Northwest Fishing Reports

I fished a spot on the Pilchuck that was fairly straight for 150 yards and stayed around 40' wide. It was 1-2' deep from where I was standing and it then dropped off to 4 1/2' just 5' from the sandy clay bank on the other side. In other words there was a definite channel next to the far bank and the water was slower. At the time all I had was spoons and it was impossible to keep the lures in this channel for any length of time.

How would you fish it?
Maybe I should ask, was it actually a good spot?- it "looked fishy" to me.

fish the edge of that drop into the channel with drift gear. work that through there. should be pretty good. also stick with your spoons too. on the edge of the drop. those are both good ways of working that!

drifting it with a nicle size glob of roe. with no yarn ant then add a piece of pink yarn. fish the inside of the pocket and cast farther and father into the pocket towards the opposide bank. and fish below the slot if possible. and the top. or flaot a jig tipped with a chunk of shrimp or prawn

That sounds like a hole on a river my brother and I fish. We throw float and jigs through it and spank em. For natives/ winter runs I like to thread on part of a pink worm to add size/ action to my jigs. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Fished it today. Tried the "glob of roe" and a small corky but no luck. Switched to a spoon and saw a 12" trout go after it right in front of me but didn't hook it. Same thing happened down river but the fish was smaller. I guess tomorrow's the last day? Think I'll try again down by Snohomish.

Yeah Mallard, that helps. At least you've caught fish in the same type of feature.

i nice will placed jig/bobber set up would do just fine with maybe some nice cured prawn on the end of that jig, and i would work that outer part of the seam and just watch the bobber go down from there.

Fish On :Chum77

I'll try a float next year. Problem is, your casting underneath overhanging tree branches most of the way. Trying to get to a good looking spot, I caught the same tree 5 times in a row. I was so frustrated I spooled of some line and tried to throw the slinky and roe where I wanted it. That didn't work.

I'd love to take my chainsaw down there this summer.

yes take it and then the branches fall in the water and creat snags in the water instead above.

I am just messing with you, there have been plenty of times I have watned to cut down branches around a fishing hole. One of my favorite holes someone took care of that for me.

I'd try either midnight jigs tipped w/sandshrimp or a natural egg pattern.By the way i can clear out stubborn snags and get your gear back and then some.I don't buy river gear anymore.Everytime i river fish i leave w/ more than i lost, in a way it's like christmas never know what expensive gear you'll get next!Blue creek paysout lots of gear,in most cases $20-50 snags.

Slick_Rick wrote:I'd try either midnight jigs tipped w/sandshrimp or a natural egg pattern.By the way i can clear out stubborn snags and get your gear back and then some.I don't buy river gear anymore.Everytime i river fish i leave w/ more than i lost, in a way it's like christmas never know what expensive gear you'll get next!Blue creek paysout lots of gear,in most cases $20-50 snags.

using 50lbs braid? I pull out snags as well but some are way too big to be pulling out.

I do agree with the jigs with sand shirmp in this location though

scott080379 wrote:

Slick_Rick wrote:I'd try either midnight jigs tipped w/sandshrimp or a natural egg pattern.By the way i can clear out stubborn snags and get your gear back and then some.I don't buy river gear anymore.Everytime i river fish i leave w/ more than i lost, in a way it's like christmas never know what expensive gear you'll get next!Blue creek paysout lots of gear,in most cases $20-50 snags.

using 50lbs braid? I pull out snags as well but some are way too big to be pulling out.

I do agree with the jigs with sand shirmp in this location though

Yeah, I cant say that I've ever pulled anything valueable out of the water. But walking up and down the trail at Blue Creek and hitting all the bank spots, I can say that I have collected tons of NICE hooks, corkies, terminal gear and the occasional coil of pencil lead. I'm surprised people would leave that stuff behind, especially the hooks, they ain't cheap.