Puyallup is Hot Hot Hot

[Tom Tamer]

I haven't fished the Puyallup for several years, but I recall it being a flossing show - throw a long leader, get the leader into the mouth of the fish, then pull the hook into the side of the head.  That still the deal?  Or are they truly taking it in the mouth? 

It is a flossing show for the most part, with the low clarity for one and like you said the long leader game....I personally run 3 foot leader and while I've had some foul hooks most that I have hooked have at least been in the head. With the short leader I've been able to get a lot of the soft bite fish. Which for me is more satisfying to know what I'm throwing the fish are actually sucking it up.

[bow4elk]

snagging ain't fishing.  Flossing, now that's a new one on me 

[dawei]

snagging ain't fishing.  Flossing, now that's a new one on me 

Me too!

[Antlershed]

Flossing is using a long leader and getting the leader to drag through the mouth of the fish, and then lifting slowly on the rod to slide the hook into the corner of the mouth. Normally done when you have a lot of fish stacked in one hole. Used to do it when I was younger...now I stick to using bait.

[fishcrazy]

Flossing is just skilled snagging. that's is!!  Just a new name for an old dirty game.

Kris

[Antlershed]

Flossing is just skilled snagging. that's is!!  Just a new name for an old dirty game.

Kris

Pretty much. I didn't know any better at the time I was doing it, but you won't catch me ever going back to doing it. 

[Dustin07]

They can put up a hell of a fight though, lots of fun even if you let them all go. We hit the puyallup last night and I caught 10, brought home my limit of 4 and my buddy caught 4 or 5 and brought home 2 as well. I'll be back. Even combat fishing can be fun, its still fishing in some way or form!

But now when the Coho come in......... that i'm really excited about too.

[TheHunt]

Son and I fished it for three hours and caught 13.  Had a blast!!!  Everyone was nice

[Dustin07]

Son and I fished it for three hours and caught 13.  Had a blast!!!  Everyone was nice

yeah everyone was real nice where we were too. the fish are so thick nobody gets ticked off about missing one due to a tangle or something because they know there will be another one on the next cast!

[Tom Tamer]

I banged out about 15 or so plus one nice silver....about 10lbs so they're starting to show. Had another silver about 5lb but he flipped out of my hand while I was tryint to get him on the stringer.

[Dustin07]

I banged out about 15 or so plus one nice silver....about 10lbs so they're starting to show. Had another silver about 5lb but he flipped out of my hand while I was tryint to get him on the stringer.

aw hell, i may go tonight if i can swing it!

[swanny]

Lots of fun out there this afternoon. Everyone was real nice and catching fish left and right, i heard one guy say he was up to 30 this afternoon, just catch and release. Couple of silver's caught. If only people on Levee road would come join the rest of us the night would have been great. They snagged one guy's line 5 times plus stole a fish from him on one. Not fun, was ready to get the knife out and start cutting his gear, but we remained calm.

[Dustin07]

I don't mind one accidental hook up. not a big deal. but after 2 or 3, something has got to change. if one guy tangled with me 5 times, I might be inclined to cut his line.

[bowtech721]

Went up there yesterday and had a good time and wasnt nearly as bad as people led me to believe... the water in that river is kinda nasty looking but there really wasnt that many people and nobody even close enough to cause any problems. All in all a real good day other than falling in and flooding my waders in the first half hour!  ha ha real funny i know

[Dustin07]

Went up there yesterday and had a good time and wasnt nearly as bad as people led me to believe... the water in that river is kinda nasty looking but there really wasnt that many people and nobody even close enough to cause any problems. All in all a real good day other than falling in and flooding my waders in the first half hour!  ha ha real funny i know

LOL   I was worried about that happening to me, the current wanted to take me down but I resisted. i'm only 5'10" so I felt about a 1ft too short to be out there.