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By: Rob G.
Posted: 9/18/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Carbon with a couple of homies: Skunkola! I thought for sure with all this rain it would have been lights out, but it was hit and miss....mostly miss for me. Witnessed one caught (foul hooked)...
By: Capt.Longrod
Posted: 9/28/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/28/2008
Hot Spots: 0
The river was a little more giving this week and I have caught a ton of fish. Even caught a couple decent kings on plugs as well. they are a kick in the pants on a 13.5 noodle and 6lb line. I've seen ...
By: nick_fly
Posted: 10/6/2009
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
another very good day have been goining to the carbon every day just about now sense my first time river fishing last week im hooked! i keep catching pinks i was told the silvers should be swimming up...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/27/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
friday went to the carb at 200 pm my 10th cast i cought a nice 7lb silver and on my neet cast i cought a 10lb king i had a good day of fishing.
By: ktowle
Posted: 12/23/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Caught a nice 11 lb steelie on a rvrfshr gold 2/5 oz spoon after only about 30 minutes on the river. Steelhead is on the menu this Christmas dinner.
By: GROSSIE253
Posted: 9/10/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had fun this morning. Things were going good until the combat fish started. Otherwise have lots of fun. Watch where you park in town or you'll get a tic Ya called orting P.D. they have a lot of place...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 12/13/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
It was cold today, but I didn't need the gloves as much because we were up into the high20's to low 30's. I was drifting a few flies and also threw corkies and yarn with no luck. Saw a few beat up Chu...
Posted: 10/14/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fun day up on the carbon. Landed a couple coho on spinners, and my brother land a nice chromer on eggs beneath a float.
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: Toni
Posted: 10/1/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Water is a little higher and tea colored. I am not catching the fish like I was but there are still fish to hook up with. I hooked a pink that got off at the bank and then I hooked a small (19.5”) s...
By: Toni
Posted: 10/4/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/4/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the fishing spot about 11am and fished until 1:15. I didn’t catch anything and didn’t even get a hook up. It was up about a foot from Monday and where I use to stand is under water now.
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By: Toni
Posted: 9/2/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Started walking just before 8am trying to find a place to fish because I found the spot where I use to go had changed to my side of the river. I started fishing about 9. Saw fish-probably pinks. Ha...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/3/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/3/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing around 10am this morning. I stopped at 1:30pm. Saw lots of salmon in the water. Others on the river caught some. I saw 10 kept. 2 were silvers. I didn’t catch any. I used several ...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/9/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/9/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the Carbon to try for a couple of hours before work. I didn’t get anything but the next guy up had 3 small ones (pinks?) and had just lost another hook up when I had to go. The fish are all ov...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/11/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/10/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I went fishing from 10:00am to 1pm. I was alone at my hole for the most part. Others came and went. Fish were all over the river right in front of me and in the middle and at the far shore. I use...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/14/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/13/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Tried many colors in the couple hours I stayed 4:30 to 6:30pm. Saw a guy catch and release one. But that was all I saw caught. Didn't see any travel up the shallows like there were on Monday. I did se...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/18/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I walked down to my spot to fish by 10am. It was overcast but not raining at that time. I used red at first then switched to a pink corky with black yarn. Caught a 20’ couple pound pink (I didn’t we...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/18/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Carbon river fish pictures from my recent trip.
By: Toni
Posted: 9/21/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing on the Carbon River was great today. It was lower than Monday and wasn’t the milky cloudy but green cloudy. The first 4 hours were slow then when others left and I moved into a spot that was ...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/23/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/23/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I went down for an hour before work. This hole was popular for other fishing people this morning. In the place where the fish stack up they were still hauling in pinks. One hooked a king that unhoo...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/25/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/24/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went back to that “spot” again today from 10am-12:30pm. Started hooking them close to 11am. That was fun. Still just pinks but some are still in good shape and others are dead. Used red corky’s and ...
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: Capt.Longrod
Posted: 9/23/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/23/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't get out as much this last week on the carbon but the times I did get out, it was significantly slower. This week I decided to hit some other holes on the river closer to the mouth. Landed 13 fi...
By: Capt.Longrod
Posted: 9/9/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I've been on the river everyday since the opener and so far it has been an ok season. I have walked out everyday with my 2 kings and either 1 or 2 silvers each day except for 2. The only gripe I have ...