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Heck, a couple weeks ago I went to a pier on the Puget Sound and watching people argue over squid (calamari) was pretty funny. I mean, its bait right?
Combat fishing at its finest.
There's a couple different rivers waiting for silvers to show up. Chehalis, Satsop, Wynoochee, Humptuliips to name a few. . They're all Greys Harbor fish. The Satsop is probably my favorite.
Mostly bobber and egg fishing. The Coho run on that river is the longest in the state. Oct-Jan and sometimes into Feb.
I only was able to reel on this one for a minute and then hold it and pretend I caught it.
This is my dad and oldest son last year on the Salmon River in Idaho. He was just a month shy of turning 3! My dad set up his Mickey Mouse fishing pole. I just happened to glance over right after my dad handed him the pole and watched that thing damn near bend over and touch itself, I helped him reel in it and that’s all he talked about for the rest of our trip.
Pit Row
I ran into that Pautzke rep a couple years after his article on a river I fish quite a bit. He asked what I had in the cooler for bait since we were sharing the same gravel bar.
Just told him a little this and a little that. You?
He said I use nothing but Pautzke and never had any reason to. Well, after that day he left pissed. I smoked him 9:1. I got a mix of Chinook and Coho. I got my fourth Chinook of the morning before he got his only fish. A chum. If your interested in curing eggs, feel free to pm me. Here's that guy with me standing next to him. Its a good feeling I had to savor being a nobody in the fishing industry
Once you get started, it's fun. Its like playing chemist with bait. Once you figure out a good bait you'll think, how can I make this better? But, nothing beats watching your bobber go down when others are watching in frustration.
The only thing about chum that frustrates me is a lot of people focusing on Coho end up getting chum. The problem is most of these guys are using light gear or noodle sticks directed at Coho or even steelhead and, it takes them forever to get their fish in.
I always go heavy with my gear because chum along with Chinook can and will test your gear. I currently use a Lamiglas infinity rod rated 12-30,
10' 6" with 50# braided main and 25# leader under a bobber. My reel is a Abu Garcia 6501 C3. Chum break up the monotany of waiting to hook that Coho plus their eggs are excellent for curing.
Any VitalMX guys here in SoCal fish saltwater?
The unfortunate part is, the crowds. You'll get fish but, sometimes your patience gets tested. I was up at 3:30 am and on the river by 5. Most people fishing the same river know where the holes are the fish stack up.
Today's fish.
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