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Title: snohomish river pinks
Post by: jason stevens on August 14, 2013, 07:26:18 AM: Curious if anyone has been catching pinks on the lower river are spot opens this weekend. We have seen a few jump (not many) but last night there were seals in the river we counted four by the boat launch at tenth street.so ready to watch my girls catch some fish before we head out for archery deer. Thanks
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Post by: Ripper on August 14, 2013, 10:35:28 AM: They should be there in catchable numbers by now. I haven't fished it yet but last week John's Sporting goods was reporting that people are catching them.
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Post by: klikboom on August 14, 2013, 10:40:30 AM: I tried the skagit Sunday afternoon, didn't catch any or see any caught.
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Post by: jason stevens on August 14, 2013, 11:21:32 AM: Will try saturday hoping its not to early, skagit has been good early mornings my buddy has been getting limits everyday this week.we only have two weekends before archery opener I gotta hit it hard
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Post by: Gamehunter034 on August 14, 2013, 11:01:09 PM: My pops is a guide and has been fishing the skagit its been hit and miss there...he only fishes upper snohomish by the confluence and 522 but that doesnt open till 16th...from another forum i hear lower snohomish has been very sporadic. Everything else Ive read says next week it should get better and will be hot end of the month!

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Post by: h20hunter on August 15, 2013, 07:47:39 AM: All right all you bank maggots (I say that affectionately since I've spent my time on the bank and will do so as well).......this rain is gonna do good things. Give it a few days for the freshwater to tell the humpies to get a move on, the water to clear up, and you are gonna be bonking limits. I drove over the Snoh yesterday and the water looks good. Soon it will be flooded. Prepare to combat fish!
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Post by: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 07:56:55 AM: Love the bank less stressful h20 don't know ya but your more then welcome on my bank anytime ill even supply you with a year pass no charge.
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Post by: h20hunter on August 15, 2013, 07:57:51 AM: Thanks.....I've got plenty of years tied to the bank and still enjoy heading out for a quick trip.
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Post by: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 08:00:27 AM: Anytime I got a great spot private property and the guide boats anchor out in front its pretty comical watching my girls out fish the guides and saving the 150 per person.
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 15, 2013, 08:06:14 AM: Quote from: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Anytime I got a great spot private property and the guide boats anchor out in front its pretty comical watching my girls out fish the guides and saving the 150 per person.
Of all the times I've seen the guides out on the Snohomish, I've never seen a single one of them pull fish into the boat...

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Post by: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 08:09:03 AM: Three rivers I've seen land a couple but ya not really worth spending the money I don't think.
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Post by: Dhoey07 on August 15, 2013, 09:56:10 AM: Quote from: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Anytime I got a great spot private property and the guide boats anchor out in front its pretty comical watching my girls out fish the guides and saving the 150 per person.

150/person o catch scumpies :yike:
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Post by: Gamehunter034 on August 15, 2013, 08:18:34 PM: Quote from: bknilvr00 on August 15, 2013, 08:06:14 AM
Quote from: jason stevens on August 15, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Anytime I got a great spot private property and the guide boats anchor out in front its pretty comical watching my girls out fish the guides and saving the 150 per person.
Of all the times I've seen the guides out on the Snohomish, I've never seen a single one of them pull fish into the boat...

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You clearly aren't watching real well...Every humpy season especially my father and his co-guides have limited with 5-6 guys in a matter of 2-3 hrs. He usually does two trips a day during humpy season. So not sure what "guides" your seeing but I've always limited in his boat and watched others do so as well.
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Post by: mallard79 on August 15, 2013, 08:52:49 PM: I'm not saying your pops is one of them.....but the guides I see keep every fish they land......no matter how nasty it looks....they don't even attempt to suggest that the client might not want to keep it....just bonk it and throw it in the box :yike: .....I'm sorry but that just isn't right...... :dunno:
Title: Re: snohomish river pinks
Post by: Gamehunter034 on August 15, 2013, 09:05:48 PM: Quote from: mallard79 on August 15, 2013, 08:52:49 PM
I'm not saying your pops is one of them.....but the guides I see keep every fish they land......no matter how nasty it looks....they don't even attempt to suggest that the client might not want to keep it....just bonk it and throw it in the box :yike: .....I'm sorry but that just isn't right...... :dunno:

Yea not all of them are the best looking fish but you also gotta wonder does the client even care? Sometimes they dont they just want to have fun and put fish in the boat. And no he is not that type of guide, if it looks like crap its going back. He usually only fishes the beggining run to the peak and then switches to silvers. He doesn't chase crappy fish thats forsure!
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 15, 2013, 10:16:04 PM: Went out today and landed three of the six we hooked up on. Unfortunately some crappy line was our biggest issue. Solid keepers and loooots of sea lice.

