Post by: allen on June 17, 2020, 03:04:04 PM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 17, 2020, 03:26:40 PM
Post by: Blacklab on June 17, 2020, 07:03:28 PM
Post by: Stein on June 17, 2020, 08:18:48 PM
Post by: huntnnw on June 17, 2020, 11:30:02 PM
Post by: BigCutty3 on June 18, 2020, 07:50:07 AM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 18, 2020, 08:02:44 AM
Post by: Caseyd on June 18, 2020, 09:15:01 AM
I'm hoping for a good chinook and sockeye season at Brewster, we have relatives on the river and it would be a great change from getting pounded by wind waves and rain on the Sound.
Looking like it could be one :IBCOOL:
Post by: dilleytech on June 18, 2020, 07:32:14 PM
Post by: hunthard on June 18, 2020, 09:32:01 PM
I'm hoping for a good chinook and sockeye season at Brewster, we have relatives on the river and it would be a great change from getting pounded by wind waves and rain on the Sound.
That makes two of us :chuckle:
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on June 18, 2020, 09:44:13 PM
Chief Joseph Hatchery has been producing Summer Chinook since 2014, their first release year, so returns began showing up in 2018. 60% of the fish harvested in the Brewster pool that year, were returns from Chief Jo. Again, the issue with allowing a lower river fishery is the weak Snake River returns, not upper Columbia Summers. Above Priest Rapids Dam, you have 4 major hatcheries producing Summer Chinook; Eastbank, Entiat, Wells, and Chief Jo, all "for harvest" programs - 100% AD clipped.
Thanks for the info! Great stuff for sure! :tup:
Post by: dilleytech on June 20, 2020, 08:40:40 AM
Post by: huntnnw on June 20, 2020, 10:58:31 AM
Post by: dilleytech on June 20, 2020, 07:37:09 PM
On Columbia? Just came out yesterday that all the way to wells dam projected opener mid July and Brewster mid August. Complete joke! 11,000 more fish this year over bonneville as this time last year. Can’t fix stupid
A Columbia trib, I don’t fish the mainstream for summers.
Post by: shadowless_nite on June 20, 2020, 07:53:51 PM
Post by: Benny on June 20, 2020, 08:16:07 PM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 22, 2020, 08:14:27 AM
On Columbia? Just came out yesterday that all the way to wells dam projected opener mid July and Brewster mid August. Complete joke! 11,000 more fish this year over bonneville as this time last year. Can’t fix stupid
Where did you find this information? I looked on the WDFW website, under emergency rule changes, and didn't find anything......
Post by: Dhoey07 on June 22, 2020, 08:37:31 AM
Post by: dilleytech on June 22, 2020, 03:23:36 PM
On Columbia? Just came out yesterday that all the way to wells dam projected opener mid July and Brewster mid August. Complete joke! 11,000 more fish this year over bonneville as this time last year. Can’t fix stupid
Where did you find this information? I looked on the WDFW website, under emergency rule changes, and didn't find anything......
It came out in May. https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=2511
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 22, 2020, 03:53:20 PM
Post by: dilleytech on June 23, 2020, 07:08:28 AM
I keep waiting for a reason to license my boat and trailer.....it's been since 2016 now :bash: :bash: :bash:
You can’t find a single Reason to license your boat in Washington? Sounds like you should consider selling your boat.
Post by: Dhoey07 on June 23, 2020, 07:11:35 AM
I keep waiting for a reason to license my boat and trailer.....it's been since 2016 now :bash: :bash: :bash:
You can’t find a single Reason to license your boat in Washington? Sounds like you should consider selling your boat.
I have a 12' aluminum that I take for lake fishing. My bigger boat I use on the Snake and Columbia hasn't been licensed since 2016. Steelhead on the Snake has been down for years and a two sockeye limit in Brewster isn't worth the trip.
But yes, I am going to sell my boat.
Post by: cavemann on June 23, 2020, 09:24:47 AM
I keep waiting for a reason to license my boat and trailer.....it's been since 2016 now :bash: :bash: :bash:
You can’t find a single Reason to license your boat in Washington? Sounds like you should consider selling your boat.
I have a 12' aluminum that I take for lake fishing. My bigger boat I use on the Snake and Columbia hasn't been licensed since 2016. Steelhead on the Snake has been down for years and a two sockeye limit in Brewster isn't worth the trip.
