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By: Gwendylyn
Posted: 8/13/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tough going today. We spent a few too many hours between Redondo & Dash Point without so much as a bump today. Only a few boats out this afternoon but everyone we talked to shared our crummy luck toda...
By: ReelyFun
Posted: 8/12/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well my buddy Moose and I had some time to fish 5 out 7 days this week, only taking Thurs and Sat off. And traded Moose for my Wife for the evening Sunday fishing. Really beat down. So here is what w...
By: Kaptain King
Posted: 8/12/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
NOTHING! NADA! NILL!!!
That about sums it up. My buddy and I got to the lighhouse at 6:15AM and fished through the tide change, hoping that would do the trick. High tide was at 7:37AM. We fished un...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/11/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/11/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Finally success!!! so after 2 very frustrating weeks and over 30 hours in my boat without a single fish was getting pretty frustrated so after my futile attempt to break the losing streak on the Puya...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/11/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
So I was concerned that the crazy thunderstorm and low pressure during the night was going to take the bite off for the Gig Harbor derby and boy was I correct. Had to get a later start then I had hop...
By: Mong_fisherman
Posted: 8/10/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After dropping the wife off at the salon, I headed out to Pt. Defiance Boathouse to try my luck. Within the first 10 minutes, I hooked a pink but it managed to slip off as the guy next to me was tryi...
By: Fish Dawg
Posted: 8/10/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/9/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Arrived at Dash Point Pier about 1815 on incoming tide.
A few were leaving without fish when we arrived and not too crowded - not a good sign.
Cast pink buzz bombs in 1.5" and 2.5" followed by m...
By: Forelle
Posted: 8/10/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tried our luck with Chinook at Pt.D. Downriggers at 55 and 65, coho killer and cookie and cream. No love. Went over to Dash and Browns Point late morning and early afternoon. We threw buzz bombs, lost...
By: Dustin07
Posted: 8/10/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Why aren't sharks an option for target species? I'm pretty sure I was targeting them today! ;)
My buddy ran a combination of different lures, spoons, kingfishers, and hootchies. I stuck to just one...
By: Mong_fisherman
Posted: 8/9/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went there right after work and after 30 minutes of casting, I hooked into a nice bright pink but as I was bringing it over the rails, he came unbuttoned. Not a single bite after that until around 8:...
By: Mong_fisherman
Posted: 8/9/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This report is a little late and I apologize for it.
Went fishing right after I got off work at 5:30 pm at Pt. Defiance Boathouse only because it's about 5 minutes away from my house. It only took...
By: Bank drifter
Posted: 8/6/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water early with one of my all time best fishing friends. Got into a fish around 6:30-photo attached, feisty. Then nothing for a while. My friend got one around 8:40AM, then nothing. Almos...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 3
After my dismal fishing adventure on Friday I had better hopes of at least getting into something for the derby Saturday so I picked up my fishing partner at 4am in Kent and we were at the Pt Defiance...
By: huf
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished dash off the kayak once again. Arrived at 0900 and the tide was low. Paddled out a couple of feet from shore and started casting, on the second cast hooked and landed a nice pink. Paddled aroun...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Finally! Had both my kids today (4 and 7) while mom was working, so took them down to play in the sand and throw some gear about 11am. A friend was there and had already caught a couple, so we set ...
By: Fish Dawg
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Fished the SKC Puget Sound Anglers derby with the Fish Princess.
We had the boat launched and headed out of the marina at about 0430 into a dense but variable fog. The current was slow and moving f...
By: lbcatcher
Posted: 8/4/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The wife and I were in the south sound PSA Salmon derby today, we had a great time even without catching fish. I guess somebody has to go home empty handed. We started out along the Slag pile at first...
By: aquaking
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water just before 6am and trolled towards Browns Point and back with no hits. Few sole and a rock bass took my squid that was it! Saw a school top by the pilings at Browns Point and no hits th...
By: christophertroy
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
went down to see if we could see any fish today. their were about 20 people there. Didn't see any fish caught or otherwise. maybe next week.
By: hlindsay
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Crab
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We put the pots down around 6:30 and quit at 3:00. Using fish scraps for bait. Put them in 60 to 110 ft, did the best deep. We checked the pots about every 90 min or so. Got a lot of females and ended...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After last Sunday's brutal adventure, I had another chance to get my 7yo daughter on her first salmon. Got up at 3:45am and got to the beach at 4:50. A few guys already there, so found a spot to dro...
By: waflyboy
Posted: 8/3/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try my luck for a humpy today (never caught one before, never really tried). Arrived at Redondo at 515am and fished the beach for about 90 minutes. Pretty crowded, saw two pinks caught du...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 8/2/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Knowing you are not supposed to fish the day before a derby, I was reluctant to go out today but felt at least I could test the waters and make sure the boat was running good enough to deal with the d...
By: NWrookie
Posted: 8/2/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Was overcrowded when I arrived at 5:30 so I went to Browns Point for a little bit. Nothing going on there at all. Went back to Dash at around 7 and easily found a spot to park. Fished for about an hou...
By: Dustin07
Posted: 8/2/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
launched before 5am. brought the boat back in at 5:20pm.
Trolled herring, hootchies, and spoons behind flashers.
depths of 45' and lower.
hit all the known hots pots starting at redondo, then das...