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Post by: snocohunter on August 15, 2013, 10:24:37 PM: Looking forward to spending some time in the boat and from the sand bar fishing this year. May try to hit it Sunday.
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Post by: jason stevens on August 17, 2013, 03:49:59 PM: Started fishing at eight am landed five me and the girls had a good time going back in the morning fish really like fresh shrimp slow for jigs and spoons according to a friend a little lower they got two.
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Post by: snocohunter on August 18, 2013, 06:44:41 AM: Where were you fishing? We scored a key to the gate to fish the bar, going to head down in a bit
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Post by: jason stevens on August 18, 2013, 02:01:27 PM: We fish stockers place saturday 6 out of twelve, today 8 out of 12 plunking home now with sleeping baby. Landed one while holding my excited ten month old baby girl best day on the river yet gonna be hard to top that one.
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Post by: GreyIC on August 19, 2013, 08:59:28 PM: My daughter and I did not have any luck on Sunday, though this is our first time fishing for pinks. Folks around us were having plenty of luck though.
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 21, 2013, 07:57:06 AM: Went out last night. Landed 3 of my probably a dozen hook ups. Brother in law landed his 1 of several hook ups. It's about to kick off here soon in the river. My one buck was over seven pounds without the guts, and had two hens that were 5+. Big big big humpies.

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Post by: snocohunter on August 21, 2013, 08:27:45 PM: we lost 2 at doug bar on sunday. I think the outgoing tide may be better there rather than the incoming. Lots of jumpers not a lot of takers. May fish lower on the river out of the boat friday morning. Can't believe i haven't landed my first humpy yet. what a weird year for me.
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 22, 2013, 05:34:43 AM: Filled three limits last night in about 3 hours. They are knockin the crap outs pink maribou jigs. Took my wife out for her first pink salmon trip and she filled her own limit. After she was done I took her back into Snohomish so she could go home. I jokingly told her that she's cleaning her fish, and much to my surprise when I got home later that evening, all four of her fish were fileted and wrapped in the fridge! She told me she watched a YouTube video and decided to give it a shot. Couldn't be more proud....
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Title: Re: snohomish river pinks
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 22, 2013, 05:43:20 AM: If you can not catch Humpies in the Skagit YOU BEST CHANGE BAIT :dunno: :yike: :chuckle: :chuckle: ALL....This is the Snohomish :chuckle:
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Post by: jason stevens on August 22, 2013, 06:17:27 PM: Hit the river after work to catch the end of the low tide 6 out of 8 good action for two hours boats out front hooked one.
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Post by: mallard79 on August 22, 2013, 06:28:42 PM: Where are you fishing? I am taking a friend who has never caught salmon out tomorrow after work for his b-day.
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 22, 2013, 09:43:36 PM: Quote from: mallard79 on August 22, 2013, 06:28:42 PM
Where are you fishing? I am taking a friend who has never caught salmon out tomorrow after work for his b-day.
in the Snohomish. Just use pink jigs, wait for slack tide. That's when they really get rolling.

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Title: Re: snohomish river pinks
Post by: bknilvr00 on August 22, 2013, 09:45:20 PM: Took out a New guy tonight for some river action. He's used to fishing the sound but his boat has been out of sorts. Hooked him up with two and I pulled another limit. Still good looking fish. The derby Saturday could shape up to be a good one.

