Northwest Fishing Reports

thanks. what color combo do you like with the corky and yarn setup. i've heard black corky with red yarn in dark water....any other favorites? thanks for 1/0 hook with medium corky. i assume this would be sizes 8 or 10

Posting again with another newbie question... Can I get some advise on matching Lil' Corky size with the appropriate hook size. I realize that the bigger the Lil Corky, the bigger the hook should be but would like to get some examples of actual sizes. Like what size hook to use with Lil Corky size 6...

Thanks Scott. We are both brand new to salmon/steelhead fishing in Wash. so I really appreciate the advise.

My son and I would like to do some river fishing for 3-4 days during the third week of October. We would be fishing out of the Redmond area and would like to hit rivers that are within an hour or 2 of Redmond. I realize that river conditions at the time will probably be the biggest factor in choosin...

Thanks motorek for your informative post. I ordered the Tierra 3500.

Thanks for all the replies. I think I'll go with 12 pound mono to start and get some spinners and spoons in various sizes. I'll give that a try first then move to drift fishing and float fishing. So likely I'll have more questions. Can I use the 8'6" rod I describe above for float fishing or will I ...

Thanks. What about line size. Would 12 pound mono be a good start or should I go with 14 pound, or heavier???

I'm brand new to Washington State salmon and steelhead fishing and want to put together and "all around" (if that is possible) spinning outfit for fishing Washington rivers for these fish. I could use some advise. So far I have a St. Croix Wild River spinning rod. It is model WS86MHF2, 8'6" and medi...

Thanks Blackmouth, what port is he out of?

thanks again, i'll talk with my son tonight and we'll finalize our plans.

Are the small lakes around potholes fishable from float tubes? or do you need a boat?

Is the bridge you mention on the columbia river?

OK. So it looks like we'll make Potholes a part of the trip. How about another suggestions then? Let's say we fished Potholes on Wed/Thur/Fri and maybe got in a bird hunt in the area while we are there. Any suggestions for where we could try for some salmon/steelhead on the way back heading West on ...

I took a look at the MarDon Resort website. Looks like they are located on the potholes res. Do you know anything about this place? Would you recommend it? Again, thanks for your help. This is exactly the type of information i am looking for.

Thanks for your post gpc. I'm not sure what you mean by the potholes. Can you elaborate? What are they, where are they? What are you fishing for there? Thanks again.

I will be visiting my son who lives in Kirkland from October 7 through October 11. He is new to the Seattle area. We are both experienced fisherman and have a wide variety of tackle and equipment. Since he and I have no experience fishing/hunting in Washington we are looking for some suggestions on ...

Thanks folks. Kzoo, I am from Midland. My son just moved out to Kirkland last summer and I will be going out to visit him soon. Seems strange to me that these 2 large lakes have no where to rent fishing boats.

Thanks folks. Kzoo, I am from Midland. My son just moved out to Kirkland last summer and I will be going out to visit him soon. Seems strange to me that these 2 large lakes have no where to rent fishing boats.

I'm planning to visit Washington this summer and am wondering if there are any boat rentals (fishing boats) available on Lake Washington or Sammamish. I've looked online but really haven't found anything yet. Any advise? Thanks.