Northwest Fishing Reports

Green has been fun for me so far, i caught two silvers saturday morning low tide and my buddy caught a 9lb silver, three in an hour wasnt bad. Monday caught a 14-16lb kind had to let go, fat hen, and then today hooked up but lost it, never saw it. Fun times though. Really surprised about the boat in...

Sea Lions in Lk Wa is pretty normal and has been since Hershel days. I've seen them up the Snohomish system as far as the Wallace flats. The rotten buggers are everywhere. I can think of nothing better than 30 cal solution for every one of the prolific rotters! haha, we call every single one of tho...

I agree with you, im saying in places where there is a two limit, you cannont go to another place that only has a two limit, and get two more, that would be poaching, on the other hand in area where there is 6 you are allowed to get four more to achieve your daily limit, as long as the regs allow 4 ...

Did you get popped on the lake/operating electric or at boat-ramp? What did they do, just give you a warning? the day i bought my boat on the way home i dropped it in over in Kenmore at 68th st to test it out and run the motor for about 30 minutes.. on the way in a coast guard gamie police guy came...

Thats true, but where you harvest the fish is your own choice, preference, getting your limit for the day regardless of where you are, you are (successful to say the least) getting the limit of fish you can retain is how understand it. I believe thats why you have different regulations on why you ca...

im with nate, Im pretty sure thats not how it works at all, once you have reached your daily limit for adults anywhere in washington your day is done. I believe from my understanding even on rivers where the limit is 6, once the adult portion has been caught which is 3 is some areas i believe, you a...

Thank you losaturn

I can't really think of anything that's sketchy about plug fishing, its a tried a true way of fishing for Salmon and Steelhead. Caught many fish with a plug. I know but the intention isnt snagging them right? Plug i spose im unfamiliar, i know cut/plug for salmon in the sound, but i guess im not su...

to me the rules there make perfect sense. lets say your fishing the skok everyone knows has to be legal in the mouth. so if you hook a fish anywhere other than the mouth then it is not legal to keep the fish. Simple if you ask me. I believe this is for rivers where rules apply for gill plate forwar...

I can't really think of anything that's sketchy about plug fishing, its a tried a true way of fishing for Salmon and Steelhead. Caught many fish with a plug. I know but the intention isnt snagging them right? Plug i spose im unfamiliar, i know cut/plug for salmon in the sound, but i guess im not su...

seems kinda sketchy IMO not the ideal way you want to do that but to each his own i spose.

So how do you know which fisheries are good with that, i havent heard of any?

remember as a kid, the coolest thing in the world is just goin out in a boat, it doesnt matter what it looks like or what brand, they dont care about anything other than being in the boat, when they get older they start caring about "looks" but at that point they will want to be out in the boat by t...

I agree that whole section of the regs is very unclear, and confusing for the average reader, It seems like have the regs are written in old english

Maybe its me but the rules are the most contradictive thing you can read. First off, i understand no snagging, its not my intention or how i would want want to catch a fish just to make that clear. Im just talking. secondly the regs read "if any fish has swallowed the hook or is hooked in the gill, ...

i would for sure go with a trout pond, it naturally was one, and you could grow some monsters in there too, it would be cool to have variety of trout too, just a though. those german get big. Just a thought, best of luck on your choice bud!

A little explanation on that, mygrand father was big into fishing, he passed away a few years back but before that he handed down me a 1985 6hp evinrude, cleanest motor of that age you will ever see, i can promise, starts first pull, 12ft sears boat and i thought that was it, well i was wrong, while...

I have a copy of the regs at home, and in my truck just at work, just im at work still and trying to gather the information i can.

No treble hooks right? I dont have the regs with me at work. What spots do you guys reccomend, i know a couple good places in kent that look good, a few down my the community center, but are they super crowded when the season starts?

Thanks for the tips, Appreciate the feedback like i said im new to all this river fishing, ill take it all in looking for all the information i can get. So i need a net for sure. Dicknites, with what size hook are you using? I only use the size 1 Dicknites. No need to change the hook out, just use ...