Northwest Fishing Reports

Not sure I believe all of that tbh. First off it seems they cut off one of the most popular products they produce, which sorta leads me to think they deliberately chose trips to cut in hopes of generating support for a license increase. 2nd we sportsman already carry the burden of funding the dept. ...

I wouldn't use my real name as a user name anywhere online tbh. I'm not trying to hide in anonymity or anything, just don't wanna make it easier than it already is to get my info stolen.

My favorite is kapowison in pierce county. All the structure and the size of some fish make it fun

i'm kinda dissapointed the chumming rule was nixed, i'd like to chum when i'm chasing catfish and perch. cottage cheese and bran is amazing for it

This is the time of year I used to target big trout over on the Lakewood side of the lake. But I haven't had the chance to do that in a couple seasons since I moved North of seattle.

I'm good on the limits being taken off and I don't see it really impacting populations in very many lakes. Getting past the native/non native arguments, the truth is the vast majority of fishing hours on lakes in this state are spent pursuing trout or kokaneee. The next largest user group is bass fi...

i used to toss dick nites off les davis pier as a kid. i'd use a 1/2 or 1 oz banana weight with the dick nite tied on about 6 to 8 ft leader. i'd do pretty good when the silvers where targeting smaller baitfish. I've never used a coho killer or full size spoon though, biggest i used was a #1 dick ni...

I rotate my reels through the shop every other year, and clean and lube my self the when a real isn't going in. I'd agree with AJ's Dad that my clean and lube jobs don't seem to last as long but it'd cost too much having all my reels serviced yearly (I'm may be a gear junkie :-$ ). I always feel I'm...

definitely too easy of a sentence. how many crab did he illegally harvest in those pots as he stole them? he should've lost the vessel he used to commit the thefts on top of a loss of his commercial license.

that's too easy. if the court really wanted to take a stand on poaching, the judge should've imposed the sentence in one stay and make that & the fine the max allowable under state law. Plus a revocation of his hunting privledges for the 5 years. these creative sentencing structures take the bite ou...

i doubt we'd see much of boast in salmon runs from the blob being dead in the next season or two. it's gonna take a couple good spawning classes to bump those run numbers significantly. it is good news for the future that the blob is dead though

I think Pollack are closed pretty much statewide. I may be wrong about the straights but I know they're closed in the sound

Just a side note on a float rod, the length depends more on the water you're fishing than anything else. I float fish with as short as a 7'6" rod on a couple small pieces water, but a 9ft or 9'6" is probly the the better all around option. I fish 10ft most of the time as I'm comfortable with that ro...

Lamiglas redlines are really sensitive in $150 range and their G1000 pro line are really nice in the $275-300 range. Also watch Craigslist and you can find some really nice rods (lami and Loomis) under $200. My favorite rods (and what I use almost exclusively) are the lami certified pros but they do...

This is rated as a 1-4 wt and is currently loaded with wff4 line, can't remember the exact brand. The reel is in like new condition and the line was lawn cast a few times and spent an hour casting at a local lake. Looking to either trade for a similar priced disc drag 5 or 6 wt reel or sell for 40$ ...

Like everybody else I patch pinholes with a dab of goo. Anything much bigger than that I pack full of goo then stitch close while the goo is wet with 20lb braid. Then apply another dab of goo over the stitches. I ripped the seam in the back of my old neoprene waders that was 6 inches long and the go...

You should send those pics to any groups involved with nooksack conservation

I think I've been to that shop quad. I've poked around Whidbey quite a bit last year lol. Found a couple good thrift stores that had some neat tackle on Whidbey too. The antique mall in Port orchard (it's in the main strip mall I believe) has a booth stuffed with vintage and newer gear as well. It's...

WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 http://wdfw.wa.gov September 21, 2017 Snohomish, Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers to close to pink salmon fishing Action: Closes the Snohomish River, including the Skykomish and Snoqualmi...

A couple of those rule changes are very bad. Allowing C&R on trout while using bait, that's gonna kill off a lot trout for no reason. And the allowing both a trout & a steelhead limit in moving water is probably worst. Since spawning trout can create offspring that go to the salt and steelhead can a...