Fishing Reports News

Chetco estuary Chinook

It can’t be hidden any more. It’s that time of year when Chetco Chinook really start showing up in the Chetco estuary. Large Chinook are now being caught fairly regularly. But that’s not out of the ordinary for the Chetco in mid-September. The fishery is so dependable you can set your watch [...]

Salmon and saltwater
Don Armeni ramp, West Seattle — Friday: 187 boats with 380 anglers caught 148 chinook, 33 coho, three rockfish and 16 flounder; Saturday: 201 boats with 456 anglers caught 72 chinook, 45 coho and 45 flounder; Sunday: 163 boats with 354 anglers caught 57 chinook, 27 coho, six flounder and one dogfish.
Everett [...]

Southeast Missouri Fishing Report
LAKES
Clearwater Lake: 77 degrees, low, clear; all species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)
Council Bluff: 72 degrees, low, clear; black bass fair on soft plastics throughout the day and topwater lures in the evenings; all other species slow. (Report made on 9/21/2006)
Cypress Lake: black bass fair on spinnerbaits in the late evening; all [...]

Swells from Hurricane Florence pounded the coast early in the week. The strong northeast winds took fishing in the boat off the list of options. Surfers (mostly from New Jersey, it seemed) were in their glory with waves peaking at eight feet. Fishermen who braved the wash and slippery rocks did well on the West [...]

State proposes 3-month ban on trout fishing
HARTFORD, Conn. Fishermen are resisting a proposed state ban on trout fishing for three months in the summer at three trout lakes.
The state Department of Environmental Protection is floating the proposal to help fishermen catch more large trout. Fishermen say there are more effective ways to [...]