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Post by: jason stevens on August 23, 2013, 06:23:06 AM: I'm fishing stocker farms with sand shrimp tossed my jigs to slow plunking seems to be full of action buddy caught a native steelhead beautiful fish had to let him go.
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Post by: jason stevens on August 23, 2013, 05:54:46 PM: Put six more in the freezer shaping up to be a good stock pile only had two hours. Really nice to meet another hunt wa member elkaholic123 jerry your a good guy can't wait to get back down there good luck tomorrow .
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Post by: snocohunter on August 23, 2013, 06:19:46 PM: We fished from the launch down to the bridge. put in at 7am and had our limit at 8:45. first hour was slow, lost probably 4 early. then a school came through and it was game on. Waking up to do it again tomorrow. Nice job catching a non-clipped hatchery fish for your buddy :tup: ;)
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Post by: jason stevens on August 23, 2013, 06:33:02 PM: Its starting to pick up a little they'll be rotten by the time I get back after the bow opener but the silvers should be in.
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Post by: snocohunter on August 23, 2013, 08:32:06 PM: I was surprised a couple bucks were pretty hooked and humped up. But at least they were still bright...
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Post by: elkaholic123 on August 24, 2013, 10:15:29 AM: It was good meeting you too Jason...gonna try some plunking today after work :tup:
Quote from: jason stevens on August 23, 2013, 05:54:46 PM
Put six more in the freezer shaping up to be a good stock pile only had two hours. Really nice to meet another hunt wa member elkaholic123 jerry your a good guy can't wait to get back down there good luck tomorrow .
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Post by: jason stevens on August 24, 2013, 11:53:17 AM: Quote from: elkaholic123 on August 24, 2013, 10:15:29 AM
It was good meeting you too Jason...gonna try some plunking today after work :tup:
Quote from: jason stevens on August 23, 2013, 05:54:46 PM
Put six more in the freezer shaping up to be a good stock pile only had two hours. Really nice to meet another hunt wa member elkaholic123 jerry your a good guy can't wait to get back down there good luck tomorrow .
I might be down sunday afternoon
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 24, 2013, 02:54:10 PM: Pulled three limits in about 2 hours this morning...

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Post by: jason stevens on August 24, 2013, 03:01:23 PM: Nice job on three limits anyone seeing silver yet.
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Post by: hoyt5199 on August 24, 2013, 03:53:10 PM: I want to take my 4 yr old daughter out! where is a good place to bank fish without alt of people? please pm me!!
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Post by: jason stevens on August 24, 2013, 04:14:44 PM: Pm sent looking foward to hooking your kid up
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Post by: sled on August 24, 2013, 04:33:47 PM: Quote from: hoyt5199 on August 24, 2013, 03:53:10 PM
I want to take my 4 yr old daughter out! where is a good place to bank fish without alt of people? please pm me!!
Same Here. Took My Girl Out Today. We Caught One But It Was Not A Kid Friendly Place. It Was Steep With Big Rocks.
Any Ideas On A Kid Friendly Place To Fish?
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Post by: jason stevens on August 24, 2013, 06:07:35 PM: Sled the spot I fish is get friendly but you gotta buy an access permit my kids love it they fish, pick berries watch the cows and play on the beach.
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Post by: jackelope on August 24, 2013, 06:18:53 PM: How much is the permit and can you launch a boat there?
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Post by: jason stevens on August 24, 2013, 06:26:05 PM: Quote from: jackelope on August 24, 2013, 06:18:53 PM
How much is the permit and can you launch a boat there?
permit cost twenty bucks per anyone over 18 for one year fishing access no boat launch but tenth street launch is about two hundered yards away
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Post by: Whitpirate on August 24, 2013, 07:41:00 PM: Can I get a pm on the location. Haven't been able to get my boy a fish yet.
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Post by: Gobble Doc on August 24, 2013, 10:25:43 PM: Fished the Snohomish this afternoon and went 0. Not sure if it was the tide, wrong jig, wrong time, wrong place? Saw lots of fish caught on each side of me and in the past catching pinks has been a slam dunk. I did snag a sculpin. :chuckle: Still a nice day to be out fishing.
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Post by: jason stevens on August 25, 2013, 06:50:45 AM: Quote from: Gobble Doc on August 24, 2013, 10:25:43 PM
Fished the Snohomish this afternoon and went 0. Not sure if it was the tide, wrong jig, wrong time, wrong place? Saw lots of fish caught on each side of me and in the past catching pinks has been a slam dunk. I did snag a sculpin. :chuckle: Still a nice day to be out fishing.
try plunking big run not in yet but theu se to ne hitting shrimp hard
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Post by: bknilvr00 on August 25, 2013, 10:55:41 AM: Quote from: jason stevens on August 25, 2013, 06:50:45 AM
Quote from: Gobble Doc on August 24, 2013, 10:25:43 PM
Fished the Snohomish this afternoon and went 0. Not sure if it was the tide, wrong jig, wrong time, wrong place? Saw lots of fish caught on each side of me and in the past catching pinks has been a slam dunk. I did snag a sculpin. :chuckle: Still a nice day to be out fishing.
try plunking big run not in yet but theu se to ne hitting shrimp hard
The run is most definitely in. 2 limits again today in an hour and a half with pink jigs.

