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Posted: 7/11/2017
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Report #24: Went after crayfish and smallmouth with a friend on the 4th on Coulon's fishing pier at the north end of the park. Though we only caught 4 rock bass and 3 crayfish, the highlight was th...
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Posted: 7/3/2017
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Report #22: Had some luck with smallmouth and largemouth bass last year on the Sammamish, so I tried for it again this year. Though I had a couple good bass strikes, nothing stuck. Instead, I caugh...
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Posted: 7/3/2017
Species: Crab
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Report #23: Went crabbing on opening day from the pier at Golden Gardens. Pots in the water by 6am. Though I was hoping for some Dungeness , only managed to pull up 1 legal size illegal female and ...
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Posted: 10/8/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Report #21: This report is a little late, but I was able to land 2 fish last weekend on a spinner, including 1 jack and a nice 25" hen. Not only did my friend catch exactly the same, but we both ca...
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Posted: 9/24/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Report #20: Fished the duwamish for the first time this year from 6:30-9:30 with a buddy of mine, going 1:2 losing one right at the shore around 7:00. Caught the fish in the picture about an hour l...
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Posted: 10/6/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #19: Went 1/2 this morning, landing a 19 inch jack, and losing a bigger fish right at the shore. Fish were actually jumping a bit today, which is a change from the past couple of weeks on th...
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Posted: 10/5/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/5/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #18: Finally broke my 1 fish/day streak by going 2/3 this morning! Caught the first one around 7:30, and a smaller one around 8:00. Lost one in between after a very brief hookup. Left for wo...
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Posted: 10/3/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #17: Okay, this is getting a bit routine haha... Fished with friend between 6:45-9:30am, once again going 1/1 on the spinner. This chrome hen slammed it around 7:30, half way through my retr...
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Posted: 10/2/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #16: Fished 6:45-8:45 again this morning, going 1/1 on the spinner, landing this nice size hen. Also had a few followers, including one which came up behind the spinner with its mouth wide o...
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Posted: 10/1/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #15: Same story as yesterday. Fished from 6:45-8:45 and went 1/1 on the spinner, landing this jack. Fished the high tide switch, landing this one during the slack. It was cool, as I got to t...
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Posted: 9/30/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #14: Fished this morning from 6:45-8:45, landing this jack around 7:20. The fishing seems to have slowed down a bit, and many of the fish being caught seem to be small adults/jacks, which is...
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Posted: 9/22/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #13: More in numbers, less in size than yesterday. Started at 630 and fished until 8:40. Went 5/7, including three adults(no monsters like yesterday). Water was low and once again, as the sun...
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Posted: 9/21/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/21/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #12: Arrived at the river at 6:30, and fished until 8:30. At first glance, there didn't seem to be much action on the surface. After 20 minutes, I hooked into my first fish, using a #3 mepps...
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Posted: 9/20/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing around 6:30am, and landed one silver at 7:20. Feel I could have gotten a couple more but wanted to take a break after hiking Mt Rainer yesterday, and so I left around 9. Caught this he...
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Posted: 9/15/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #10: Fished the Duwamish this morning, originally targeting silvers, using a spinner. After 30 minutes with no action, I notice a school surfacing, and cast their way... Nothing. So I decide...
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Posted: 9/8/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report #9: It has been a couple years since I've dropped pots for crawfish, mainly because they were being stolen, but I decided to give it a shot once again. Dropped one at a local pier (don't wan...
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Posted: 8/26/2015
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/23/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Report #8: After the success on the Duwamish in the morning, my family visited our friend’s cabin on Lake Cavanaugh. We had been there a couple years ago, and I remembered that cutthroat fishing fr...
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Posted: 8/26/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report#7: This report is a few days old, but the fishing hasn't much changed, so I feel it is still appropriate. I got down to the river around 6am, and fished for a couple hours. Fishing was good ...
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Posted: 8/22/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
First awesome day of salmon fishing this year. Got out down to 112th st around 6am. Looked at the water and saw constant jumping near the shore. First cast... Hooked and landed #1. Second cast, got an...
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Posted: 8/14/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report#5: Fished Browns Point again last night, and went 3/7 jigging off the shore. A couple friends new to fishing stopped by, but weren't able to hook into anything (other than seaweed), so I let...
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Posted: 8/13/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report#4: Fished Browns Point for the first time since returning from my 1 week visit to Baltimore. Arrived around 7 and fished until 8:45ish. Had the first hit around 7:45. Fish didn't stick, howe...
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Posted: 8/1/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Report#3: Arrived at Browns Point around 7:15pm. After about 45 minutes, as I was retrieving my lure and getting it close to shore, I noticed a pink following it in, so I slowed down my retrieve, a...
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Posted: 7/22/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/21/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Report #2: Stopped at dash point after work, around 7pm and talked to some fishermen who said that nothing had been caught there. Standing on the dock, I looked at the water and the visibility didn...
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Posted: 7/12/2015
Species: Crab
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2015
Hot Spots: 3
Report #1: Went crabbing/fishing at Golden Gardens yesterday, and caught 4 red rocks between 11-2pm. Also, what made this trip better was the two rockfish I caught and released in the pictures. I was...
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