puyallup success

[Smossy]

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

[The100Road]

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

Are "jacks" common? or would it be rare for me to catch one anyway?

[Smossy]

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

Are "jacks" common? or would it be rare for me to catch one anyway?

Naw not too rare, You'll see more adults then you will see jacks but they're out there. I've personally never caught one. Some people toss them back

[The100Road]

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

Are "jacks" common? or would it be rare for me to catch one anyway?

Naw not too rare, You'll see more adults then you will see jacks but they're out there. I've personally never caught one. Some people toss them back

wow. that always surprises me. i have a hard enough time catching one of anything. 

[Smossy]

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

Are "jacks" common? or would it be rare for me to catch one anyway?

Naw not too rare, You'll see more adults then you will see jacks but they're out there. I've personally never caught one. Some people toss them back

wow. that always surprises me. i have a hard enough time catching one of anything. 

Well few days ago I probably put in over 25 hours in the river itself and only went home with 1 fish. Sometimes it just takes time. Its still early though, in two weeks I imagine, you wont be able to get into the rivers without walking on them.

[Button Nubbs]

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

Depends on the year and river system. I throw em back.

Are "jacks" common? or would it be rare for me to catch one anyway?

[Bullkllr]

Regarding the reg information I posted, yes, it is correct.

It is known.

For silver its 20" or less. I think for a king its 22" or less. Not sure on that one.

Cool, Thanks guys.

Sorry 24" or less for kings. I just checked.

Depends on the year and river system. I throw em back.

Are "jacks" common? or would it be rare for me to catch one anyway?

Some rivers/runs have tons of jacks. Some very few/almost none.

We used to fish for jacks specifically on the Cowlitz, for example. You could get your 6 fish limit.

On the other hand some rivers see very few; I had a gamie on the Skok years ago tell me (before it was a stated rule) that I couldn't fish after taking my adult limit because there were essentially no "jacks" in the Skokomish. I would agree they were very rare, at least.

Out of probably hundreds of kings/silvers I've seen on the Puyallup, I can't remember a legal jack. Most of the smaller silvers are just over 20", so they count as an adult but look like a jack.

[Button Nubbs]

Jacks imo are easier to catch. Last year I was fishing a hole at sun up on opening day and had to sore mouth several jacks before they would let the eggs get to the adult fish. Super aggressive.

[WSU]

Jacks will gobble eggs up big time.  If they are around and you are fishing eggs, you are going to catch them.

[stevemiller]

was tribal netting yesterday or was it closed for another reason?

[Smossy]

was tribal netting yesterday or was it closed for another reason?

Netting.

[TheHunt]

I fished this morning with my son and we both limited out in an hour. 

[Old Man Yager]

Smossy,

 I know you hit the Puy often, I have read a couple of different things about limits, can you tell me the limits? The regs are a little confusing, and I have looked on a few fishing forums and descriptions of the rules are kind of all over the map. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I don't think anyone is really 100% sure but from my understandings and talking to a few folks on the river. You can keep up to 4 pinks, and 2 chinook or 2 coho, or one chinook one coho and 4 pinks.
Also, I believe if you reach your 2 adult fish limit "combo of coho or chinook, or two of either species..." You have to stop fishing and leave. All pinks are considered adults.

I beg to differ on your interpretation of the limit.

This is what the regs say: "Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adults may be retained plus 2 additional PINK."

Daily limit of six is normal on most rivers. What that means is you can keep 6 fish including jacks, but usually only 2 adults of any species as part of that 6. During bonus humpy years, you get 2 extra humpies as part of that 6. You still need to stay at 4 total adult salmon of any species, up to 2 of which can be kings/silvers. In talking to game wardens on the river, this is the most common ticketed offense on the Puyallup (keeping 4 pinks and 2 adult kings/silvers)

Here's what you can keep for a legal limit- I highlighted the only important limit combinations (I don't see any jacks on the Puy, many silvers just over 20" though):
4 pinks- 2 jacks
3 pinks- 1 king/silver adult- 2 jacks
2 pinks- 2 king/silver adults- 2 jacks
1 pink- 2 king/silver adults- 3 jacks
1 pink- 1 king/silver adult- 4 jacks
1 pink-                           -5 jacks
         - 2 king/silver adults- up to 4 jacks
         -1 king/silver adult-  up to 5 jacks
                                      - up to 6 jacks

Thanks for the clarification, I'm going to have to write all that down my arm with a permanent marker so I don't get ticketed!

[C-Money]

I fished this morning with my son and we both limited out in an hour.

  Nice! Were you on the Puyallup?

[Smossy]

Hmm limit on the puyallup? Dangg never seen anyone limit yet.