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Post by: jason stevens on August 25, 2013, 10:59:07 AM: Good for you with limits there are a lot of fish in but thete are still piles of fish up north that haven't made it yet only gonna get better.go get em
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Post by: elkaholic123 on August 25, 2013, 04:35:08 PM: Jason, my friend and I each caught 1 yesterday... Kinda slow.
Did you make it down today?
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Post by: jason stevens on August 25, 2013, 04:46:38 PM: Yep slow today two. Still waiting for more fish gonna hit it after sept. Gotta kill a deer now should be back don't there bout the 15th
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Post by: sumbeech66 on August 29, 2013, 08:08:25 PM: Caught a couple pinks and a trout plunking with shrimp today.

GOOD TIMES
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Post by: jason stevens on August 31, 2013, 05:58:50 AM: Taking the wife and all three of my girls mission for today catch 16 fish to smoke for my eastside hunting connections good times
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Post by: jason stevens on August 31, 2013, 02:16:08 PM: Got there late today (baby issues) girls still managed 8 landed and too many to count lost (busy with baby) can't wait for tommorrow then off to the smoke house I love fishing with kids there always making you laugh.
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Post by: jason stevens on September 01, 2013, 03:31:46 PM: Good day on the snohomish
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Post by: jason stevens on September 01, 2013, 03:32:59 PM: Sorry can't figure out how to turn the pic
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Post by: Elk329 on September 01, 2013, 03:45:10 PM: Brought out a limit today, I was downstream from you a little bit I think
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Post by: jason stevens on September 01, 2013, 03:53:15 PM: Nice we lost a lot of fish and one silver friends in boat got three limits very good day
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Post by: 7mmfan on September 03, 2013, 09:41:39 PM: Took my real estate partner and his 9 year old daughter out today on the Snohomish for some fun. He hasn't fished in years, and she has never caught a fish. She whacked them! She caught and released them until her arms about fell off. We each kept 3 nice bright ones and let go most of them. In the end we conservatively landed 30+ Here's the father daughter showdown. It was a blast and hopefully we can get back out there later in the week.
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Post by: Smossy on September 03, 2013, 09:47:40 PM: Quote from: 7mmfan on September 03, 2013, 09:41:39 PM
Took my real estate partner and his 9 year old daughter out today on the Snohomish for some fun. He hasn't fished in years, and she has never caught a fish. She whacked them! She caught and released them until her arms about fell off. We each kept 3 nice bright ones and let go most of them. In the end we conservatively landed 30+ Here's the father daughter showdown. It was a blast and hopefully we can get back out there later in the week.
That' is one hell of a picture, Worth million in terms of memories with the family.
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Post by: jason stevens on September 04, 2013, 04:52:13 PM: Awesome good for you its a great time to watch the kids hook up
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Post by: Gamehunter034 on September 04, 2013, 07:40:03 PM: Went today with a few buddies fished just above the pilchuck and caught 13...who knows how many we lost prob 10-15..it was a good day!!

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Post by: 7mmfan on September 05, 2013, 09:53:10 PM: Back out there tonight right in Snohomish. Fished with my Dad and a buddy and it was constant doubles/triples for almost 3 hours. Conservatively, 50+ hit the net. Probably more like 75. Ridiculous fishing. Period.
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Post by: Fishnclifff on September 06, 2013, 09:09:37 PM: My son. gettin it done.

