went down to voight
creek water low crossed river couple other guys 3cast fish on another silver 6/7lbs good day better hit it river closes nov1 well sucsessfull day 10/6 sat.
action has been slow for the puyallup river
and so im going to try the carbon river this time and hope that i have better luck im hoping to catch a couple fresh king and hope that the silvers are down there
9/11 Didn't get on the river until about 9:00am. Water still real milky, but saw some fish being taken. A couple pushing upper 20's, mostly 10-15 lbs.
9/12 Got out a little earlier this a.m. Didn't see as many fish get caught today, but still a fair number were landed.
9/13 Finally got out on the river as early as I had been trying to for the last two days. Was on the river fishing by 5:15am. Landed a small silver about 6a.m.(bout 4lbs.). Saw one other silver caught about 30 minutes later and that was about it. Really, really slow all day.
Oct. 2- 3 -4 -5- Fishing on the carbon and the Puyallup rivers has not been very good. The rain should clear the water soon and the silvers will be running. The kings are pretty dark and not much good this late in the year.
Got down to the carbon kinda late this morning, around 800, and found a spot in the crowd where a couple guys were leaving. Fished for about two hours and finally got one on. It immediatly ran upriver and stayed down. I fought it for about 15 minutes before it finally came up where I could see it and I could see it was a good fish. It came into the bank and a guy netted it for me. It was a nice fairly bright 23 pound hen. Great fishing if you don't mind the crowds!!
Got to the river about 6:30 am. Fished with a pink corkie and pink yarn with no results so I went to bright red. About 8:30 I landed a 5 or 6 pound silver hen. Maybe fifteen minutes later I hooked another, but did not land it. Saw a few silver and kings rolling, but with no more luck. I left around noon and plan to hit it again tomorrow.
Has anyone been to the Carbon up by the hatchery lately? How does the water look and what does it look like for Salmon in the river? I have been fishing the Puyallup and the water has been murky and the fishing slow. Bill
was at the hatchery yesterday. about 400 fish in pond 1/2 kings 1/2 silvers according to the guy at the hatchery.had a silver jump out of the pond on to the gravel trail , this little boy said keep it,keep it. but i picked him up and put him back into the pond (the fish). the river looks pretty good. like it did last year. people were fishing for trout and catching salmon don't know what kind .
Fished below the creek with the hatchery. Lots of kigs were in the river and lots of people were catching them. Fish a couple of hours and finally got on on. Ended up being a nice 20lb. golden buck. It didn't matter what you used as long as it was bright and big.
In case anyone is interested, the blue gate access is closed this year. The reason the owner posted it, GARBAGE! You people that call yourselves fishermen and leave your crap laying on the bar have alot to learn. Due to your negligence the real fishermen that have enjoyed this access for years have to suffer also. If you see these CRACKERS littering don't be shy, tell them to pick it up. Remember how the saying goes; PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT.
I'm gonna be coming back up to fish the carbon and was wondering if anybody has been to the hatchery or seen any fish in there. And how the fishing is gonna be around the opener.If anyone has any idea email me or post a report.
Fished the carbon in orting today water is a bit dirty for me but did see one nice king about 15lb caught using a blue fox spinner. All and all it was very slow but nice to be on the river again. Stopped by the hachery saw about a 100 or so there. Keep me posted when fishing picks up
I also fished the Carbon on opening day 9-1-02. Two buddies and I fished the second drift below the hatchery bridge. We arrived at 5:30 AM and by 9AM we had a total of 4 nice Salmon the smallest about 15 pounds and the largest aboyut 35 pounds. The Salmon are starting to darken but still fit to eat, Another couple of weeks the Kings will be good for smoking only. The river is low and still rather muddy from the glaciar melt. I had been fishing the Puyallup for Silvers and was surprised that we did not see any come out of the Carbon on Sunday. I imagine they will start showing up soon.
Fished the Carbon from 0730-1030 this morning right at the Carbon/Puyallup merge, south of the 128th Street Bridge. The slower water against the bank of rocks right before you turn the corner to the Puyallup is usually a bangin' spot. Well, it was last year at least. WHERE THE HECK ARE THE FISH? About ten guys on the river this morning, but not one bite for anyone, nor did I see a fish rise anywhere. Used corkies in all colors, spin-glows, and cured roe. Nothing, not a bump. Going back to Barrier Dam on the Cowlitz, guys. Nothing here to report. Maybe in a month?
Fished the Carbon today and didn't see anything at all. However I was using larger spiners with single hooks and yanking the line back and forth. All of a sudden I felt a tail smack the spiner and I had one on. I was playing it for about 10 minutes or so and then the hook got loose. I was freak'n pissed. It was about ten feet from shore and about to land it, but the line was too tight and it jerked off. Try again later...
Hit the carbon at about 6.30 am brother had a nice king on about 7:00 with corkie&yarn, saw one other caught and thats its real slow.Anyone know where the fish are? Are we too early or late? Someone on the river said there starting to pick up some silvers in the lower puyallup. Going again Sat. will keep you posted.
Fished the Carbon River Sunday morning (9/8). Started later than usual (too lazy to get up early). Water was in great shape and several people had fish on the banks. In the first hour while I was there I saw the two fellows next to me each catch a nice King about 13 to 18 lbs. and then I managed a 15lb. King. One of the guys also had about a 3lb. Silver, which was very bright. Everyone was using corkies and yarn in various color combinations.
Fished the Carbon River Sunday morning (9/8). Started later than usual (too lazy to get up early). Water was in great shape and several people had fish on the banks. In the first hour while I was there I saw the two fellows next to me each catch a nice King about 13 to 18 lbs. and then I managed a 15lb. King. One of the guys also had about a 3lb. Silver, which was very bright. Everyone was using corkies and yarn in various color combinations.
Got down to the river about 5:00 in the evening,not a whole lot going on except for trying to get used to my new baitcaster.finally after about 2 hours and untangling about 10 rats nests I hooked into 1,about 17lbs and still fairly bright.Not bad for my first King ever.supposed to be getting some rain the beginning of next week,that should help to pick things up a little. Going back down there next Wednesday and Saturday, hope to have even a better report. FISH ON!!!
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