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By: salmonbarry
Posted: 11/4/2012
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/3/2012
Hot Spots: 3
I met my buddy from Longview with his boat at Potlatch state park boat ramp at 7:30 and there were only a few trailers in the parking lot so was encouraged but while we were getting ready about 4 boat...
By: Cozmo4196
Posted: 9/9/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/8/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Hit the water at first light on the hunt for Coho along the Toandos Peninsula(specifically Thorndyke Bay). Drifted with the tide in, through and out of the bay tossing 2.5" blue/white buzzbombs. Hooke...
By: knotabassturd
Posted: 9/7/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/2/2012
Hot Spots: 2
Ah, I'll try posting this as saltwater since it's more appropraite (Mike can delete river report).
Late report, been dealing/busy with several things lately outisde fishing.
Anyway, made it out...
By: Bob R
Posted: 8/26/2012
Species: Crab
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the day in successful pursuit of dungies, caught our limit for 4 persons, we went out with a nice couple we know. hard day till 5:00 p.m. when we really hit them. picking crab tonight! bob r
By: Bob R
Posted: 7/29/2012
Species: Crab
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went crabbing with a couple that wanted to take us out, an old friend of Melanie's and her partner, they were great hosts and we hope to do a lot of fishing with them, esp. Jim, he's a real nice guy. ...
By: arniejl
Posted: 7/8/2012
Species: Crab
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Day two of two:
After about a 16 hour soak we went to pull the pots in for the week. Got 7 more keepers. Highlight of the day was a nearly 9 inch crab. It was a monster. I wanted to mount it but ...
By: arniejl
Posted: 7/8/2012
Species: Crab
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to a long time friends on Hood Canal with part of my family. That would be wife, step daughter and step son. My friend has a beautiful place there with lot's of lodging and, well, pretty much ev...
By: losaturn
Posted: 6/6/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
With the -3.0 tides this week, a friend and I hit up his familie's private beach over on the canal. We did fairly well, with two limits of Geoducks and three bonus horse clams in 1 1/2 hours of diggin...
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 5/7/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I hadn't been geoducking for years, and have never been geoducking at Dosewallips State Park, so I thought I'd give it a go! A buddy and I camped at the park (very nice campground) and had a great tim...
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 11/13/2011
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The chums were rolling in thick to the hatchery this evening! But they are still very bite shy. A buddy and I fished for about an hour and a half (3:30-5:00). We used up some left-over freezer herring...
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 11/9/2011
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Hoodsport after Minter Creek. Forgot to mention that I didnt even wet my line the several hours at the creek. With the aid of cell phone gps, I finally made it to Hoodsport at high tide. From ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/7/2011
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/7/2011
Hot Spots: 3
The chum are in big time at Hoodsport! Got to fish today with WL.com regular natetreat who is as big a fan of chum salmon as I am. It has been several years since I've been to Hoodsport and I was as e...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/5/2011
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thought the dogs would be showing at Hoodsport. Grabbed our gear and me and my bf headed over there. No parking means the hatchery is going to be packed. Found about 30 fisherman lined up. At first th...
By: Fish_Bait111397
Posted: 7/23/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
'bout time i got out salmon fishin !
Heard from one guy that the fishin is red hot in the mornings.
Afternoon it slows down. Anyways, got to the hatchery at about 2 p.m started off with tossin a pi...
By: spokey9
Posted: 5/20/2011
Species: Clams
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took my girlfriend & my cousin out clam digging (their first time) to potlatch. I hadn't been to this beach before and didn't know what to expect (and i haven't dug steamers since purdy beach closed t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/8/2011
Species: Oysters
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Tides looked good so popped on over to Hood Canal for an easy limit of clams and oysters, just a few mussels as well. It was a wonderful sunny day with no wind! For those that are interested, there...
By: Robert4444
Posted: 3/7/2011
Species: Clams
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took the wife out to dig some clams, I was alittle concerned as the low tide was only a 4.5. But we managed to miss the major rain and both limited in about an hour. Sorting out all the small ones to ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/13/2010
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
hit hoodsport today with a buddy in our boat.fished anchovies under a float,and also used drift gear.caught many many fish,kinda odd that the doggies were only runnin round 7 pounds or so.
By: headhunter2
Posted: 8/22/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
This is a 2 day report, since no one has posted a report for the derby this weekend I will. It sucked. On saturday ony 4 fish weighed in first three in the tens and one in the teens, then low and be...
By: headhunter2
Posted: 8/3/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I've been fishing hoodsport for the last week, using atomic plugs, and squid plugs, have had a few takedowns but no fish to the boat. Haven't seen anyone get anything out there yet. Also fished the s...
By: bluebullitt2003
Posted: 11/7/2009
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/7/2009
Hot Spots: 0
holy crap, so i went down to the hoods port hatchery for the first time, and talk about chum city!, got there around 930 and there were about 20 other guys wading out there fishing, everyone was just ...
By: nyhus99
Posted: 10/22/2009
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the hatchery on sat afternoon tons of chum in the area
Second cast first fish
It took about 30 fish to get a limit of bright chums
good fishing though
By: shawn
Posted: 8/13/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Spent about a hour and a half down in the Hoodsport area with my stepdad and grandpa. It was a last minute trip. First off I didn't catch any fish. Mostly due to me running the boat and shooting the b...
By: headhunter2
Posted: 8/11/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to hoods port at sunrise, lots of cast and tug no fish, ran north by ayok trolled a humpy rig and hearing various depths no fish... sonar showed lots but no takers.. I would like to hook up with ...
By: Maurice
Posted: 8/9/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to hoods canal on Friday, stopped by belfair grabbed some oysters and clams then headed for the skok, got there tons of people 1 fish. very few fish seen in the river, need some rain for it to im...