Puyallup River Get-Together!

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RE:Puyallup River Get-Together!

Post by Fish_Bait111397 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:20 pm

Hmm.. how much deeper does it get after the 3 feet?
Im only 5'3 #-o
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Post by Gringo Pescador » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:36 pm

Jerry H wrote:Anywhere on the river road side is bad for parking. There is not much legal parking and they were and will continue to ticket and tow. Also most parking is on the south side of the road that means crossing 4 lanes of trafic and the left turn lane.

Last weekend I found a place on levee rd. about 1 1/2 miles downriver from the 66th street bridge. The parking was on the north side of Levee rd. in a mowed grass area. Didn't see any signs and cars were parked in the area. We caught fish but not as many as there seemed to be up by the bridge. It was strictky a chest wadder fishing area. The first step took you to 3 ft. then leveled out some people walked all the way across. If the link below works the parking area was in the 4600 block.


http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl
Nope link didn't work
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Post by knotabassturd » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:17 pm

Jerry H- SHHHHH! LOL that first few feet is my fishing lane and I don't want a bunch of wading gurus in the river fussing it up.#-o Suppose if they wade back out to the middle and fish back toward the bank it'd be alright if we coordinated drifts.

PS- thanx for that link Jerry H. It is exactly where I want everyone to go (think it was Texas or La or something). I hear redfishing is good down there.
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Post by Jerry H » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:34 pm

knotabassturd - That is what we were doing wadding out into the river and fishing back at shore.

Sorry the link didn't work I'll see if I can figure it out and repost.
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Post by Jerry H » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:06 pm

I can't get the map link to work so if you go to Google Maps and enter Driving directions to 5074 N Levee Rd E, Fife, WA 98443
you will see the parking area. Not saying this is a great place to fish but maybe an option.


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Post by Fish_Bait111397 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:43 pm

Are there alot of parking spots behind K-Mart? Or by Fred Meyers? Never fished either hole.
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Post by Toni » Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:01 pm

Just an update my maybe is a no go.
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Post by EAmon___hoffman123 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:29 pm

Dang it#-o can't make it pictures and fees for school#-o
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Post by Gringo Pescador » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:35 pm

No offence to you all but after hearing all of the parking hassles down there this year and the combat fishing as I know it is down there. I think I will stay up north. I will get a chance to meet you all in good time.
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Post by jens » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:09 pm

I also am going to bow out. I will be chasing Steelies. Good luck everyone!
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Post by racfish » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:55 pm

Anything happening on the Nisqually. There is generally pretty good parking along the river?
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Post by knotabassturd » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:38 pm

If I don't have to work Saturday, I will probably run out there to say hi and maybe share some smoked PINK salmon to those that realize they are worthwhile when prepared properly:-" :) Haven't been out since a week ago and have gone thru almost all my smoked pinks so need to get back out!:)
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Post by MrJohn » Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:06 am

srry.....can't make it now....life gets in the way sometimes.

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Post by Mike Carey » Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:50 am

sorry, gotta hit 8.2 tomorrow. Contractual obligations. I promised a friend I would take her fishing Shipwreck awhile back and this was my only opportunity to do it. Shot some pics and be sure to post em on here.
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Post by flinginpooh » Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:57 am

I dont even remember where your gonna be but im headed there now. I am taking my boy. Hope to see some of ya down there. We will be fishing around clarks creek.
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Post by Fish_Bait111397 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:52 pm

Well i woke up this morning at about 5 30, left the house at about 6, at about 6 30 or so goin down the road the tranny went out in our Dodge Ram. So im back at the house an couldnt make it out. It wont be taken in until tomorrow at about 3.
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Post by jeff scott » Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:23 pm

I ca make it as I am in Central Oregon. I will be at my favorite spot early Monday morning. Have fun and good luck.

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Post by tnj8222 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:37 pm

Slow start today, but on the way.
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Post by MarkFromSea » Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:59 pm

tnj8222 wrote:Slow start today, but on the way.
Yeah but where did you end up going? I followed this thread from afar thinking that I might pop in unannounced but it looks like it unraveled at the very end. Looks like 3 different locations now. In Tacoma, there was the description of down a gravel road, an address of a different location(that map was helpful), then there is Clarks Creek in Puyallup. It's all good. Hopefully a gathering will be set up for next saturday, I'd love to stop in and say howdy and gather some pointers on the Puke! :)
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Post by flinginpooh » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:17 pm

Me and my boy did well. I limited with 4 and he got 3 in. We lost alot of fish 3 of them was right at the net. Just waiting to get tired out a lil and poof off the hook. The hardest part about netting a fish at the puyallup is ya cant see the dang thing till its right there. Zero vis.
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