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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/11/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to 112th at lunch. Water was calm and dropping. Started casting a Dick Nite. After a bit it got hung up and broke it off. Had seen one moldy humpy swim by, but nothing jumping. Switched ...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/5/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't think I'd get a chance to go fishing today, but change of family plans gave me a few hours to run to the river. Hit the water about 12:30p. Started drifting eggs, but lost a couple setups to ...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/4/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
It's been a ridiculously long time coming, but finally popped my first Coho of the season today. Ran down to the water at lunch and took my eggs with me. Yes, I've resorted to eggs in my desperate s...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/27/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Spent another fruitless hour and half trying to find my first Coho today on the outgoing tide. Decided to stick to DNs the whole time thinking the law of averages would eventually win out. A few fis...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/26/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Slow day, so took a couple hours off work to see if I could find my first Coho. Fished from 12:30 to 2:30. Started casting Dick Nites for a while with no hits. Switched to jigs and spent about 45 m...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/24/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tried for 30 minutes before work and for 30 minutes at lunch today. Spent most of the time dragging DNs and tried a couple jigs for kicks towards the end of the lunch run without any hits. A few fi...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/23/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/23/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for 45 minutes this morning at high tide. Some fish jumping here and there, but didn't get even a hit. Tried multiple DNs and a couple twitching jig patterns.
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/20/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to 112th for an early lunch. Water was low and tide was still dropping. Quite a few people up and down the banks and saw a few hooking up here and there, but reports was that it was pretty ...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/18/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Still no Coho so that report would be a 1, but got some Pink action. Ran down to 112th for a late lunch break. Fished my home made spoons DN style. Lost a couple two-tone patterned spoons in quick ...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/14/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This was to be a Coho report, but since I didn't catch any it'd have to be rated a 1, but I caught Pinks, so am reporting it as such. First boat trip on the lower Duwi this season for me. Got to the...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/10/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by for a lunch trip today. Plenty of people but no fish. Didn't even see anything caught while I was there, just one hooked and lost on the far bank. Did see a couple gnarly Pinks on the ba...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/8/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Finally had a chance to take my wife out to try for salmon this year. Wanted to take her to one of the rivers, but with all the levels running high and having our kids with us, decided to play it saf...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/5/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
It finally happened. I now know what it's like to be fishing when a school of Pinks goes through. GOOD LORD! Since the predicted rain seemed to be holding off, I ran down to the river for an earl...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/4/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Spent 30 minutes this morning casting Coho jigs on the outgoing tide. Lots of boot Kings jumping, but zero fish hitting. Of the dozen or so people fishing I didn't see any hookups or even evidence o...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/3/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After a weekend of waiting I anxiously hit the river for my morning constitutional. Got there on the outgoing tide with the water quite a ways out. Lots of people fishing, but didn't see a whole lot...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/30/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Man, I'm having flashbacks to last season. I've stopped by 112th every morning this week and last Friday. Spent about 30-45 minutes fishing each trip, so cumulatively I've got about 3+ hours in ove...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/28/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I work close to the Duwi, so stop for quick shots whenever I can before work. This is the fourth morning I've hit the river at 112th for a 30 minute jam session and still have yet to get a hit. Ther...
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Area 7 San Juan Islands
Area 7 San Juan Islands
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/25/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the south end of MA7 on Saturday. Launched from Keystone at 5:30a and were out to our target location at 6:30. Foggy ride on the way out, but overcast, clear, and calm west of Smith Island. ...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/23/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/23/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Told myself I wasn't going to do it, but my addiction got the best of me. I ran down to the 112th hole at lunch to check things out. Thought it'd be packed to the gills (no pun intended) and crazy. ...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/18/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/18/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got back from family vacation yesterday and read all the promising reports of the Pink run, so bugged my wife until she let me out of unpacking duties for a few hours. Hit up the shore in MA 11 from ...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Finally! Had both my kids today (4 and 7) while mom was working, so took them down to play in the sand and throw some gear about 11am. A friend was there and had already caught a couple, so we set ...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After last Sunday's brutal adventure, I had another chance to get my 7yo daughter on her first salmon. Got up at 3:45am and got to the beach at 4:50. A few guys already there, so found a spot to dro...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/29/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I thought about rating this a two, but due to the amount of effort we put in, I'm calling it a 1 star since we didn't come home with anything. It all began with my wife wanting to take our 12' alumi...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/26/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
First trip of the season. Fish on! Fished from the beach from 5am-7am this morning on the incoming tide mainly casting a 2.5" Buzz Bomb. Absolutely a beautiful morning. Started rough with a mass...
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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/21/2013
Species: Crab
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
A relative was in town, so attempted to go harvest a few crab as a treat for dinner. Took our 12' aluminum and a couple pots to Mukilteo for the afternoon minor tide change. Dropped the pots in abou...
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