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Nisqually River Fishing Reports

Nisqually River
By: jens
Posted: 9/8/2009
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/7/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished solo and found an opening upriver under the bridge. I was using a small black corky with black and red yarn with 6 feet of leader and 3/8 oz bass casting sinker. Fish were rolling up and do...
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Nisqually River
By: goin_postal
Posted: 9/6/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
after the cowlitz river i stopped here for about an hour and they were in pretty thick. my boss hooked in a couple big ones but nothing landed,and i didnt even get that ...
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Nisqually River
By: drednought
Posted: 9/3/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was nearly the same as my post last week. Poor. Word must have gotten out that they just aren't biting for there were not that many people fishing. Didn't see anyone hook into anything but ...
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Nisqually River
By: drednought
Posted: 8/31/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The Nisqually had quite a few people on it Sunday from the handicapped area upstream. The Indians had 3 nets out around the bridge which I observed them check mid day. They were empty. Thought the ...
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Nisqually River
By: miniopa15
Posted: 8/23/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went down here yesterday and the pinks were jumping all over the place! guys upstream from me were catching and landing at a steady rate and planed on a great day of fishing today but when I got there...
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Nisqually River
By: Jacob
Posted: 8/23/2009
Species: Other
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the nisqually this morning. Tons of people but no action i seen two king jacks snagged and that was it. Was there for about 4 hours mostly just watching.
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Nisqually River
By: AMNorton93
Posted: 8/19/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got down to the Nisqually for the first time this year at around 7 A.M. still was low tide. Gillnets were everywhere, hoping to see some kings caught, but it was a Horrible day of fishing,I caught one...
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Nisqually River
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 8/18/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went down to the Nisqually for my lunch break to scout it out and decided to get some line wet for 10 minutes. On my second cast a pink took my offering of an orange corky. After landing him I left ...
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Nisqually River
By: bionic_one
Posted: 8/17/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
There are tons... TONS of fish in the Nisqually. They're jumping constantly all over. The only problem is - they aren't biting. Fished for about 3 hours at the old Nisqually Road bridge. Only th...
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Nisqually River
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 8/14/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the Nisqually from 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm at the train bridge area. It was more of a scouting mission. Lots of smaller fish rolling, pinks I think? Unless they're jacks. Either way they're salmon...
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Nisqually River
By: keefers6
Posted: 8/11/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I took the wrong pole on this day, I should have taken my fly rod. We seen lot's of trout jumping and that was it no salmon jumping and none caught.
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Nisqually River
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/4/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing down by the bridge around 7pm. Just below the bridge, couple of gill nets were out. Anyway did see some splash in the water but can't tell what kind of fish, I'm thinking Kings right...
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Nisqually River
By: Toni
Posted: 1/1/2009
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I took into account the high tide low tide aspect of how the fish might come up the river, therefore I thought I should get there by 10am. I got there 11 am. Only an hour late. I went through the cam...
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Nisqually River
By: Toni
Posted: 12/17/2008
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
It was snow day at work, so I went down to the Riverbend campground on the Nisqually. The roads were good until Mounts road but my front wheel drive did ok. I didn’t drive all the way down the grave...
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Nisqually River
By: mjphillips79
Posted: 12/16/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful afternoon, little windy but o.k. Fished the Ft. Lewis side across from "The Landing". No one else down there, but it was elbow to elbow at the bridge. Hooked one, but pulled free. Saw a ...
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Nisqually River
By: anakpinoy4
Posted: 12/15/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/11/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the Nisqually at the handicap hole December 11 and 12 between 9:00 and 1:00 on the 11th and 1:00 and 5:00 on the 12th. Water was like watery chocolate milk and it was FREEZING out! My guess ...
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Nisqually River
By: Dailyfisherman00
Posted: 12/9/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Last Sunday I started fishing around 7am and it was hot fishing till noon. Here are two nice chrome chums for the smoker.
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Nisqually River
By: BrettW
Posted: 11/11/2008
Species: Shad
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/11/2008
Hot Spots: 0
This morning I went out to Perry Creek with a couple of friends. We were there after low tide and left as the tide was coming in. The chum here are running thick at times. Between my two friends, 3 ch...
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Nisqually River
By: Toni
Posted: 10/27/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/25/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I went to a fishing clinic on the Nisqually River. No fish but we did see a seal. I learned a new egg loop knot. Unfortunately I forgot how to tie it even though I did up 2 before I left the river....
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Nisqually River
By: stephanp253
Posted: 9/27/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I lied. I'll post again. Here's a silver from the 25th, and look at a beautiful fish. Silvers are showing up in numbers now, and lots of big hatchery kings being caught. even some chum's? yeah th...
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Nisqually River
By: stephanp253
Posted: 9/18/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2008
Hot Spots: 0
still waiting on rain , here's some pics though have alot more but here's some nice ones. tight lines.
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Nisqually River
By: lhouch
Posted: 8/22/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Got there before 5 and was fishing by daylight. Only had 3 hits from 5 - 9 but I caught all three fish. One 23" silver, 1 jack king, and foul hooked a 22lb native. The first two will taste good. T...
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Nisqually River
By: SDMatrix1230
Posted: 8/10/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/7/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Left the Skokomish river because nothing was going on there. Went down to the Nisqually just to see what was going on. It was about the same as the Skokomish. Talked to some really nice people. Bu...
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Nisqually River
By: Lance
Posted: 1/2/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/1/2008
Hot Spots: 0
After reading the report posted mid December with bright Chum, my brother and I drove down from Bremerton to give it a try. Arrived at the 6th ave bridge about 2 pm and the water was a little cloudy b...
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Nisqually River
By: Hexnut
Posted: 12/17/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/16/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Nisqually River park off 6th ave was packed early but producing beautiful BRIGHT chum salmon in the 9-12 lb range. Limited with two nice 10 lbrs in about 45 minutes. 6' Bass rod with a Shimano Saraha ...
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