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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: fishermanjoe on August 21, 2009, 02:05:28 PM

Title: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: fishermanjoe on August 21, 2009, 02:05:28 PM: So this is my 3rd year fishing the Puyallup and i have noticed a trend of good fishing to bad fishing in relation to the nets being in the river. I would always find out if the nets are in the river after the fact by word of mouth, but I would like to fish around the nets. So my question is, is there a website or a phone number to call to see when the nets are in or out?
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: dawei on August 21, 2009, 04:23:15 PM: I don't know if the Puyallup Indians net on the same schedule as the Nisquallys. If they do - nets will go in at 12:00pm Sunday & come out at 12:00pm Wednesday.
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 21, 2009, 04:36:02 PM: I hear the nets are out when a truck load of straw bales accidentally falls off the bridges....
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: fishermanjoe on August 21, 2009, 04:46:50 PM: those big straw truck crashes are so predictable I wounder why :rolleyes:

do you guys think if I called the tribal fish and game would they tell me? might be worth a shot.

It is true a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work, but it gets frustrating when there is a net factor killing the runs.
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: Alchase on August 21, 2009, 05:40:21 PM: The nets get even worse when they use two boats, one near each shore and drag the river with their gill nets. I have seen this 6 or 7 different times.
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: gasman on August 23, 2009, 05:57:21 PM: I know they are in the water now. I saw them putting the nets in as i drove by on my way home from camping. The river was also elbow to elbow fishermen.................

Not my kinda fishing any more :bash:
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: Tom Tamer on August 23, 2009, 07:48:24 PM: Well that gives me til Wednesday to get the Honey do's done :chuckle:
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: Crunchy on August 24, 2009, 08:36:35 AM: I live in Puyallup and drive by daily. You know when the salmon are running cause trucks are parked everywhere on River Road, this morning as I drove over the Puyallup river on Hwy 512 I could see atleast 20 guys in the river fishing. Made me want to turn around and go home, grab the pole and call in sick.
Title: Re: Puyallup River netting schedules
Post by: Gobble on August 24, 2009, 08:43:18 AM: Quote from: fishermanjoe on August 21, 2009, 02:05:28 PM
So this is my 3rd year fishing the Puyallup and i have noticed a trend of good fishing to bad fishing in relation to the nets being in the river. I would always find out if the nets are in the river after the fact by word of mouth, but I would like to fish around the nets. So my question is, is there a website or a phone number to call to see when the nets are in or out?

Look for the beat up trucks at the local Taverns near the river, thats a pretty good indicator whether or not they are netting