Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on July 08, 2018, 02:00:54 PM
Post by: scotsman on July 08, 2018, 06:37:10 PM
Post by: plugger on July 08, 2018, 07:00:36 PM
Post by: Caseyd on July 08, 2018, 07:08:28 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 08, 2018, 11:45:54 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on July 09, 2018, 08:22:42 AM
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on July 09, 2018, 09:03:16 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 10, 2018, 12:19:00 AM
Keep eyes open on WDFW page for updates heard they may close Chinook in 48 hours
Post by: C-Money on July 10, 2018, 06:38:44 AM
Post by: Salmonstalker on July 10, 2018, 12:32:40 PM
Post by: h20hunter on July 10, 2018, 12:44:39 PM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on July 10, 2018, 01:59:43 PM
I saw that about the possible closure. Man that is terrible.
Ah....the State and their wonderful harvest framework. TAC downgraded the Summer Chinook run to 44k, which leaves a 70 / 30 split of harvestable fish to the Colville Tribe, This is above Priest Rapids to Chief Joseph Dam. With their math, this leaves 3,869 hatchery Chinook available for harvest, so only 858 for the sport fishermen. The problem with their math is there are already 5,000 hatchery Chinook above Wells Dam, and 9,000 Chinook between Rocky Reach Dam and Wells Dam...and about 80% of those are marked hatchery fish. Apparently managing the fishery and selling licenses isn't a top priority?
:bdid:
Post by: plugger on July 11, 2018, 04:59:42 AM
Post by: C-Money on July 11, 2018, 10:03:40 AM
Post by: Stein on July 11, 2018, 08:19:52 PM
Looks like kings close Sunday.
Looks like they are only shutting down up to Priest Rapids Dam?
Post by: 95powersmoker on July 12, 2018, 07:52:33 AM
Looks like kings close Sunday.
Looks like they are only shutting down up to Priest Rapids Dam?
That section has already been closed for Kings since last saturday the 7th. They will close Priest Rapids to Chief Joseph this weekend for kings as well.
Post by: C-Money on July 14, 2018, 06:40:24 AM
Post by: Stein on July 17, 2018, 08:20:44 AM
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on July 17, 2018, 10:33:28 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 18, 2018, 12:36:45 AM
I wont be back to fish for sockeye.. no thanks
Post by: hunthard on July 18, 2018, 12:46:08 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 18, 2018, 12:56:46 AM
Post by: hunthard on July 18, 2018, 01:40:36 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 18, 2018, 01:53:55 AM
Post by: hunthard on July 18, 2018, 01:59:35 AM
Post by: C-Money on July 18, 2018, 06:33:57 AM
Post by: bear on July 18, 2018, 06:46:42 AM
we got 1 jack at wells last weekend it was the only king checked at the launch at that time at noon, plus we lost a good one that night.Must not of been there Friday. Was lights out Friday. Then they dumped a bunch of water Friday late and it cleared out the boats and the fish. Didn’t get a hit after that. What boat were you in? I was in the flat bottom sled
I wont be back to fish for sockeye.. no thanks
Post by: huntnnw on July 18, 2018, 10:45:40 PM
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on July 19, 2018, 05:43:09 AM
Post by: bear on July 19, 2018, 05:52:09 AM
Post by: Salmonstalker on July 19, 2018, 10:20:47 AM
We stayed over on the sockeye side. Saw 2 kings caught there Saturday morning. I saw the Idaho boat. Nice rig
If I may interject, I'm headed over with my 5 year old boy to stay at Bridgeport State Park for the weekend, never fished the Brewster Pool before. Which side is the King hole and where is better for Sockeye? I don't want to mess around trying to catch a King and only going for one morning. Any tid bit of info would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Post by: BOW HUNTER13 on July 19, 2018, 11:08:58 AM
Post by: bear on July 19, 2018, 01:10:45 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on July 19, 2018, 03:58:18 PM
Post by: hunthard on July 22, 2018, 03:53:31 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 22, 2018, 10:23:16 PM
Just look for all the boats and do what they do there's no king sockeye sides that I know of.You can inside or out the fish around.Good luck you'll have fun. :IBCOOL:
this is at wells and not the Brewster pool
Post by: Salmonstalker on July 24, 2018, 12:34:45 PM
First morning 7/20 got kind of a rough start, in the mad rush to get out of the house and get to Bridgeport state park for the weekend, left the downriggers leaned up against the shop where the boat normally parks :bash: So decided to give it a go with banana weights. That took a while to dial in. People were catching all around us and we managed to scrounge up two for the morning- EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING! Wind was howling the next morning, took it off to hang with the fam at the campground and do a tour through Chief Joseph Dam- totally worth while. Tried it one last time on Sunday before the long trek back to the west side, took a while to pick up a fish- then decided to change up my gear (longer leader, put on a hootchie w/out smiley blade, tipped with sand shrimp) within 5 minutes picked up a second fish. 15 minutes later, we were limited. Could not believe tweeking a couple items made the world of difference. All in all, it was a good trip.... until my brakes went out towing a 28' travel trailer while coming into Winthrop. Spent the whole afternoon waiting for AAA to save the day with a tow for the truck and my buddy came back over to tow the trailer home. THANK GOD FOR AAA RV! I will venture over next year hopefully and try it again with a little more know-how.
Post by: Stein on July 24, 2018, 02:24:13 PM
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Post by: grade-creek-rd on July 24, 2018, 03:05:33 PM
http://www.theoutdoorline.com/blog/post/2018/07/18/5-tips-for-brewster-sockeye.aspx
Grade
Post by: skidynastar33 on July 24, 2018, 03:47:27 PM
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