Northwest Fishing Reports

Oh that's right. I forgot about that since I am as old as dirt, grandfathered in and not quite dead yet. There are a few of us still around. I'm not far behind and my fishing buddy got tagged last summer. I went through the process when it was announced, just so I didn't miss it. You might want to ...

BARCHASER1 wrote:Maybe we should have a boat driver license. <Snip> Stuff happens.

We do and I'm pretty sure everyone has to have one now. They were implamented on a sliding age scale and I think they've pretty much caught up to everyone.

If you want an interesting read Google 'What Happened to the Bull Trout in Lake Chelan'. The research covers topics including over fishing, introduced species carrying diseases, and mixed stocks of cutthroat being introduced with native cutthroat. SPOILER ALERT: All of the above topics contributed ...

Honestly though I could care less what the bio has to say. Just because it's legal to keep these fish doesn't make it right. Anybody participating in these fisheries should be knowledgeable on the watershed and ecosystems associated with it. Personally I think Sammamish brings in a fair amount of r...

My other beef is 5 fish limits on non stocked populations. One fish a day to the cooler, if that. Couldn't agree more Bodo! I know it doesn't take a bio to tell everyone what's going on here, but I was challenged to contact them and am still waiting for a response. I've made lots of calls and usual...

Not sure about the double post, maybe a mod can delete? Tom, Mike, Aaron?

I've had 50 years of fishing Sammamish. While growing up we routinely caught 5 to 10 pound Searuns and as the population increased the numbers slowly dropped. We still had big fish coming through and around 2008 - 10 the salmon / steelhead fishing took a hard dive and the guides turned their attenti...

And just to add. Habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat.......

Soapbox Warning All good guys but trying to blame the devastation of any run on a website/forum is just silly. Why not focus the blame on those that deserve it, WDFW. They are first and foremost the managers of our wild stocks. Lets not mince words, they have failed. In talking with many of the bios...

Hi all, I'd like to invite everyone to our monthly meeting. If you've ever thought of doing some fly fishing or like to brush up on your skills, find someone to hit the water with so please join us. Where: Haller Lake Community Center 12579 Densmore Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133 https://tinyurl.com/NFAMe...

Well, it's that time again. Time for our January monthly meeting. I'd like to invite anyone that has an inkling to wet a fly line to please join us. Thursday evening we will be voting on officers and discussing the 2018 outings. We know there's been a lot of consternation over Salmon stocks and our ...

:pr: It isn't the average joe putting the hurt on the run by taking 5 fish per day but the guides working it with 6 clients, twice a day. When they put 6, plug cut herring in the water, they create an artificial school of crippled bait fish that no predator can refuse. Even if they only catch 2 fis...

It isn't the average joe putting the hurt on the run by taking 5 fish per day but the guides working it with 6 clients, twice a day. When they put 6, plug cut herring in the water, they create an artificial school of crippled bait fish that no predator can refuse. Even if they only catch 2 fish per,...

Dr. Mass has lots of stuff out there. UW atmos and KNKX commentator. Cliffmass=Weather.

And let me add this in case anyone is interested. I also put this in the Salt Water forum. From: WDFW Public Affairs <do.not.reply@dfw.wa.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:04 AM To: Matt Moore Subject: WDFW News Release: WDFW seeks volunteers for Puget Sound sportfishing advisory group   WDFW ...

From: WDFW Public Affairs <do.not.reply@dfw.wa.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:04 AM To: Matt Moore Subject: WDFW News Release: WDFW seeks volunteers for Puget Sound sportfishing advisory group   WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA ...

I've seen them at OE too so I would guess at Sportco too. If you're near any of them.

I'm wanting to get into fly fishing primarily in rivers for salmon . I would like some suggestions on rod/reel types size to target both the biggest and smallest fish in the rivers but would also work on lakes for trout. I'm not looking for the "holy grail" of fly fishing equipment just a middle of...

I'm going to a X2 on that one. Wally's are funny fish, easy to catch but hard to find. They seem to just disappear at times and when that's the case best of luck. Watch out for dropping and low pressure in the weather. If you find them hanging out looking for food they'll bite on almost anything. On...

A little late but for next time, I've never seen it too low to drift.