Northwest Fishing Reports

natetreat wrote:I like to fish blue creek first, more elbow room, but you can't beat the barrier dam. It's a long drive for me, but I grew up there. Bring big cannon balls, I'd go with 3/4 ouces for the meat run up at the top, way less down below, but you can't beat that drift, it's my favorite of all of 'em that I've fished. You can hit into steel at blue creek too.

natetreat wrote:You should be fine. You've fished the skoke and dealt with combat fishing enough, just follow the trucks. The google directions he posted will get you there just fine. Remember that the night closure comes off soon and glo-balling is pretty productive out there too, I grew up out there when I was younger and we'd spend all weekend up there when the fish were in. It's an amazing river with thousands more fish in it than any other system, the current is swift though, don't get caught swimming because that'd be awful. It's full of trout too, which are always fun. Last time I was there I couldn't keep the sea run off my corky, but that was a couple months ago. The river is a lot bigger than a lot of the rivers, which is good because holding fish spook less from fishermen, you're more likely to get a monster take than having to resort to flossing the dumb kings. I hope you get some good fish.

knotabassturd wrote:I think U are right fish bait. Up to 6 hatchery coho at Barrier! So have fun:) Combat fishing sometimes can get on the nerves but just stay patient and keep a levelhead while being friendly IMO. Makes it all more fun. AND LET THEM ALL KNOW IT BE YOUR SWAN SONG/LAST TRIP so they all give you the golden drift spot LOL. Well if they are cool they will.

racfish wrote:The only thing I dont like at Barrier is not letting your fish run and take out some line for that good ole wizzzzzzzzzzzzz out the reel. The fun of fishing is the fight. With combat style its hook-up and reel hard. Kinda takes the fun away. JMO.

code3daddy wrote:

racfish wrote:The only thing I dont like at Barrier is not letting your fish run and take out some line for that good ole wizzzzzzzzzzzzz out the reel. The fun of fishing is the fight. With combat style its hook-up and reel hard. Kinda takes the fun away. JMO.

This is right. At the dam you need to hook em hard and then horse them in. If they make it into the faster water and even get to the rift they're gone and your line could be too. Fish at night there and the action is awesome. During the day the bite slows down. The lower hole is a great drift, but you have to sift through all the boot kings to get that silver. The metal isn't really in at blue creek yet so if you go fish the dam before daylight and then move down to the kalamah (sp) Heard that there is good fishing down there and it's only another half hour or so down the road.