. Fun fishing, a lot of pinks for a couple Coho.

I agree you can catch em both at the same time, but I'd rather focus on the coho with a fast troll, and magnum green hoochies, and then go to the white flashers/pink hoochie gear for the pinks. But considering how poorly I did on the saltwater pinks this year maybe I'd do better anyway. It was a weird year for me on the salt with the pinks.

I just never do the little pink squid and white dodger. I seem to get plenty just trolling for Coho with the normal rig. I set up a green, a glow, a blue, a pink and a red with a few splatter backs and just rotate till I find what they like for the day. Usually green or glow. Run at about 3-4 kts and grab a pink when you turn.

Bodofish wrote:I just never do the little pink squid and white dodger. I seem to get plenty just trolling for Coho with the normal rig. I set up a green, a glow, a blue, a pink and a red with a few splatter backs and just rotate till I find what they like for the day. Usually green or glow. Run at about 3-4 kts and grab a pink when you turn.

cool. I have never had a pink at that speed, maybe next trip.

In one Humpy Hollow video of yours, Mike (great video, by the way), you are using a FULL-SIZED squid in light pink. Most guys recommend the SMALL squid in bright bubble-gum (F15), so I'm wondering if that makes a difference? I'm not sure. I've mostly used the full-sized squid for coho/kings, although that F15 is hot for Port Alberni Kings near the river mouth of the Somass River, surprisingly.