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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: quackkiller on June 01, 2016, 03:11:29 PM

Title: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 01, 2016, 03:11:29 PM: Well with the green open in Saturday I am planning on trying to catch my 1st steelhead on my own, I have caught a couple but with guides. I want to learn the river because it's close. I have been doing a lot of resherch but still not very good info as its all old and I know the fishing is not how it used to be, I don't want anyone's honey hole but just some pointers. I have cured eggs, shrimp, and jugs and spoons ect. Thanks to all who help out in advance.
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on June 01, 2016, 03:14:01 PM: My advice would to leave the jugs at home so you can concentrate on fishing. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: fish vacuum on June 01, 2016, 05:11:51 PM: I thought none of the Puget Sound rivers would open until the feds sign off on the state-tribal agreement. Check the WDFW site.

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Title: Re: Green river
Post by: SteelheadTed on June 01, 2016, 05:47:16 PM: Yeah, Green is closed right now by emergency rule. https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=1797 (https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=1797)

I haven't seen anything from WDFW that indicates this but I would think it will reopen for summer steel in the next couple weeks. It will close again in September and October though so the summer steel fishing will be cut short.

Its going to be a tough year for fishing. If you don't already know (you should) salmon fishing in the Puget Sound area is severely limited from what we are used to. Read this and weep:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/northfalcon/ (http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/northfalcon/)
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 01, 2016, 06:48:05 PM: It won't open until the permit is signed by NOAA
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: bigtex on June 01, 2016, 07:11:33 PM: :yeah:

Nearly all Puget Sound rivers are closed and will remain closed until further notice.
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 02, 2016, 08:19:55 AM: Haha jugs meant to be jigs. And ya I haven't looked into that yet, that really sucks that it has to get signed before we can fish it, complete crap! Thank you guys for the info! Do you know when it there supposed to sign it?
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: fish vacuum on June 02, 2016, 03:33:11 PM: When the deal was announced last week, it was implied that approval would take a minimum of two weeks. Nobody really knows for sure.

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Title: Re: Green river
Post by: baker5150 on June 02, 2016, 04:00:30 PM: So the way I am reading it is that it's closed to ALL fish species?

Why close the entire river to fishing, why not just close it for salmon?
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: WAduckhunter99 on June 02, 2016, 04:45:59 PM: Believe it or not the river is not closed... I fished it last Saturday right above the hatchary as well as 15 other cars. You gotta be there early in the morning if you want to catch something or all the holes will be fished out by the time ya get there. I showed up at around 8 and guys were leaving with their limits. I would Put a jig on a float and let the magic happen... good luck to ya!
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: Hooked On Chrome Guide Service on June 02, 2016, 05:11:48 PM: I believe your talking about the green down by the toutle were talking about the green/duwamish
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: WAduckhunter99 on June 02, 2016, 10:32:53 PM: Quote from: ClamHammer on June 02, 2016, 05:11:48 PM
I believe your talking about the green down by the toutle were talking about the green/duwamish

Oh ok then yes we are talking about different rivers my bad.
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 04, 2016, 03:05:39 PM: Ok so is there a deadline for the permit to be signed? If there a date that the green will reopen?
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: chester on June 04, 2016, 04:18:55 PM: No official date set, sounds like they will open as soon as it gets approved. The gal on the phone I talked with yesterday said they are hoping by the middle of the month.

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Title: Re: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 04, 2016, 04:29:17 PM: Gosh that ain't soon enough!!! I want to go try and catch a steelhead so bad!!!!!!
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: chester on June 04, 2016, 04:53:01 PM: I was trying to find out if I could throw craw dad traps yet ( FYI the answer was no)

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Title: Re: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 04, 2016, 08:52:11 PM: You get a few out of there?? I love throwing a trap or two while I fish and have a lil snack when I get back to camp or home.
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: chester on June 04, 2016, 11:49:40 PM: I haven't gotten to fish it yet so not sure. Hoping to throw some traps in it when it opens up.

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Title: Re: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 05, 2016, 08:57:54 AM: Ahh ok I gotcha!! Well good luck to ya when you do.
Title: Re: Green river
Post by: quackkiller on June 24, 2016, 03:11:18 PM: Ok since the rivers just opened today, was wondering if anyone has any tips, if you don't feel like posting and would like to pm me that's fine!! Thankyou to all!!!!