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By: Diamonddave
Posted: 9/28/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished 5th st using bobber and eggs, spinners, bobber and jigs, buz bombs. A lot of casting practice and learning to read river and working gear. NOT any fish were caught while I was there but some gu...
By: Diamonddave
Posted: 8/22/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/22/2014
Hot Spots: 1
My son and I fished behind Safeway only caught a garter snake no fish caught by us or any one with in sight! We need more rain!
By: kadofish
Posted: 12/25/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Freezing cold but no wind. Lots of guys with gear....no hookups that I saw. Water was running pretty fast. Fished the Carbon earlier in the morning and it was significantly higher. Also no hookups...
By: kadofish
Posted: 12/26/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
No hookups....but I did get a juvenile bald eagle to swoop down on my fly as I was stripping it back in. Those birds are impressive. Fish and Game was there...first time I've been checked this year....
By: Toni
Posted: 12/6/2007
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/6/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! I have never fished this river before and I had a couple of fish on in a half hour then nothing. I lost my first hook on a something in the river. So I put on a mid size pink and white cheater ...
By: Toni
Posted: 12/7/2007
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/7/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the same spot as yesterday but the river was down and all I caught in the same little hole was branches. The river was clearer maybe up to 8 inches visibility. It looked like it went down a f...
By: FISHINROB
Posted: 12/20/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/20/2008
Hot Spots: 0
WELL SINCE THERES NO ACTION ON REPORTS I THOUGHT I WOULD GO VENTURE OUT FOR SOMETHING TO REPORT.HIT THE 116TH HOLE FROM 11-2 AND BOBBER FISHED WITH THE USUAL JIGS AND PINK WORMS ,GOT NOTTA SO I DRIFT...
By: procaster
Posted: 12/21/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/21/2008
Hot Spots: 0
fished at 116th st for the afternoon shift, some chum were rolling but no one was hooking any. I walked up and crossed the river and fished that tail out and found a 5lb 11oz hatchery hen. it was not...
By: Nelly1
Posted: 12/21/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/21/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished 115th street today from 3:30pm-dark. Tried eggs, no luck.
Saw a guy with a chum at his truck when I got there.
Talked to a guy carrying a 6+ pound, fin clipped steely from the hole above 115...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 1/1/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went down with a buddy to the 115th st. hole. Water was higher than usual and current was fast. My new combo was a pleasure to work with for the two hours we were there. Hooked into one and lost it an...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 1/3/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Another slow day. Went to the 115th Street hole again and it was higher than yesterday. The guy next to me hooked into two and lost em. Saw a beat up chum flopping next to me in the water but other th...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 1/4/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Much better day today for hooking into something. Unfortunately there were chum everywhere holding in the mouth of the creek. Good fights, but can't bring them home. Had two at the bank and numerous s...
By: kinghunter
Posted: 1/5/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the 116th this AM for couple of hours, Water level was high and flowing fast. Water was slightly muddy. Tried several different colors yarn and corky mix, nothing. Tried spoon, no luck also....
By: FISHINROB
Posted: 1/16/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
WENT TO THE 116TH HOLE FOR A WHILE,MY BUDDY AND TWO OTHER GUYS WERE THERE.I DIDNT SEE ANY FISH CAUGHT WATER WAS UP BUT FISHABLE I USED BOBBER AND JIGS ,PINK WORMS DRIFTED AND WITH A BOBBER AND THREW S...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 1/22/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/22/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Stop by 116th hole and the parking area is still tore up. I think I saw a backhoe arriving when I left so hopefully it will get fixed.
Water was clear but still needs to drop another 1-2 feet. Noth...
By: kinghunter
Posted: 1/23/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the 116th after having no luck at the Carbon. 3 other anglers were there. 1 was fly fishing and the rest of us were drift fishing. River still little high and the water seems more dirty, onl...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 1/25/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Another few hours on the river with no fish at the 116th hole. Water was much slower than the last few weeks and I had good drifts, just nothing to be found. Weather was cold with flurries and the bed...
By: kinghunter
Posted: 1/26/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Tried fishing the puyallup river off of Leach Rd. Went to the end of the road but could not find any bank to fish, so I went back up about 1/2 way and tried fishing off the bank, color was greenish b...
By: kinghunter
Posted: 1/26/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Checked out the 116th later this afternoon, and saw about 4 other anglers there. Didn't see anyone with fish, and I sure didn't catch anything but snag, snag and more snag. Lost 2 spinning lures and...
By: procaster
Posted: 1/31/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/31/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished parts of the Puyallup from 96th st down to the bike track didn't see any fish, which isn't surprising. I got my new fly reel wet though and saw 2 other fly fisherman in the same stretch, that ...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 2/15/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the 116th hole and decided to venture down stream a bit. Water was clear and the level was perfect, however no fish.
I drifted a purple and black jig under a float with some shrimp scent with no ...
By: personfly18
Posted: 7/11/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/11/2009
Hot Spots: 1
Well this was my first time ever river fishing...didn't really know what part of the river to go too. I fished for about 2 hrs. After about the first 45 min i started to get desprate and threw out s...
By: Knox
Posted: 7/23/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Wife and me went down to the Puyallup River at 116th Hole. I recently aquired my Dad's old Steelhead/Salmon rod, so I thought I'd give it a try. Already had my Dad's Rig up that he used MANY times bef...
By: wjmaher
Posted: 7/21/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/19/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished at Trailmarker #14 near Sumner bridge. Great place to drift. Mud bottom with no snags, and the river was only about 25' across. Didn't see or catch anything, but come salmon time I will be back...
By: FISHINROB
Posted: 1/1/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/30/2007
Hot Spots: 0
WENT DOWN TO MY BUDDIES HOUSE ON THE PUYALLUP RIVER AND SPENT A FEW HOURS PLUNKIN WITH SANDSHRIMP AND PRAWNS BUT NOTHING TOO BE HAD .WATER WAS HIGHER BUT DEADLY CLEAR.USED MY AQUA VIEW FOR A WHILE BUT...
