WEEKLY SALMON REPORTS 2008

[Gobble]

Can't wait until they hit the rivers 

[Professor Chaos]

MA 10 has been slow.  Some bait but it is very deep. 
Have seen a few silvers on the surface and I am going to give it a shot tonight.

[MichaelJ]

Saw a bunch of boats on the Columbia today!  Anybody hear how the salmon have been?  Thinking of heading out tomorrow and trying some buzzbombs from the shore or maybe use some eggs with a bobber...  All from the shore.

Michael

[bullcanyon]

Columbia is closed for salmon.  You can catch steelhead.  Try plunking spin-n-glows with shrimp tails.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Columbia is still open for sockeye salmon...
We are catching alot of SH right now.

[MuleySniper]

Hit area 11 real hard yesterday. Pretty slow from the previous Sunday which I heard was killer.  Fished out front of Gig Harbor and then headed to the clay banks for the tide change. Kind of a funky tide, out of about 40 boats, we only witnessed one fish about ten pounds a guy caught mooching. No luck for us, not even a takedown. Still kinda early I think.
MS

[Ironhead]

Columbia is open on the east side from Rock Island up to Chief Joe. Was out on the 1st and put 3 in the boat. Try at Wells where the fish ladder dumps in if your fishin off the beach.

[viper55]

They are catching them in the Cascade river. I have yet to hook up but I have seen them caught all around me.   

[MichaelJ]

Went out and fished by Wenatchee Yesterday morning for about 5 hours... Didn't see a fish caught, talked to a few guys and it seems a lot of the fish are still down south and they're lookin for it to pick up in a week or two...

And since when could you not use a treble hook with a buzz bomb???  I guess to many complaints about guys snagging fish and not turning 'em loose or something...

Michael

[Professor Chaos]

Had a great morning today with 6 kings to the boat.   

trolling in the sound with plugs at 85-125' down.
all cookie cutter hatchery fish.

[huntnphool]

Had a great morning today with 6 kings to the boat.  

Come on man, just a little more deets? Some pics maybe?

I will be staying at Beebe Bridge the 17th -21st. We went up and checked out the Wells area by boat last year and there were about 50 lined up on shore and 20 or so boats trolling around. Saw some nice fish caught but have no clue how to fish for them up there. Anyone on here know how to fish from a boat up there? Some looked to be using divers, some downriggers but not sure on the bait, flasher, dodger etc. Any help would be appreciated, I would like to give it a try since everyone in camp will be sleeping in over there anyway. I can get a couple good hours of fishing in before the hang-overs kick in.

[MuleySniper]

Had a great morning today with 6 kings to the boat.   

trolling in the sound with plugs at 85-125' down.
all cookie cutter hatchery fish.

I can tell a good fishin story too, the only difference in mine is that they include pictures..
MS

[Dman]

Had a great morning today with 6 kings to the boat.   

trolling in the sound with plugs at 85-125' down.
all cookie cutter hatchery fish.

  No kidding, ought to almost be a requirement for any fish story...

I can tell a good fishin story too, the only difference in mine is that they include pictures..
MS

[Ironhead]

Huntnphool, downriggers with brined cut plug herring or wigglewarts also try superbaits. Goodluck

[huntnphool]

Thanks Ironhead