Pt. Defiance

[Alchase]

Look what happened to the hatcheries on the Puyallup, you will easily figure out what happened to the fish.
1995 the Puyallup was one of the premier steelhead fisheries, now they barely exist on the puyallup.
Yes the Carbon gets a few nice fish, no salmon or steelhead go up the puyallup anymore.

From 2001 - 2011 there has been a 35% decrease in Puget Sound salmon released

No steelhead released in the Puyallup

[flinger]

Rumor has it that the clarks creek trout hatchery is being shut down and being returned to a steelhead facility to re establish a puyallup river seelhead run

[woodman]

Rumor has it that the clarks creek trout hatchery is being shut down and being returned to a steelhead facility to re establish a puyallup river seelhead run

Hey flinger, how are those down riggers doing?

[Dustin07]

have they even announced a season on the Puy yet?

As planning for the 2013 salmon fishing seasons began in early March, the Puyallup Tribe notified WDFW of their intention to greatly expand the number of days closed to sport fishing.  In subsequent meetings throughout March and early April, the Puyallup Tribe conveyed their view that conflict had not subsided with the limited closures agreed to in the previous three years.  The Tribe’s position for 2013 is to close sport fishing on all days opened to tribal net fishing from mid-August through December, a total of 54 days.

http://fishingthepuyallup.blogspot.com/

[Alchase]

Rumor has it that the clarks creek trout hatchery is being shut down and being returned to a steelhead facility to re establish a puyallup river seelhead run

I wish they would, no reason to let such a fishery disapear to be replaced by....................................................Pinks 

Nothing really against pinks,
They are just not steelhead

[Mr56Jeep]

have they even announced a season on the Puy yet?

As planning for the 2013 salmon fishing seasons began in early March, the Puyallup Tribe notified WDFW of their intention to greatly expand the number of days closed to sport fishing.  In subsequent meetings throughout March and early April, the Puyallup Tribe conveyed their view that conflict had not subsided with the limited closures agreed to in the previous three years.  The Tribe’s position for 2013 is to close sport fishing on all days opened to tribal net fishing from mid-August through December, a total of 54 days.

http://fishingthepuyallup.blogspot.com/

Ya, this?      Might be a good topic for a new thread?

[BigGoonTuna]

Look what happened to the hatcheries on the Puyallup, you will easily figure out what happened to the fish.
1995 the Puyallup was one of the premier steelhead fisheries, now they barely exist on the puyallup.
Yes the Carbon gets a few nice fish, no salmon or steelhead go up the puyallup anymore.

From 2001 - 2011 there has been a 35% decrease in Puget Sound salmon released

No steelhead released in the Puyallup

the puyallup hasn't been a "premier" steelhead fishery since around 1985 or so.  they were dumping a ton of smolts in there until 2008 or 2009 or so, but the hatchery returns have been piss poor since the early '90s.  the river used to get a plant around 1/3 of what the cowlitz received...cowlitz gets several thousand from that, the puke would get around 500.  there were more winter runs caught in there in 1984 that most of the west side rivers in this state combined today.  sad.  i think it has more to do with puget sound/ocean survival than anything else, if i remember correctly most smolt mortality in the south puget sound rivers happens as soon as they hit the sound.

[MuleySniper]

Yikes! Thread jacked...

[Hurricane]

We hit the clay banks, dalco, and the gig harbor side and no salmon. The dogfish were the worst I have ever seen. We went through 6 dozen herring by 1115 so we switched to trolling and no luck. Seen about 6 fish caught. We got back to the gig harbor boat ramp about 245 pm and the fish Checkers only checked 4 fish. The checker said it has been slow.

[gasman]

We were out there Fri evening, yesterday, and waiting for my buddy to show up today so we can go.
Were burning day light here.......


nothing for us, and seen nothing caught. Talk to the fish checker last night when we came in and about 10 fish for 100 boats 


And there sure is a lot of seas out there for no salmon in the area 

But our main propose is crab and were doing OK with them 
Just gotta pray no one stole our pots over night.

[yorketransport]

I took my brother and his girlfriend out there yesterday. They've both been vegetarian for 15+ years but decided to start eating fish. Went out for bottom fish and couldn't believe the number of boats on the water! Caught 6 sole, 8 bullhead, 1 irish lord (only the second one I've caught out there), 1 octopus, 7 dogfish (the biggest one came home with me for dinner tonight  ), and one ratfish. The sole and the one dogfish are the only ones which came home, but they're all fun to catch.

My brother and his GF had a ton of fun and were chopping their own bait after the first couple fish. The only thing they were a little squeamish about was when I killed the dogfish.I got the "pleasure" of cleaning all the fish but it's worth it if I can keep them coming out.

Andrew

[Crunchy]

I was out there last week and brought two home around 13 pounds each    Heading out there in an hour or so to fish the afternoon tide change.  Hope to get lucky

[MuleySniper]

Nice! I heard most caught on a troll covering some ground. Maybe if we get some rain eventually some fresh fish will show up. I haven't been out in awhile. I'm itching but hoping things pick up.

[gasman]

Just got back. Hooked one and lost it at the boat but it didnt look like it would make the minimum size any ways 

Seen one fish caught by jigging and picked up a bunch of dog fish 


Talked with the WDFW checker on the way out and at 2pm, 16 fish for 50 about boats.

[Crunchy]

I did pretty good for having the wife and kids in the boat with me.  Boated two the hatchery king was about 13 pounds, the native 20 lbs that swam away once I got the hooks out.  Lost another 10 or so pound king at the boat.  And had a pig on but lost it before I set eyes on it.