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.