Dungeness river.

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:36 pm

yeah a couiple november or decembers ago, they were boots thugh that were pretty gross but they were swimming up into that stream and spawning.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:00 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:yeah a couiple november or decembers ago, they were boots thugh that were pretty gross but they were swimming up into that stream and spawning.

Maybe they were wild? Bonker, you gonna fish the dungy at all this month?

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:57 pm

not sure bro, I don't think so but maybe the 27th or 28th but not for sure.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:41 am

Brat Bonker wrote:not sure bro, I don't think so but maybe the 27th or 28th but not for sure.

Oh, yeah... there's probably a few better rivers to fish. Late october, some nice big fish enter the river though.

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:46 pm

it is the dungy, dewatto, tahuya, or hump or if we get a lot of rain maybe even the skookumchuck but not sure yet.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:11 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:it is the dungy, dewatto, tahuya, or hump or if we get a lot of rain maybe even the skookumchuck but not sure yet.

Well if the dungy picks up next week, i'll tell you. As for today, it was slow. Fished up at the hatchery and saw hardly any fish. Moved to the lower and i caught a few dollies, and my grandpa caught a huge chum. Bright(for a chum) Looked like it was around 20lbs or so. Supposed to get a good amount of rain for a few days, after that when the river starts dropping it should be pretty good fishing. Would be a waste of time to go out here till next week, though there are a few fish being caught early morning.

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:21 pm

yeah that river has quite a chum run, chrome too, It is fun fishing for them until they tear up all your gear.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:38 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:yeah that river has quite a chum run, chrome too, It is fun fishing for them until they tear up all your gear.

Yeah, it really does. Haha they can be pretty fun. Few years ago there were more chum than coho. We fly-fished with light tackle, and caught so many big chum. Few had to be well over 20lbs.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:41 pm

So after taking a break, checked out the river today. Didn't fish much, saw a few fish moving up from the lower. Gonna fish it early tomorrow. Should be some good fishing all through this week. Anyone gonna fish it?

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:38 pm

So fishing seems to be picking up. Got to the river today, around 7Am. Saw one guy leaving with a bright coho when i was walking in. He just left the huge skeins of eggs laying on the otherside of the river...Why?! Anyway, kind of dissapointed from seeing that. Started fishing, didn't get much and lost a few set-ups. Also a guy downriver from me was really ripping at the fish, so i left. Beilive he caught one fish. Moved up river after that, and one guy already had a big(15lbs or so) dark coho on the bank. Watched him snag and kill 2 more fish, while i was just starting to fish. Won't get into that though..SO my grandpa ended up landing a somewhat dark buck, but it was pretty big and it had pretty decent meat. Weighed in at 12lbs, being his biggest coho so far, and biggest fish other than chums. I ended up landing a dark buck, i gave it away since someone else wanted it, and i didn't. So it should just get better and better till the end of october. Saw a good amount of fish in the spot i was fishing.

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:34 pm

nice job man, what did you get them on?

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:38 pm

What else? Pearl pink corkie and baby pink yarn. They're really agressive towards pink on the dungeness.

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:22 pm

hahahaha!!! duuuuuhhhhh

lol

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:27 pm

Haha, i've tried soo many other things and only pink corkie and yarn seems to work for me. Gonna take a break from fishing the river most likely. Thinking about heading out to the sol duc soon.

beachbum97 · Post by **beachbum97** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:29 pm

BlakeP wrote:He just left the huge skeins of eggs laying on the otherside of the river...

I would be very happy! You shoulda walked right up to him and ask if he's gonna keep the eggs. That's how I usually get my eggs since all the fish are gay. HA!

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:32 pm

beachbum97 wrote:
BlakeP wrote:He just left the huge skeins of eggs laying on the otherside of the river...
I would be very happy! You shoulda walked right up to him and ask if he's gonna keep the eggs. That's how I usually get my eggs since all the fish are gay. HA!

Haha, thing is...I couldn't get to the otherside of the river...I would've gone over and grabbed the eggs if i could have. I've noticed this year, theres been way too many bucks. Out of all the dungeness fish i've seen hooked or landed, maybe 5 were hens...Annoying, cause all my roe is cured up for coho..I need eggs for steelhead!

Shad_Eating_Grin · Post by **Shad_Eating_Grin** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:17 pm

BlakeP wrote:
beachbum97 wrote:
BlakeP wrote:He just left the huge skeins of eggs laying on the otherside of the river...
I would be very happy! You shoulda walked right up to him and ask if he's gonna keep the eggs. That's how I usually get my eggs since all the fish are gay. HA!
Haha, thing is...I couldn't get to the otherside of the river...I would've gone over and grabbed the eggs if i could have. I've noticed this year, theres been way too many bucks. Out of all the dungeness fish i've seen hooked or landed, maybe 5 were hens...Annoying, cause all my roe is cured up for coho..I need eggs for steelhead!

The logic fishermen use when thinking about eggs is very odd.

Steelhead will bite just about anything. Eggs are good for them, but there are a lot of other baits/lures that can be effective, including the plain old corky and yarn.

Using eggs to fish for salmon, on the other hand, is often the most effective way and sometimes absolutely necessary to catch them.

Yet, fisherman use the reverse logic: they use corky/yarn for salmon so as to catch hens for eggs, with the intent that they will later use those salmon eggs for steelhead.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:01 am

I mostly like having the option to use eggs when steelhead fishing, in case something else doesn't work. As far as salmon go, i catch almost all my coho on eggs, but...The dungeness fish refuse to bite eggs for some reason. I have plenty of eggs for salmon, but i use a different cure for steelhead and have yet to cure any for steelhead.

BlakeP · Post by **BlakeP** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:34 am

Rvr_fshr wrote:I put up all my eggs for salmon, I haven't bothered with eggs for steelhead they love jigs more than anything, tiny tiny jigs

I love jigs for steelhead, 1/16th ounce being my favorite size. But i also like using eggs for steelhead. I have enough eggs for salmon right now.

Brat Bonker · Post by **Brat Bonker** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:01 pm

why don't coho cured eggs work for steelhead, had the most sulfited oily scentiest eggs anyone could ever cure intended for springers on the cow and I even had 17lb test with a 2/0 hook and a huge bobber and 2nd cast a nice 10lb summer run swallowed my eggs deep.

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