Samish river reports?

[Ellensburg]

Are the kings in the samish yet?  Any reports? I'm looking. G to head out there soon.

[bassquatch]

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[h2ofowlr]

More people than kings, but they are in.

[wildweeds]

More people than kings, but they are in.

    My dads commercial fisherman buddy who is 84 years old just hammered them last week. 800 pounds one night and 600 each two openers after. The old guy just can't give it up. I wouldn't have a problem with never going to my job again. Its easy to see he loves his. He still fishes in Bristol bay. This squirt of rain ought get am moving in.

[Ellensburg]

Are the tribes still netting the kings around the mouth?
My buddy went there Monday morning and it was BADDD. only a few caught total.

[tbonewwu]

yes, they have been there for 2 weeks now.... good luck!

[bassquatch]

yes, they have been there for 2 weeks now.... good luck!

I figured cause it has SUCKED!! Any idea as to how long it will continue? Another week? Rest of the season? Until there are no salmon left? Somewhat ridiculous if you ask me 

[Ellensburg]

Anyone hit up the river today/yesterday?

Any news on the netting?

I have a friend who can barely walk. i dont want him driving up from south everett if it sucks. He only gets out a few times per year.

[bassquatch]

Still unseasonably slow 

[Ellensburg]

Monday and Tuesday were slow as he'll. Maybe 10 fish per 200 people. Any get out today?

[HuntNFish94]

The nets are in from Sunday from 4pm until Wednesday at 4pm every week, if I make a trip I usually go Thursday through Sunday morning to better my chances. I fish up high on the river and I've pulled 3 out in the last 2 weeks, but it has been very slow compared to other years I've heard there's still a lot hanging out in the bay.

[bassquatch]

The nets are in from Sunday from 4pm until Wednesday at 4pm every week, if I make a trip I usually go Thursday through Sunday morning to better my chances. I fish up high on the river and I've pulled 3 out in the last 2 weeks, but it has been very slow compared to other years I've heard there's still a lot hanging out in the bay.

Good to know about the nets, helps me zero as those are my days off 

I landed a wild coho about 8lbs and lost about a 15lb Chinook at the bank on Sunday. Went out Monday and didn't get a bite. A lot of crazy jumping coho and some darker Chinook was about all I saw. I fish the highs with spinners though so I can't comment on the uh-em fishermen at low tide.

[HuntNFish94]

Yeah hopefully there's a lot more fresh kings waiting to come in! I won't be spending any time there now that the coho are in the rivers, I've been hitting them consistantley in the snoho the past week.

[bassquatch]

I hear you, aside from being very entertaining jumpers as they swim up, not being able to keep them makes it pretty pointless.

I have shifted focus to the Stilly as it's 5 minutes from home. Do you bank fish the Snohomish?

[HuntNFish94]

Yeah but it's fun to hook into some of those fatty natives! I've caught and released some big boys out of there. And no I have a soft boat I take on the snohomish, the coho have really started showing up good this last week

[bassquatch]

I heard the same thing! May have to run the Tracker down there next week?!

[HuntNFish94]

I'll be there tomorrow through sunday! They're in good and I had no troubles hooking into them!

[Ellensburg]

I hit the samish today. Absolutely dead. 1 fish per 30 people on the lower part.

[bassquatch]

Such a bummer   

I really enjoy fishing this place. Hopefully it will be better next year but I doubt it, every year it seems the tribes get more and more now that they can afford politicians (a dig on politics and politicians, not the tribes). I wish their nets ran every other week. 

Snohomish it is.