Pink Salmon fishing. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs6CCzqqWr0#)
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Post by: snocohunter on September 06, 2013, 11:11:19 PM: Fished Douglas Bar this morning before work, I got my 4 by 11 am lost a bunch. Uncle was back ther in the evening at high tide, said the water was boiling with fish, literally hitting his legs as he waded out. Hitting the sound for coho tomorrow
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Post by: sumbeech66 on September 06, 2013, 11:56:15 PM: Is anyone catching silvers at all?

I was at the " donkey hole" or " Thomas eddy" or " cheapskate" ( I've heard the place called all 3 so not sure what the real name is). :chuckle: at high tide this evening and caught 1pink and a trout plunking sand shrimp. Only saw 2 other fish caught. Slow night I guess.

I've never targeted silvers and was wondering if anyone has any info they could shoot my way.

Thanks for any info! :tup:
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Post by: snocohunter on September 07, 2013, 06:09:11 AM: a few are being caught in the lower river. 50/50 dick night the smsllest two sizes, either casted or plunking with a cork float
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Post by: sumbeech66 on September 07, 2013, 01:37:05 PM: Thanks snoco!

Been tossing a 50/50 but I'm gonna look into setting up a cork float for plunking. Never heard of that before.

Is it still early for silvers?

patience is the key I reckon. :tup:
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Post by: 7mmfan on September 08, 2013, 07:17:10 AM: Its a little early IMO for silvers. They are there, have been for a while, but we won't have any numbers for a while yet. The guys fishing out at Mukilteo just started catching consistent numbers last week. Look for the next high water at the end of September to bring in the first big push of silvers.

There are still hordes of humpies coming through the straights. My buddy that lives on the west side of Whidbey caught 25 humpies yesterday, most were dime bright. He did say that yesterday morning a huge school of silvers pushed through and he was able to catch 6 off the beach, so they are coming.
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Post by: snocohunter on September 08, 2013, 08:00:19 AM: :yeah:

Can't wait for the cohos to show up in the riv. The Everett derby is one of my favorite sighing excursions of the year
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Post by: TangoU on September 08, 2013, 11:55:01 PM: Had a good time this morning at Bob Heirman Park. My 10 year old was slaying them. Smiles all around (evidence attached below). Met some nice folks fishing next to us (thanks for the sand shrimp!).

Only downside was the amount of trash we found laying around the sand bar. We were the last ones the leave the sand bar this morning. On the walk out I picked up wads of fishing line, empty red bull cans, empty beer cans, a mostly full one liter soda bottle, a soaked copy of the fishing regs, and miscellaneous other trash. I shoved them into my backpack and threw them away in the parking lot trash can. On the plus side, I had an opportunity to speak with my boy about personal responsibility, environmental stewardship, and leaving a place cleaner than when you found it. On the downside, I have to answer questions from my son to the tune of "Why do people leave their trash? They should carry it out with them." Yes Son, they should.
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Post by: jason stevens on September 11, 2013, 06:29:33 PM: Starting to see silver in the river. I have not caught one yet but some other guys got two about 8 pounds.
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Post by: snocohunter on September 11, 2013, 08:36:35 PM: can't wait. I'm so jacked up for the everett coho derby this year. I can't even imagine what it'd be like to win $10k!!!
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Post by: jason stevens on September 13, 2013, 06:14:29 PM: Good luck on the derby we didn't enter this year so will catch a big silver
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Post by: timberghost72 on September 13, 2013, 06:39:57 PM: I saw this on the news this morning and thought it would be fun for kids but adults can fish too. Fishing for pinks using Kid Poles. I'd like to take my 4 year old daughter and her Barbie fishing pole but I know nothing about salmon fishing and found out too late. May try and make it though.

Anyways thought I'd share it for anyone interested. All procedes go to charity.

http://www.mandeals.com/ManDealscom/deals/ManDeals-Kid-Pole-Fishing-Derby--Adult-Entry/58402/860 (http://www.mandeals.com/ManDealscom/deals/ManDeals-Kid-Pole-Fishing-Derby--Adult-Entry/58402/860)
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Post by: snocohunter on September 13, 2013, 10:45:19 PM: wish i knew about that charity derby sooner sounds like a blast.
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Post by: jason stevens on September 14, 2013, 03:07:35 PM: Good morning today twenty four fish in two hours. Smoker is full again