But yes, I am going to sell my boat.
details? pics? price? LOL.. might find some takers on here
Post by: huntnnw on June 23, 2020, 10:04:42 PM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 24, 2020, 07:34:26 AM
Post by: huntnnw on June 25, 2020, 05:49:54 AM
Wdfw can give a straight answer on the delay of the summer run opener. Several of us have written them and get different reasons.. cause its all BS
Post by: bear on June 25, 2020, 06:32:52 AM
Post by: huntnnw on June 25, 2020, 06:39:27 AM
Post by: bear on June 25, 2020, 07:22:57 AM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 25, 2020, 09:55:20 AM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 25, 2020, 01:30:32 PM
http://www.eregulations.com/washington/fishing/
Post by: bear on June 26, 2020, 05:44:20 AM
Post by: huntnnw on June 26, 2020, 07:43:34 AM
Post by: C-Money on June 28, 2020, 01:09:18 PM
Post by: huntnnw on June 28, 2020, 01:36:28 PM
Post by: bear on June 28, 2020, 04:20:18 PM
Says salmon season doesn't open till July 16 on the pool. I made plans to fish Friday the 3rd. Guess I better make other plans or is there verification sockeye opens on the 1st of July in the Brewster Pool? What a crock of crap this has to be so confusing.July 1 below Wells. July 16 at Brewster
Post by: C-Money on June 29, 2020, 05:43:23 AM
Says salmon season doesn't open till July 16 on the pool. I made plans to fish Friday the 3rd. Guess I better make other plans or is there verification sockeye opens on the 1st of July in the Brewster Pool? What a crock of crap this has to be so confusing.July 1 below Wells. July 16 at Brewster
Okay...Got it! Thanks for the help!
It sure appears to be setting up to be a great season fish wise, hope WDFW opens it up!!
Post by: huntnnw on June 30, 2020, 04:53:28 PM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on June 30, 2020, 05:17:14 PM
Post by: huntnnw on June 30, 2020, 05:49:39 PM
Post by: bear on July 01, 2020, 07:17:45 AM
Post by: Fishmaker57 on July 01, 2020, 07:54:06 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 01, 2020, 03:43:41 PM
Post by: allen on July 01, 2020, 07:17:18 PM
Post by: Duckhunter14 on July 01, 2020, 09:12:25 PM
Summer chinook opens July 4th
Below Wells Dam you can now keep 2 hatchery Kings in addition to 2 sockeye.
Post by: huntnnw on July 01, 2020, 09:21:29 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 01, 2020, 09:23:45 PM
Post by: Benny on July 01, 2020, 09:48:25 PM
Post by: Benny on July 01, 2020, 09:52:19 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 01, 2020, 09:52:53 PM
Post by: jstone on July 05, 2020, 08:58:02 PM
Reports?
Post by: huntnnw on July 05, 2020, 10:43:57 PM
Post by: Crunchy on July 05, 2020, 10:58:25 PM
Lots of people fishing the Tacoma area yesterday
Reports?
Few nice fish being caught, but still a little slow. I managed a 12-13lb fish on Friday. Today I got blanked.
Post by: bear on July 06, 2020, 06:04:13 AM
Post by: huntnnw on July 06, 2020, 06:31:40 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 06, 2020, 06:32:34 AM
Fished Saturday in Brewster in the morning lost 1 at the net. Then went below wells and anchored off a point and landed a nice wild one. Hoping this water flow slows down this week!I've heard of brewster pool but never fished it, is it crazy crowded? I take it you have to let natives go?
Post by: huntnnw on July 06, 2020, 06:37:47 AM
Post by: C-Money on July 06, 2020, 11:29:33 AM
Post by: dilleytech on July 07, 2020, 06:54:09 AM
brewster was terribly slow, almost every boat had left by 11 am saturday
With limits of sockeye? :chuckle:
Post by: funkster on July 07, 2020, 08:03:41 AM
Fished Saturday in Brewster in the morning lost 1 at the net. Then went below wells and anchored off a point and landed a nice wild one. Hoping this water flow slows down this week!I've heard of brewster pool but never fished it, is it crazy crowded? I take it you have to let natives go?
When I think of crowed, I think of blue creek, mineral trout opener back in the day and lake washington sockeye. The pool will have it’s fair share of boats but I wouldn’t call it crowed. I’ve never gotten tangled with another angler. Good weather and usually good fishing! We make it over a few times a year camping, fishing in the morning and wake surfing in the evening, doesn’t get much better! We’ve had good success with Leo flashers and brads spin baits.
Post by: Blacklab on July 07, 2020, 01:17:55 PM
Post by: bear on July 08, 2020, 05:51:26 AM
Fished Saturday in Brewster in the morning lost 1 at the net. Then went below wells and anchored off a point and landed a nice wild one. Hoping this water flow slows down this week!I've heard of brewster pool but never fished it, is it crazy crowded? I take it you have to let natives go?
When I think of crowed, I think of blue creek, mineral trout opener back in the day and lake washington sockeye. The pool will have it’s fair share of boats but I wouldn’t call it crowed. I’ve never gotten tangled with another angler. Good weather and usually good fishing! We make it over a few times a year camping, fishing in the morning and wake surfing in the evening, doesn’t get much better! We’ve had good success with Leo flashers and brads spin baits.
