Post by: highmuley on August 04, 2012, 04:50:57 AM
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Post by: ML_Hunter on August 06, 2012, 01:30:22 PM
I hit the Puyallup opening day. Hooked three and landed one. The fish I landed was hooked within the first 5 minuets of me being on the river and I turned it back...should have kept it. It was about 10 lbs and I would say just over 24" and slightly bronze.
I was testing an egg cure I "created" this past winter. I was dragging the eggs (no float) with a fish pill.
Post by: WSU on August 06, 2012, 03:29:24 PM
The Nisqually opened July 1st, but its just now starting to draw crowds. I fished the Nisqually a few times in July without a single fish.
I hit the Puyallup opening day. Hooked three and landed one. The fish I landed was hooked within the first 5 minuets of me being on the river and I turned it back...should have kept it. It was about 10 lbs and I would say just over 24" and slightly bronze.
I was testing an egg cure I "created" this past winter. I was dragging the eggs (no float) with a fish pill.
You should have stuck with the Puyallup tried and true 3/0 hook with black yarn. Deadly when fished on a 10' leader!
Post by: BigGoonTuna on August 06, 2012, 07:52:09 PM
those fish don't even really start to show until late july, and mid august-early september is when the bulk of them come in. unfortunately they have the lockjaw worse than almost any salmon i've ever fished for, except maybe those chehalis hatchery silvers. every now and then they'll go on the bite and it can be a lot of fun though. i just hate how much access has been lost over the past 6 or 7 years, on a river that didn't have much to start with. first thurston county made the side of the road "no parking" in '06, then somehow the gravel bar above the trestle went "pay to play" a few years ago. really turns the place into an even bigger zoo.
Post by: Dhoey07 on August 07, 2012, 06:56:20 AM
The Nisqually opened July 1st, but its just now starting to draw crowds. I fished the Nisqually a few times in July without a single fish.
I hit the Puyallup opening day. Hooked three and landed one. The fish I landed was hooked within the first 5 minuets of me being on the river and I turned it back...should have kept it. It was about 10 lbs and I would say just over 24" and slightly bronze.
I was testing an egg cure I "created" this past winter. I was dragging the eggs (no float) with a fish pill.
You should have stuck with the Puyallup tried and true 3/0 hook with black yarn. Deadly when fished on a 10' leader!
Floss much?
Post by: WSU on August 07, 2012, 09:01:59 AM
The Nisqually opened July 1st, but its just now starting to draw crowds. I fished the Nisqually a few times in July without a single fish.
I hit the Puyallup opening day. Hooked three and landed one. The fish I landed was hooked within the first 5 minuets of me being on the river and I turned it back...should have kept it. It was about 10 lbs and I would say just over 24" and slightly bronze.
I was testing an egg cure I "created" this past winter. I was dragging the eggs (no float) with a fish pill.
You should have stuck with the Puyallup tried and true 3/0 hook with black yarn. Deadly when fished on a 10' leader!
Floss much?
No, but most on the Puy do. Nothing like claiming that the fish bit a corky and giant hook on a 10 foot leader in .5 inches of visibility.
Post by: Dhoey07 on August 07, 2012, 12:09:04 PM
The Nisqually opened July 1st, but its just now starting to draw crowds. I fished the Nisqually a few times in July without a single fish.
I hit the Puyallup opening day. Hooked three and landed one. The fish I landed was hooked within the first 5 minuets of me being on the river and I turned it back...should have kept it. It was about 10 lbs and I would say just over 24" and slightly bronze.
I was testing an egg cure I "created" this past winter. I was dragging the eggs (no float) with a fish pill.
You should have stuck with the Puyallup tried and true 3/0 hook with black yarn. Deadly when fished on a 10' leader!
Floss much?
No, but most on the Puy do. Nothing like claiming that the fish bit a corky and giant hook on a 10 foot leader in .5 inches of visibility.
I hear ya. The Puyallup has gone wayyy down hill the past 5 years or so. Too many people :bash:
Post by: pnw junkie on August 08, 2012, 11:42:39 AM
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Post by: highmuley on August 30, 2012, 12:05:57 AM
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Post by: Dhoey07 on August 30, 2012, 05:36:11 AM
Nice fish though