Rain

[Old Man Yager]

So everybody I've been talking to says we need a good rain so more fish will come up the rivers. The Puyallup, specifically. My question is, how long do any of you wait before hit the river after it rains??

[Bofire]

Today, tomorrow too.

[Hunterman]

Hit it before it goes out of shape. The fish should be coming up with the tide for the lower Puyallup, up to around Sumner Bridge.

Hunterman(Tony)

[wildmanoutdoors]

The Puy is always out of shape. Like Hunterman said, fish will come in with the tide on that river. They dont need to wait for rain.

[buckhorn2]

Glad its raining the fish get up the rivers and the woods won't be closed for fire danger Tony its 25 foot offshore ready for some tuna fishing.

[PolarBear]

I know a guy who was on the Salmon (Queets) yesterday and with just a little rain the fish were coming in by the droves! He posted a video in Facebook of them.

[wildmanoutdoors]

The Queets has been fishing great for a few days. Even low and clear the fish were comming thru the riffles in droves.

[snowpack]

I know a guy who was on the Salmon (Queets) yesterday and with just a little rain the fish were coming in by the droves! He posted a video in Facebook of them.

Queets and Hoh shot up overnight, sounds like your buddy was at right place at the right time.  Hope to be in shape by the weekend.

[wildmanoutdoors]

The Queets is only at 3000. Its not out yet but still rising. Doubt it blows as the real rains are over. Will be low again by the weekend. Id go tomarrow!

[rover758]

I live on the Puyallup (in Sumner) and have "heard" don't bother trying to fish it in the Sumner area until 2 hours after high tide.  Last year was my first try at river fishing for salmon and didn't catch any.  (I have a lot to learn.)  Makes sense given the distance from Sumner to the mouth of the river.  Maybe someone with more experience can weigh in if the 2-hour thing is sound advice or not.

[Dadx6]

Most other rivers that are less affected by tides are best to fish just after they crest after a good rain. As they start to drop a little, the visibility clears up.
 

[Bullkllr]

IMHO the Puyallup is a case where rain really doesn't matter much- not during early salmon anyway. The color is a huge factor- fish don't need as much water for cover when it's the color of a parking lot. The other issue is due to the highly glacial headwaters, the water can be higher when it's warm and dry then when it's cool and rainy. Obviously big rains will drive levels higher. There are salmon all through the system from early August on. There is pretty much always plenty of water for them to go up. Yes, there is a shallow "bar" at the mouth, so most fish move up when the tide rises. Many other rivers (esp. smaller-nonglacial) they basically have to wait for rain to raise the level until they run up in any big numbers. Best thing about cooler weather is that it clears the Puyallup/Carbon up enough so fish can actually see a bait or lure.

[JimmyHoffa]

The Queets is only at 3000. Its not out yet but still rising. Doubt it blows as the real rains are over. Will be low again by the weekend. Id go tomarrow!

Well, the second wave was worse than the first.