Seen a few hundred boats there at times. Be prepared to grab poles out of pole holders so they don’t hit the boat next to you. It gets that crowded
Post by: Ironhead on July 08, 2020, 07:59:34 AM
I have been at the launch at 2:00 am already a line, launched the boat and found a parking spot by the time I got back to the boat it was 4:30 am its that crowded when there is a 6 fish limit.Fished Saturday in Brewster in the morning lost 1 at the net. Then went below wells and anchored off a point and landed a nice wild one. Hoping this water flow slows down this week!I've heard of brewster pool but never fished it, is it crazy crowded? I take it you have to let natives go?
When I think of crowed, I think of blue creek, mineral trout opener back in the day and lake washington sockeye. The pool will have it’s fair share of boats but I wouldn’t call it crowed. I’ve never gotten tangled with another angler. Good weather and usually good fishing! We make it over a few times a year camping, fishing in the morning and wake surfing in the evening, doesn’t get much better! We’ve had good success with Leo flashers and brads spin baits.
Seen a few hundred boats there at times. Be prepared to grab poles out of pole holders so they don’t hit the boat next to you. It gets that crowded
Post by: Stein on July 08, 2020, 08:19:00 AM
Post by: bear on July 08, 2020, 12:39:26 PM
Whoa, 2.5 hours to launch is pretty serious, I've been at the most popular fisheries in the state and haven't seen anything like that. It seems a guy could launch and run the river up or down and get there faster.For sure if you have a big enough boat. Probably not in a 12’ lake boat
Post by: huntnnw on July 08, 2020, 02:49:26 PM
Post by: Blacklab on July 08, 2020, 07:58:47 PM
Post by: allen on July 15, 2020, 08:28:08 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 15, 2020, 09:34:27 PM
Post by: WSU on July 16, 2020, 01:04:59 PM
between my brothers boat and ours we hooked 27 chinook friday and saturday on upper columbia.. plus all our sockeye
I need to go do that one of these summers. July is a bit of a dead time for me here on the west side.
Post by: hunthard on July 17, 2020, 06:41:10 PM
Post by: Caseyd on July 17, 2020, 06:54:57 PM
Post by: cbond3318 on July 17, 2020, 07:12:27 PM
Anybody fishing the brewster pool? looking to go down in two weeks.
There is fish to be caught, boats are starting to pile in. King’s have been good below the dam at Bridgeport.
Post by: 270Shooter on July 22, 2020, 08:03:05 PM
Post by: huntnnw on July 22, 2020, 09:24:09 PM
Post by: DIron on July 29, 2020, 10:06:27 AM
Chief Joseph Hatchery has been producing Summer Chinook since 2014, their first release year, so returns began showing up in 2018. 60% of the fish harvested in the Brewster pool that year, were returns from Chief Jo. Again, the issue with allowing a lower river fishery is the weak Snake River returns, not upper Columbia Summers. Above Priest Rapids Dam, you have 4 major hatcheries producing Summer Chinook; Eastbank, Entiat, Wells, and Chief Jo, all "for harvest" programs - 100% AD clipped.Reading all of the input about upstream Salmon (likely Steelhead as well) return #'s makes me think that we need to adopted some of the practices that Cali is having such great success with. I.E. One such program holds the smolts in the upstream water for a bit then trucks them downstream to open water where they can better survive. This allows for the smolts to avoid predation (think pike minnows, Cormorants, and of course crossing dams) which has increased returns by over 40%. Yes, over 40% increase in returns with no increase in the #'s of smolts introduced into the system. Seems like we should at least try.
Post by: Stein on July 29, 2020, 10:10:48 AM
That said, I'm sure someone could figure out a reason to sue even that idea, the artificially huge flocks of birds need to eat too.
It would be nice to have a better understanding of a very complex problem. What percentage of the problem (low salmon numbers) is due to river conditions (including predators) and what percentage is due to ocean conditions (temp, feed, etc). It's impossible to calculate specifically, but where are the choke points that matter and which ones are the lower hanging fruit?
Post by: deerlick on July 29, 2020, 01:18:30 PM
Chief Joseph Hatchery has been producing Summer Chinook since 2014, their first release year, so returns began showing up in 2018. 60% of the fish harvested in the Brewster pool that year, were returns from Chief Jo. Again, the issue with allowing a lower river fishery is the weak Snake River returns, not upper Columbia Summers. Above Priest Rapids Dam, you have 4 major hatcheries producing Summer Chinook; Eastbank, Entiat, Wells, and Chief Jo, all "for harvest" programs - 100% AD clipped.Reading all of the input about upstream Salmon (likely Steelhead as well) return #'s makes me think that we need to adopted some of the practices that Cali is having such great success with. I.E. One such program holds the smolts in the upstream water for a bit then trucks them downstream to open water where they can better survive. This allows for the smolts to avoid predation (think pike minnows, Cormorants, and of course crossing dams) which has increased returns by over 40%. Yes, over 40% increase in returns with no increase in the #'s of smolts introduced into the system. Seems like we should at least try.
some smolts have been barged down the Columbia for years now, they are already doing this.
Post by: WSU on July 29, 2020, 02:32:42 PM