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Carbon River Report
Pierce County, WA

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09/02/2010
Drift Fishing
Chinook Salmon
Attractor
Purple
Corky & Yarn
Evening
09/02/2010
3
1426

hit up the carbon with my dad today after no luck at the puk for the last couple of weeks. went to orting to a spot that ive never fished. none the less, ended up getting some good advice from an older gentleman and my dad hooked up to a king that was easily over 20 and i did the same about 5 minutes later both decided to come off about a minute into the fight. was nice to hook my first salmon of the season though and i did see a guy who had crossed catch a dark ugly king that was about 25 on the other side. its amazing the size of the fish that are holding in this drift and im sure thankful that guy was generous enough to share his techniques.


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knotabassturd
9/3/2010 8:11:00 PM
Very cool to get advice from veterans of river sections. They can save a lot of frustration, time, etc.
What gets me is when I run into someone that is fishing so unconventional (legal of course) for an area that I almost always do double takes to make sure they aren't someone that gets out once a year (like me LOL) or new to the sport or something. When you find those guys and they'll talk, find out exactly what they are doing and why they are doing it IMO ;-) Thanx for the report!
knotabassturd
9/3/2010 8:23:00 PM
Another nice thing even when they don't talk is just watch what they're doing. They often read water very well, know where snags are, etc. I used to have a couple spots down pretty well a long time ago but now I am a newbie everywhere!
You are ahead of me hooking your first salmon this season. Good luck getting that first one punched!
Anonymous
9/4/2010 3:33:00 PM
it sure was nice to lay into that first salmon and that is exactely what i did when that older guy was only casting about ten feet in front of him. but i did end up trying out there again today and couldnt get anything using the same technique but i did see one silver and a huge bright king get pulled out. i did also get stoped by four different game wardens. they're out there and doin their job so if you try it out make sure your following the rules another old timer saved me from a ticket today for using illegal gear, im sure glad he warned me when he did.
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