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By: Knox
Posted: 9/8/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Headed down to the Carbon/Puyallup River(not sure which one, the 116th hole) after work. Arrived at around 6:30pm. Wasn't catching much of anything for awhile. People around me were getting a few. The...
By: NITRO 175
Posted: 9/9/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the carbon after work I started fishing around 430pm just below the ropeswang hole and my first cast had a big humpy and after that it was every other cast i had a fish on i must have caught a...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/10/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/2009
Hot Spots: 2
This is the first trip to the Carbon for me this year. I got to the river about 8:30am and left with my limit of pinks at 11:00am. I used very little weight with an orange or pink corkie. I lost se...
By: procaster
Posted: 9/12/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for Thurs. Went to meet up with a friend who has been fishin almost every day. I always have my kids with me (1 and 3) so i can't get to serious. I just need to have it be sandy b...
By: tracker44
Posted: 9/15/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Me and the wife hit the carbon from 6:00 to 7:30 found a hole full of pinks we caught 8 and lost another dozen fish not as bright as what we had been getting in the lower puyallup but a few were not b...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/17/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The river was up just a little from when I was last there. The visibility was less than the last time…maybe 3 inches. It did rain just a little last night. I arrived at the river about 7:30am and left...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/18/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The visibility was the same as yesterday…maybe 3 inches. It was a clear and cold morning. I arrived at the river about 7:15am and left with my limit at just before 10am. All Pinks. I didn’t foul hook...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/22/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This was my first evening expedition. I got to the river around 5:30pm. The water was murky with it still being about 3 inches of visibility. The sun was at my back instead of in my eyes. I hooked se...
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 9/22/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/22/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the Carbon for the first time ever today from 6-9:30 am. I know people who fish it regularly are probably used to it, but I thought it was a total kick in the pants! I only caught pinks, and ...
By: kals77chevy
Posted: 9/1/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/1/2015
Hot Spots: 3
I hit the Carbon this morning for opening day, at around 8:00am. I parked at the waste water treatment plant, and walked down river from there. I didn't have any luck, as I hit a few different holes...
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/1/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished below treatment plant. Saw about 100 fish move through, just no biters. I didn't see any fish caught. Fished for about 2 hrs.
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/4/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for about an hour with 2 of my kids. Found a few biters, I hooked 7 in seven casts. And maybe five others besidesthat. They were all caught on my daughter's 5 ft llight action pole. I have ...
By: woady
Posted: 9/14/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/13/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Checked out the Carbon River for the first time!
Fished behind the treatment plant and hooked into a couple of pinks. Man, they are in rough shape by the time they get to the carbon. Tired and woun...
By: StevenMNielson
Posted: 9/28/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2015
Hot Spots: 1
River was high and milky white, the best way to fish the carbon. All the zombies had washed down the river and only live fresh fish remained. In about 90 minutes I had my pick of Pinks and small riv...
By: bellett0728
Posted: 9/3/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went up to try our luck on the Carbon since the lower section of the Puyallup was closed for the Indians. Also figured the upper section would be congested. Finally was blessed with what all men want,...
By: Rob w
Posted: 9/5/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
plenty of pinks, morphing, in the carbon. i got a small 12 lb king on corky and yarn.well, sort of. my hook, found a broken leader that was on this king. the fish had the hook in its mouth. anyway, i ...
By: Fish-or-man?
Posted: 9/5/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Alarm went of at 3:30. I arrived in Orting at 0-dark-thirty, greeted by pouring rain, thunder, and lightning-- almost turned back due to the lightning, but glad I didn't. I had a really nice honey hol...
By: Spectre
Posted: 9/21/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had gone down to the area of Carbon River behind my housing development with my son about 9:30 a.m. The bank/beach we normally fish was shoulder-to-shoulder with the early risers. Walked downstream ab...
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/27/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
there is still lots of pinks in the carbon, and surprisingly bright. I know about half the guys are looking for silvers now but the pinks are still fun to catch. I took a picture of my stringer...
By: White Teeth
Posted: 9/30/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had my doubts about going out this morning but Im glad I did, anyway I got to the river and it was beautiful no rain and nice crisp air. The river was high and fast so I had to walk up river to find...
By: the piranha
Posted: 10/8/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
same old thing, still catching pinks but no silvers. I think I caught about 15. At first they were all in the mouth, then about 3pm, I started foul hooking fish so I left. They are getting dark...
By: the piranha
Posted: 10/20/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After getting skunked on Puyallup, I decided try try one spot on the carbon before heeding home. I caught 3 pinks and lost one. I was going for coho or a dolly. The pinks were still pretty...
By: the piranha
Posted: 12/7/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I been checking out the river the last few days since I'm on vacation. I have been down on the Puyallup at 116th st. Also, The last high water changed all the holes, usually when that happens all...
By: the piranha
Posted: 10/5/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
First time fishing since last Friday. Still no silvers, but I hooked about 15 pinks. I kept 3 for the smoker. I was using pink and blue yarn with scent. there was I line of guys up above ...
By: cmsfisherman
Posted: 10/6/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the carbon with my dad around five up above skate park. Was leaving river when decided to take some casts off the rock wall. Hooked a pink and c&r it. Couple more casts and on last one caught this...
