Puyallup river

[highmuley]

Is there any word on if the Puyallup will open in 2019? Im thinking of making a run to the coast for pinks. Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you

[Alchase]

FYI, the Puyallup River flows into Puget Sound 100 miles from the coast?

[Tinmaniac]

North of Falcon sets our seasons,still a few months until the meetings begin.Why would you go to the coast to target Pinks anyway?

[Mfowl]

From Republic...we are the "coast."

Consider the Green/Duwamish if the Puy isn't open. Also the Snohomish offers some good fishing too.

[Crunchy]

The pink runs are so strong that I would bet money it will be open.  Rather crowded place to fish for them, but lots of fun.

[WSU]

Depending on what you’re after, there are other (better) options. Pm me if you want. To answer your question, you won’t know the seasons until after NOF.

[Tinmaniac]

The pink runs are so strong that I would be money it will be open.  Rather crowded place to fish for them, but lots of fun.

2 years ago the Puy was closed for all sport harvest don't bank on anything related to salmon or halibut for that matter.

[JimmyHoffa]

With NoF and the Orca Task Force recommendations, maybe dogfish season.

[Crunchy]

The pink runs are so strong that I would be money it will be open.  Rather crowded place to fish for them, but lots of fun.

2 years ago the Puy was closed for all sport harvest don't bank on anything related to salmon or halibut for that matter.

2 years ago wasnt a pink run.  But who knows.

[highmuley]

Pinks only because the limit is typically more plus the possibility of silvers. We miss fishing the rivers. There are many other options. The Puyallup offers ease of access.

[Alchase]

Pinks only because the limit is typically more plus the possibility of silvers. We miss fishing the rivers. There are many other options. The Puyallup offers ease of access.

While everyone else is fishing with something pink for pinks, switch over to a corky and yarn "not pink" or a small spoon (Kastmaster etc...) and you can be in Silvers.

[Odell]

Pinks only because the limit is typically more plus the possibility of silvers. We miss fishing the rivers. There are many other options. The Puyallup offers ease of access.

While everyone else is fishing with something pink for pinks, switch over to a corky and yarn "not pink" or a small spoon (Kastmaster etc...) and you can be in Silvers.

In the puyallup? The visibility is so bad I can't see a spoon working?

[cavemann]

depends where you are at...  but they work.  The biggest issue with the puyallup anymore is access isn't as easy as it used to be.  If you know some of beaten path spots you are good, but the usual holes are low on parking and access anymore.  PM me if you have questions and it gets closer to season

[highmuley]

We've always used small corkies, 1/2 oz of weight and a long leader (mine are always my wing span). Kill them every time. My question was more about the season setting.

[onmygame]

My hopes aren't too high for the Puyallup Pink run this year, and whether or not there is an open season for them is the least of it.
I've fished this river for years, and 2015 was probably the best Pink run I've ever seen, with limits in under an hour - after selective retention of bright hens only. My son and I filled out our first salmon punch cards before Sept 1 that year. It was also the hottest year on record at the time, and water temps wreaked havoc on the run, with most fish killed off before they spawned.
Fast forward to 2017, a year we had been waiting on for 22 months, and it was a complete bust. By Sept 1, my son had put both Coho and Chinook jacks on his card, zero Pinks. I had not one fish on mine.
By the time we called it for the season in mid Sept - I had caught one beyond prime Pink, and my boy had only another jack or two and no Pinks.
These are 2 year fish, so whatever returns this year will have been from the 2017 spawn, and the number of returning fish were dismal at best.
I am in hopes of this run returning to its healthy state soon, it is a fun fishery when fish are in the river.

[Skyvalhunter]

Wasn't it 3 years ago that we had all the flooding? Well you can almost bet that those returning fish that would have been in the cycle and not washed down the river are few and far between.

[Alchase]

2014 2013 (last year fishing the Puyallup), I caught 12 pinks, got tired of throwing back zombies.
I switched to silvers, and picked up 18, fishing the same holes.

[CallMeBigPapa]

^^^^
The fishing IQ around here just got a bit lower then before with this threads comments. 
 

[Alchase]

^^^^
The fishing IQ around here just got a bit lower then before with this threads comments. 
 

Please explain?

[Crunchy]

I think he meant that pinks run on odd number years so there would not have been a pink run in 2014?

[onmygame]

I think he meant that pinks run on odd number years so there would not have been a pink run in 2014?

I thought he meant 'than' instead of 'then' when he was talking about IQ

[Alchase]

My bad, I moved in 2015, without thinking typed 2014 should have been 2013.

[Crunchy]

I think he meant that pinks run on odd number years so there would not have been a pink run in 2014?

I thought he meant 'than' instead of 'then' when he was talking about IQ

well if that is true I will reserve comment.

[grade-creek-rd]

the good news is that this past fall (2018) it was loaded with Coho...and with the Voights creek hatchery up and running with increased production, the CCA doing nutrient enhancement in the upper watershed, and the Muckleshoots increasing steelhead plants in the White/Stuck the fishing will get better...even odd year pink years, as you throw them into the mix. But for the original post on heading to the Coast to fill up on some Salmon (yes, being from Chelan everyone over there considers anything west of the Cascade crest "the coast"...even I still call it that and I live over here now!) then look to some other rivers as well, like the Skykomish, Green/Duwamish, or even some true coastal rivers for Chinook and Coho since your making the long drive anyway...a 20 pound Chinook provides as much BBQ fish as 5 or 6 pink fillets.

Grade

[highmuley]

That's what I was looking for! Thank you. I am considering other rivers. The Puyallup came up first because I have friends in the area I can stay with. We dont normally eat pinks but it become quantity over quality here, as it pertains to seafood. I could make it was on myself and order from Gemini fish market, in Issaquah (the owner will overnight whatever I want). But, whats the fun in that??? Thank you again for your response.

[fuzznuts]

Hey guys, silly question but what do you mean by “north of falcon”?

[Jake Dogfish]

Hey guys, silly question but what do you mean by “north of falcon”?

NOF meetings is how our Coastwide seasons are set.  It refers to a dividing line.  Not sure where falcon actually is? Oregon or California I think.

[Bullkllr]

Hey guys, silly question but what do you mean by “north of falcon”?

NOF meetings is how our Coastwide seasons are set.  It refers to a dividing line.  Not sure where falcon actually is? Oregon or California I think.

Cape Falcon, Oregon- about 1/2 way between Columbia and Tillamook