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Posted: 8/29/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Another day of fishing, and no catching for me (0 for 3 on trips out here this season). I was on the bank around 6:30 PM, and fished until there was just enough daylight to walk back to the car withou...
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Posted: 11/5/2016
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The chums are definitely in. It was a wet, but great day of fishing, and people watching. The tides were a little on the high side today, so bank anglers were limited to the sides of the hatchery. ...
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Posted: 11/2/2016
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I was curious to see if any chums have made their way upstream yet, so I tried up a drift setup and headed to the Auburn area. Water was pretty clear, but moving at a good clip tonight. I fished fo...
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Posted: 9/16/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
After putting in many unsuccessful (but peaceful, and quiet) hours, and "donating" way too many spinners to the Carbon River, hearing that the Green opened up to the 405 bridge was music to my ears. I...
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Posted: 9/10/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I had high hopes of waking up at the crack of dawn and driving down to Orting for the opener, but that did not happen. Instead, I arrived for the early evening bite, but it was a day of fishing, and n...
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Posted: 12/7/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
With mostly dry weather, the sun making an appearance, and the Hawks game keeping people inside, I decided to head out to one of my favorite places to enjoy some quiet and scenic fishing. With the sal...
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Posted: 11/29/2015
Species: Whitefish
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/29/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Headed up to Flaming Geyser SP today with the lightweight setup to try and hook some whitefish today, before the upcoming rains change up the river. I started out at the parking lot hole, and eventual...
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Posted: 11/10/2015
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I had a free hour today, so I headed over to Metzler to see if there was any sign of life in the water. I hiked in to the main drift, and there were a couple of folks there. Friendly crowd here this m...
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Posted: 11/7/2015
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Got to Hoodsport hatchery around 07:30, and the line of people wading was already out to the far buoy on the north side. Low tide was a 4.46ft, and around 08:39 today, so it wasn't too hard to get out...
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Posted: 11/6/2015
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Headed over to the stretch by the ballfields in Auburn around the lunch hour. Water clarity is starting to look much better, but still running a little high and fast. I was targeting early chums us...
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Posted: 10/31/2015
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
It took a lot of self-encouragement to hop in the car and make the drive out to Hoodsport this morning with the wind howling and the rain coming down by the inches. In fact, I was still considering a ...
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Posted: 10/19/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
After my local river (Green) got shut down to coho retention, which pretty much shut it down for all intents and purposes, I was in search of a new river to find salmon in. Boy, 162 into Orting can be...
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Posted: 10/12/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
After a disappointing, and very wet day down at the Duwamish the day prior, I tried a quiet, secluded spot south of Tukwila using the same setups (3/8oz Aerojig and Blue Fox spinners). Unlike at the D...
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Posted: 10/12/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Allentown area on Saturday, right up until the rain/wind storm rolled in. I tried both a 3/8oz Aerojig in red/black, and a pink Blue Fox spinner with no interest from anything under the...
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