Post by: PsoasHunter on July 01, 2024, 10:28:19 PM
I'm not looking for specific spots, I'm mostly interested in fishing off my own property or the near vicinity. There are a few holes in our stretch of river. We're above the hatchery if that's helpful information for targeting fish.
Any and all info is appreciated.
Also, I'm at an age where I could afford a guided trip to glean some of this info instead of spending years trying to figure it out the hard way like I did chasing salmon. If you have experience with a good guide on the Hump, that's appreciated info too. Thank you.
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 02, 2024, 04:08:18 AM
I've caught them above the 101 bridge but I've never really targeted them in that particular river since I'm usually after steelhead or salmon. I suspect that if they're around you'll do well with a little mepps or vibrax spinner. Look around log jams and other cover and you should find them.
Post by: metlhead on July 02, 2024, 05:39:56 AM
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on July 02, 2024, 08:56:30 AM
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Post by: PsoasHunter on July 02, 2024, 02:41:22 PM
Post by: finnman on July 04, 2024, 09:29:56 PM
My family settled on the banks of the Chehalis River downstream of the mouth of the Satsop River.
Raised potatoes on the south bank. My grandfather and his brothers all fished the river and streams for cutts and salmon. My favorite uncle, Toby we called him, but his name was Carl after his dad, was the die hard fisherman, he taught my dad and his brothers and us nephews an out the “giant yellow bellies” of Grays Harbor! Oh the tales!
Back then it was catching…so it was Colorado spoons or Indiana spinners with a piece of worm. Or a drifted worm under a bobber, or salmon eggs, or mepps spinners.
We had an uncle whose aunt owned a nice farm house on the banks of the Hump. We spent several years there as a family swimming and fishing for cutts and salmon. That place was a gem.
Anyway…. it’s all nostalgia now. Enjoy it while it’s there! Make memories…at the end of the day…that’s all we got.
Post by: MeatMissile on July 17, 2024, 10:21:00 PM
Post by: metlhead on July 18, 2024, 05:48:25 AM
Post by: Mtnwalker on July 18, 2024, 09:16:19 AM
Post by: wadu1 on July 18, 2024, 09:30:37 AM
Post by: finnman on July 24, 2024, 08:04:17 PM
There are smaller resident cuts in the hump year round but the sea run start showing up any day now. We've done well on sea run as early as mid june below the hatchery, but like others said august is prime time on through fall. One of my favorite fish as well, big time nostalgia from my youth chasing blueback with grandpa (pretty sure blueback is a local thing cause that means sockeye to most others :chuckle:)
Yer dern right! My great uncle and grandpa referred to sea runs as blue backs. Cool to hear others make local references as well! 👍🏻
Post by: Chris57 on July 24, 2024, 10:58:53 PM
One if my favorite ways to target them is a nightcrawler on a single hook through the head drifted with a small split shot. Cutts are voracious feeders and will attack the worm as it floats by. I've also use a sand shrimp tail under a float and probably the single most effective is drfiting a single egg or egg colored soft bead.I used to do the same on the Main fork of the Stilly, so much fun!
Post by: Mtnwalker on July 25, 2024, 08:09:45 AM
There are smaller resident cuts in the hump year round but the sea run start showing up any day now. We've done well on sea run as early as mid june below the hatchery, but like others said august is prime time on through fall. One of my favorite fish as well, big time nostalgia from my youth chasing blueback with grandpa (pretty sure blueback is a local thing cause that means sockeye to most others :chuckle:)
Yer dern right! My great uncle and grandpa referred to sea runs as blue backs. Cool to hear others make local references as well! 👍🏻
They didn't happen to be loggers did they? I think every single person I know that used to call em blueback were timberfallers, but that could just be because every guy on my Mom's side for 3 generations were cutters :chuckle:
Post by: metlhead on July 28, 2024, 12:29:21 PM
Post by: metlhead on July 28, 2024, 12:30:25 PM
Post by: 2MANY on July 28, 2024, 03:14:59 PM
There are smaller resident cuts in the hump year round but the sea run start showing up any day now. We've done well on sea run as early as mid june below the hatchery, but like others said august is prime time on through fall. One of my favorite fish as well, big time nostalgia from my youth chasing blueback with grandpa (pretty sure blueback is a local thing cause that means sockeye to most others :chuckle:)
Yer dern right! My great uncle and grandpa referred to sea runs as blue backs. Cool to hear others make local references as well! 👍🏻
They didn't happen to be loggers did they? I think every single person I know that used to call em blueback were timberfallers, but that could just be because every guy on my Mom's side for 3 generations were cutters :chuckle:
From the Queets area?
Post by: metlhead on August 14, 2024, 07:21:59 PM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on August 14, 2024, 09:44:37 PM
Post by: Mtnwalker on August 15, 2024, 01:33:41 PM
There are smaller resident cuts in the hump year round but the sea run start showing up any day now. We've done well on sea run as early as mid june below the hatchery, but like others said august is prime time on through fall. One of my favorite fish as well, big time nostalgia from my youth chasing blueback with grandpa (pretty sure blueback is a local thing cause that means sockeye to most others :chuckle:)
Yer dern right! My great uncle and grandpa referred to sea runs as blue backs. Cool to hear others make local references as well! 👍🏻
They didn't happen to be loggers did they? I think every single person I know that used to call em blueback were timberfallers, but that could just be because every guy on my Mom's side for 3 generations were cutters :chuckle:
From the Queets area?
From Hoquiam but they logged up that way for years.
Curious if PsoasHunter had any luck? Should be prime time
Post by: metlhead on August 18, 2024, 07:43:55 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on August 18, 2024, 08:33:30 PM
Back a “few” years ago in the Big Sky State, when the cuts would spawn up the surrounding creeks off Hungry Horse reservoir, a single hook Colorado Spinner/single gold spoon w/red beads tipped with 1/2 a worm would knock ‘em dead. Nothing like catching a 1+ lb cut in a crick u could jump across.
When I was a kid and lived in Pomeroy that was my favorite fishing in the blues.
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on August 18, 2024, 08:52:38 PM
Back a “few” years ago in the Big Sky State, when the cuts would spawn up the surrounding creeks off Hungry Horse reservoir, a single hook Colorado Spinner/single gold spoon w/red beads tipped with 1/2 a worm would knock ‘em dead. Nothing like catching a 1+ lb cut in a crick u could jump across.
When I was a kid and lived in Pomeroy that was my favorite fishing in the blues.
:tup:
Post by: PsoasHunter on August 18, 2024, 09:48:12 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 19, 2024, 04:39:27 AM
Post by: finnman on August 25, 2024, 08:31:22 PM
There are smaller resident cuts in the hump year round but the sea run start showing up any day now. We've done well on sea run as early as mid june below the hatchery, but like others said august is prime time on through fall. One of my favorite fish as well, big time nostalgia from my youth chasing blueback with grandpa (pretty sure blueback is a local thing cause that means sockeye to most others :chuckle:)
Yer dern right! My great uncle and grandpa referred to sea runs as blue backs. Cool to hear others make local references as well! 👍🏻
They didn't happen to be loggers did they? I think every single person I know that used to call em blueback were timberfallers, but that could just be because every guy on my Mom's side for 3 generations were cutters :chuckle:
No, not fallers. Yellow Finn Potato farmers. Lubbe farms is still growing the yellow Finn’s…
Post by: PsoasHunter on August 27, 2024, 08:10:07 PM