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By: platypus22
Posted: 8/23/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had a good time on the Puyallup today. Not crazy action yet, but really good none-the-less. Probably released 20-25 pinks, most in the 4-5 pound range. Kept a 4 pound buck right before I left and BBQ'...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/23/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
me and my uncle fished for PInks for first time we hooked over 20 ta 30 both of us gettin our limit easy. we was fishun usin pink yarnis and korkies. we tried to find a spot behind fred myers but som...
By: MrJohn
Posted: 8/23/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Met my friend and ran into other acquaintances in one of the quieter spots.
Maybe its quiet because we weren't catching.
Did see one pink brought in and heard others reporting bites.
Saw several ...
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 8/23/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the puke the first time this year after no luck at Browns Point. I was up in the Sumner area. While walking down the river trail, I saw more guys leaving without any fish than guys with fish.I...
By: Salmon Famon
Posted: 8/22/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/22/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Well the river threw me for a loop today! Got there about 3:30 and it looked off the hook so I hooked one on the second cast and landed it but decited to let it go because it was a buck, well after t...
By: c_saeteurn
Posted: 8/22/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I havent been reporting in a while, been busy fishin.
my boss gave me three days off, a little mini vaca.
i fished all three days.
pinks still had sea lice on em.
8/20-8/22
sat. i went 3/3 fished...
By: chengpu
Posted: 8/21/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Despite the crowds and my own self warnings i decided to hit the Puke again behind Kmart. Not so bad crowd wise early in the morning but it soon picked up and got very busy. Fishing was inconsistent t...
By: flyfisherguy
Posted: 8/21/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Puyallup later in the afternoon after trying for several hours and striking out at Brown's Point during the morning hours. Big disappointment after the previous Saturday at Brown's Point when ...
By: Sthao92
Posted: 8/20/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped at the puyallup to catch some pinks on the way home from the skoke and both these places are snagger central. I don't understand why people try to snag pinks on the puyallup THERE PINKS. I had...
By: Jerry H
Posted: 8/20/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started about 5:20 AM below the Cannery in Sumner. Not as many people as I thought there would be. First thing there was a bite on and everyone was getting hits. I went 2 for for 5 then it went dea...
By: gordonbair
Posted: 8/20/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, not bad for my first time ever salmon fishing here in the Pacific NW! Caught the first one on my second cast on a pink corky and yarn. Slowed down so I changed to orange when the guy next to m...
By: natetreat
Posted: 8/19/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, my dad heard how good I whave been doing on the Puke so he wanted a fishing lesson, and we met up at six at the river. The tide was later which screwd up the runs upstream, so there were only tw...
By: Dustin07
Posted: 8/19/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Be careful if you wade out in the deeper areas, that's all I got to say!
I had quite a few strikes and a couple on. one biggun who RAN AND RAN AND RAN, it was really impressive but he shook free. ...
By: chengpu
Posted: 8/19/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
If you value your sanity dont go!
It is a zoo of people on the river. I got to my usual spot around 6am and there were atleast a 100 people standing on the gravel bar across the way. Fishin was pr...
By: tracker44
Posted: 8/18/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Me and the wife hit the lower river again not too bad we hooked 14 and landed 9 of them took 6 home to smoke lots of fun nice fish most had sea lice still. Was crowded but some pretty cool people that...
By: Salmon Famon
Posted: 8/18/2011
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Well today wasnt quite like yesterday but i tell You what I still had a good ol time! I wet 20 for 50 and only two I hooked were foul hooked. I fished from 2:30 tell about 5:30 and limited and had an ...
By: BrotherB
Posted: 8/18/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Every one seemed to have an opportunity to reel in a fish, or two etc. I assited one guy out who had his limit while one was, guessing, must have weighed 25+ lbs.
Tight Lines.
By: natetreat
Posted: 8/18/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ttook me longer than I wanted to get a limit, but I got two nice big bucks, and one hen thasta were bright and feisty! Met up with Knotabassturd and he did well too. It wasn't rapid fire, but you can'...
By: Salmon Famon
Posted: 8/18/2011
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Wow the pinks are in pretty thick. I went about 20 for 40 yesterday and was only at the river for 2 and a half hours. It was great my brother, my mom and i all limited and had a great time
By: tracker44
Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Me and the wife fished the lower river today from 11:30 to 6:15. The bite was off and on we only landed 4 fish and lost a bunch more color did not seem to matter just had to be some fish moving by. Ri...
By: chengpu
Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The river was hot today at least for the time i was down there. Fished my normal spot behind Kmart. Fished from 8am to 10am and landed 14 of 18 fish all catch & release. Some of the fish were good siz...
By: Sistermary
Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 1
We had a wonderful day on the river.There were fish everywere. Me and a buddy showed up around 8:30 am and the bankes were full of fellow anglers. Some had experience combat fishing and others didnt b...
By: natetreat
Posted: 8/16/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
So I slept in for the opener and spent an extra 40 minutes in traffic, but it was worth it.
The fish weren't on fire, but I got 4 and hooked about 15 fish. Started fishing at 9 AM and finished at ...
By: platypus22
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Puyallup across the street from the Toyota dealership from about 11a-4p. Went 4 for 8 so I can't really complain. Three of 'em were nice and bright. One sorta looked like a discus fish. lol...
By: chengpu
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Another day in the madness. The fishing is starting to pick up but i still wouldnt say its hot. About every hour or so there is a wave of fish lasting about 10 minutes and then it dies off again. Ever...