Pt. Defiance

[Smossy]

Were is that at Smossy? Sounds like a  good place for a surf pole.

Quite a ways from you, but Its worth it for a trip. I love it out there, extremely small town. Just google indianola washington and go to maps. It should pop up then just zoom in.

[yorketransport]

Does anyone ever bottom fish there?

That's all I fish for out there. You can do pretty well for sole out there. If you're lucky you can snag a ratfish or dogfish. I've been trying to get a dogfish in the boat the last few times I've been out, but keep getting skunked. I got my hands on a dogfish cookbook that I want to try out.

Andrew

[Fishaholic]

Does anyone ever bottom fish there?

That's all I fish for out there. You can do pretty well for sole out there. If you're lucky you can snag a ratfish or dogfish. I've been trying to get a dogfish in the boat the last few times I've been out, but keep getting skunked. I got my hands on a dogfish cookbook that I want to try out.

Andrew

How do you catch  sole? what kind of bait and hook size and  set up

[yorketransport]

How do you catch  sole? what kind of bait and hook size and  set up

We've caught them on just about everything. Typical rig is just a mooching rig with a 6-8oz weight and some herring chunks on the hooks. I've used different jigs, baits, hook sizes, and lures but had the same results no matter what. Just drop some bait down to the bottom and give it a couple minutes. You're bound to catch something!

Andrew

[rudedawg1085]

Ill be out there tomorrow, bobbing around in my Little lund (Estella Marie is her name) say hi if you see me, anyone have any reports from the week?

[Alchase]

Does anyone ever bottom fish there?

I've been out, but keep getting skunked. I got my hands on a dogfish cookbook that I want to try out.
Andrew

  all you have to do is say outloud:
 "I am fishing for salmon, sure hope a dogfish does not eat my bait!" See dogfish are evil, they will come up just to tear your leaders up enough so when you do get the salmon of a lifetime on, the leader breaks right at the boat.

Ratfish,
When I was a kid we would bring them up and put them on the dock at Olsen's in Sekiu. They would crawl across the dock hissing at all the tourists, 

[mainer78]

Anyone go out today?   I'm heading out in the am.  Any luck?

[Crunchy]

I am going Tuesday morning to see if  I can bonk two more.  I have not heard any recent reports.

[rudedawg1085]

well .....my reel broke, my seat busted off the mount at broke, motor was shooting brown S*$! out of it...oh did i mention i got skunked again?!

green flasher and hootchies/spoons right??

[Dustin07]

green flasher and hootchies/spoons right??

thats what I usually run, wondering what these other guys are using. I fished hard on the 9th without a single bite and fish checker told me she only saw 6 for 44 boats.  I figured we were still too early to make it worth going.... but now i'm thinking I may go Sunday!

[rudedawg1085]

Im thinking of making an apperance there this weekend, rummor has it the best and only time to fish the Pt anymore is between the hours of 400am and 600am, hope thats note true

[Dustin07]

Im thinking of making an apperance there this weekend, rummor has it the best and only time to fish the Pt anymore is between the hours of 400am and 600am, hope thats note true

I've always been told incoming tide is more important than time of day... but what do I know

[Alchase]

We use to fish the slag pile towards the mouth on and after a good rain. The fish seemed to get really active to head towards the river after a good rain.

[zackmioli]

grandpa and i used to slay the kings at the mouth of the puyallup. Constantly limiting out, always seeing fish caught and jumping and flipping around, now its a dead zone. We hardly even bother running down there anymore except to crab. all our attention stays around owens beach and the slag for the most part, we will run out in the middle for silvers and over to browns point if its real slow. we normally do alright trolling with the 742 and a flasher, we run different combos of colors and styles to see whats working. we have a great time out there and thats what matters, whether we are catchin fish or not!

we are in an arima named tinbottom, hope to see some of yall out there this summer!

[MuleySniper]

Mouth of the puyallup has been poor the last few years. Not sure why. We used to get some big fish down there too.