Puyallup River or Deception Pass?
Washington Fishing
Sep 7, 2023 14:06:31 #
letanium
Loc: Sammamish washington
New to salmon fishing. Was thinking of going this Saturday. Of the two locations, which currently have better opportunities of catching one. For Deception Pass off the beach, do I just use buzz bomb? For the river, do I need waders?
Sep 7, 2023 14:37:43 #
Donjames
Loc: Oak Harbor, Wa.
I fish deception pass from the shore. Use either a buzz bomb or rotator jig. Expect plenty of company, it can get crowded there. Haven’t fished the river, so I can’t speak for that. Good luck.
Sep 7, 2023 15:15:03 #
The Puyallup is “combat fishing” at its finest, but everyone is (usually) super chill about it.
Zero water visibility means 7-10 foot rods with the same length leaders off a pencil weight or cannon ball and the terminal gear of choice is a corkie and hook on the end of the leader.
Cast up river at a 45* angle, watch your rod tip for the tell tale “tap, tap, tap” of the bottom, and when that stops, you’re either snagged or it’s “Fish On!”
Corky color doesn’t matter, size does, a little.
Bigger corky: more float so more likely to get a pink.
Smaller corky: less float so better potential for a coho or chinook.
I’ll be at deception pass 10/7 and 10/8, maybe I’ll get lucky.
Zero water visibility means 7-10 foot rods with the same length leaders off a pencil weight or cannon ball and the terminal gear of choice is a corkie and hook on the end of the leader.
Cast up river at a 45* angle, watch your rod tip for the tell tale “tap, tap, tap” of the bottom, and when that stops, you’re either snagged or it’s “Fish On!”
Corky color doesn’t matter, size does, a little.
Bigger corky: more float so more likely to get a pink.
Smaller corky: less float so better potential for a coho or chinook.
I’ll be at deception pass 10/7 and 10/8, maybe I’ll get lucky.
Sep 7, 2023 15:43:04 #
letanium
Loc: Sammamish washington
Thanks for the information. I've seen Puyallup on youtube. Combat fishing looks intimidating, but I want to try at least once. Is a corky just a bead or something else?
Sep 7, 2023 15:44:43 #
letanium
Loc: Sammamish washington
@Donjames, thank you. For deception pass is there a color buzz bomb that works best for Coho?
Sep 7, 2023 15:45:54 #
Sep 7, 2023 15:54:18 #
Sep 7, 2023 16:13:20 #
Donjames
Loc: Oak Harbor, Wa.
You go into deception pass state park, follow the signs to north beach, parking is at the end of the road.
Sep 9, 2023 13:32:56 #
Corky, bead, some people run yarn. Idea is get the hook to float 1-2 feet off the bottom during your drift.
It seems intimidating, but you just cast upriver at a 30-45 degree angle right after the guy down river from you lure hits the water.
It seems intimidating, but you just cast upriver at a 30-45 degree angle right after the guy down river from you lure hits the water.
Sep 9, 2023 21:10:58 #
letanium
Loc: Sammamish washington
Thanks for the advice. Made it out there today. Didn’t catch anything, but had fun trying.
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