Northwest Fishing Reports

The top fish pictured measured 35x18 inches 14.63lbs; My personal best. I went 5/5 yesterday. All on jigs and all using my Curado and this fish bit on a 1/16th jig that I tied up. A new pattern that I have been messing with..I am starting to love using a baitcaster for everything now..
My spinning reels are going to start collecting dust..


I remember casting out, looking around.. Look to find my bobber.. Blink a few times.. blink again.. What the? Where the?...then all of a sudden I feel the ultimate Tug Drug...

FISH ON!! I knew right away this was a good fish. A guy I was fishing next to asked me if I needed the "N" word(net).. I cringed because the last 5 fish I have lost all have been the result of me asking for the "N" word, but this time I didn't ask for a net, I asked for a landing device.. lol

jens wrote:The top fish pictured measured 35x18 inches 14.63lbs. I went 5/5 yesterday. All on jigs and all using my Curado and this fish bit on a 1/16th jig that I tied up. A new pattern that I have been messing with..I am starting to love using a baitcaster for everything now..
My spinning reels are going to start collecting dust..


I remember casting out, looking around.. Look to find my bobber.. Blink a few times.. blink again.. What the? Where the?...then all of a sudden I feel the ultimate Tug Drug...

FISH ON!! I knew right away this was a good fish. A guy I was fishing next to asked me if I needed the "N" word(net).. I cringed because the last 5 fish I have lost all have been the result of me asking for the "N" word, but this time I didn't ask for a net, I asked for a landing device.. lol

Awesome looking chrome steel there J. Nice pic. Feels good pulling a fish on one of your creations doesn't it?....not that I'd know.

Not 100% sure about the personal best on this one, my PB before this was 18.1 on steelhead, but this one I measured out before released, and by the formula it says 18.6 (40 by 18). So, i thought id post it. No people around, so its not a good pic, got him on the last day the vedder was open this year

upload of photo's failed#-o

New PB pink salmon: was 7.5 pounds! Thought I had a Coho for a second.

Nice Nate! Hmm, I'll have to start weighing mine..

I don't normally but I was curious. He was big and deep and chrome and put up a good fight. Biggest I've caught so far. Ate one side of him tonight baked and the rest is in the brine for the smoker tomorrow.

Damn, nice pink Nate !


Heres my personal best king- Got it on the Skok Tuesday, was already turning , but it still had meat like a chromer !
24 Pounds
37 Inches.

My personal best king salmon. Not Sure on weight but was checked by a wildlife biologist and they measured the beast and it was 34 inches long.

Biggest pink of the year, think it might be a personal best. At least in recent memory. Just a tad over 26 inches and girth just shy of 15 1/2 inches. Think that worked out to about 8 pounds.

Bout time ya catch something. lol good job on the personal best. I caught a personal best pink this year also I snapped a quick pic of it in the water but it dont look big. It was between 8-10lbs estimate. Like yours a big buck. Im done keeping pinks for awhile. If its not silvers or kings its gettin tossed back.

knotabassturd wrote:Biggest pink of the year, think it might be a personal best. At least in recent memory. Just a tad over 26 inches and girth just shy of 15 1/2 inches. Think that worked out to about 8 pounds.

It made it to your counter with the skin on??

It was the exception Gringo Pescador (for photo purposes, I kept it intact )- here's what happened to the others I caught so people better understand the unorthodox cleaning method I use. Look ma, no slime! No skin either:-" :

one of the bigger Humpies this season.
a fish is a fish

a Few Coho from a couple weeks back. my (the Viking) personal best Coho of this season... SO FAR!

oneshot wrote:one of the bigger Humpies this season.
a fish is a fish

Awesome pic.

the pic i sent in was from 2 seasons ago. but the Magazine came out this last spring.

this was and still is my best "Trophy"

thats me in the bottom center holding the big ol Coho.. I was MR September in the calendar of the mag too
they just sent me the high rez image a couple weeks ago of the cover so i'll be making a poster to frame at home soon..

That's awesome!

my best coho this season....

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