Washington

Guide to fishing in the state of Washington.

October 4, 2007

  • Puget Sound - Dam is gone, Salmon are back.

     
    Dam is gone, salmon are back
    By Warren Cornwall
    Seattle Times staff reporter
    SHELTON, Mason County — For more than a century, salmon followed Goldsborough Creek as it passed through the grounds of a sawmill, into the middle of Shelton and toward the woods beyond — before bumping smack into a 30-foot-high wall called the Goldsborough Dam. (…)

October 1, 2007

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September 22, 2007

  • Salmon Fishing Tip - Using Plug-Cut Herring

    Whether it's open ocean, bay, or river fishing for salmon - Pacific Northwest fishermen have long been using plug-cut herring for bait.  Here in Oregon, plug-cut herring is the bait of choice when trolling for Salmon.  However, many beginner and experienced fishermen are not used to using or rigging real bait for salmon, let alone plug-cut herring.   It's important to rig a plug-cut herring so that it rolls properly at your trolling speed - resulting in a slow, tight roll that mimicks a wounded bait fish - something that Chinook salmon simply can't resist. 
    Here's a fairly good video showing an example of getting the perfect roll trolling for salmon with plug-cut herring. (…)

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