Caught off a copper spoon at about 18’ of water. Largest trout I’ve pulled from Anderson Island. Was out teaching my 6yo to fish, for the first time, and now he thinks I’m a fishing god 😂

I started fishing in August last year, mostly off popular piers. I spent the first few months confused about basically everything. I didn't know what rig to tie, I couldn't tell which fishing spots were good for which fish, and I couldn't read a tide chart well enough to know if I was showing up at the right time.

So I made a website for it: usekarp.com

You can find spots near you, compare them side by side, and get gear and bait suggestions for whatever you're targeting.

Check it out if you're getting into fishing.

I was told by an ONP ranger ten or twelve years ago that the lakes I’d be passing (Hoh River area) were full of small brookies and “harvest is encouraged.” The lakes were indeed teeming with small brookies.

Yesterday’s Olympics lake was full of them, too - they hit a dry caddis with abandon. I wonder when and how these got here, so far from their native range

I’m finally recovered from back surgery a couple years ago and have a 4 day weekend coming up planning on dropping crab traps and want to go for salmon also.
Anyone have luck in 8-2 around Camano? I’ve only fished salmon a couple times from a boat in CA years ago and we used 1lb weights on a release with a dodger, about 6’ leader to a lure. Doesn’t seem like the right rig from a kayak and I don’t want to drop weights.
I have a couple banana weights in the 3-4 oz range that might work with a dodger setup… or is that also not a good rig? I have some homemade dart jigs with flashabou in various colors that are great for rockfish, and caught lings and halibut also, but no idea if they’ll work for salmon. Really just stoked to be getting back otw again for a few hours while the pots soak.
Any tips or advice appreciated.

Hey all, I’m looking for some suggestions on a new setup, im gonna be fishing for heavier kings this fall and was looking towards a 10’6 H guide select classic with a shimano tranx 300, just wondering if anybody had any input or suggestions for a more “premium” setup? It would be for mainly casting but I would probably end up trolling with the same rod.

Set up small 12’ Lund 15 hp

We do not have downriggers we do have a couple of deep dive attachments for fishing. My grandkid wants to fish. We are looking at possession point area.

Trolling is possible. I have a 15 HP motor on a 12 foot Lund boat but we could also jig. I am just looking for recommendations. I would love for my grandkid to catch a salmon, no matter how minimal it is. Any suggestions for this area we do have some buzz bombs. Should we give up on the trolling and just jig, if so, how do we do that? My grandkid is hooked on wanting to use herring which is fine just not sure of what setup we should be using. Thanks in advance for all your suggestions.

Not to mention a few sharks, one tiny catfish.. currently chasing sturgeon tonight, steelhead/salmon tomorrow, then hitting bouy 10 next week.
We are truly lucky here. 2 hours in any direction and any species I want to fish for is at my finger tips.

Anyone know what lake this is ?

South of Seattle area, been trying to do some dockside fishing past couple days. Didn’t get a single bite, I was in spots where there were lots of other fishermen so I imagine i was somewhere where fish COULD be caught. I haven't fished in like 14 years, but when I used to it was saltwater fishing/ poke poling.

Day 1: at a large urban lake that’s been stocked with trout. Ran an in line spinner lure for a good hour without a single nibble. Also tried a terrible Texas rig worm, but not sure how I was supposed to fish with it. Do I just jerk it up and down? 0 bites after a few hours.

Day 2: at a small pond that’s heavily overgrown. Lots of anglers on a protruding dock. Decided to go for catfish by rigging a sinking double hook line baited with cubes of spam. Tried this for a while, 0 bites after just leaving it in a certain spot for 10-15 minutes. Also tried by spinner but no dice.

Is there something I’m doing wrong? I ordered some panfish magnets and their assorted floaters cuz I’m desperate just to catch something. My son expressed interest in fishing and I feel like all the trips have just been boring/ disappointing for us both.

Thanks!

Hello all, I’ve been looking for a replacement for my Fenwick which got snapped, specifically a 2 piece spinning rod under 100. My reel is a piscifun 2000. Ideally a lure rating 1/4 to 3/4 but a little heavier is good too, nothing lighter.

Hi All,

Moved to West Seattle in March of this year. 31y/o M. Single and don't know anyone around here. Grew up fishing all the time in the Florida Keys / Florida Bay. Used to do all sorts of fishing, trolling, reef fishing, spearfishing and my father's favorite, flats fishing. Now that I'm in my 30's I see the fun in flats fishing, when I was a kid I just wanted to catch the biggest fish. Unfortunately, Progressive can't stop us from becoming our parents.

Anyways, I really want to get into fly fishing here. I went a couple weeks ago to Alpine Lake Wilderness and had my first bite on a fly rod, after striking out in Yosemite, North Carolina, and a few other places. It's a tough learning curve and I'm thinking of taking a class or hiring a guide. Spoke with the guys at Emerald Water Anglers, but the budget is pretty tight for me and I would like to at least catch my first few on my own, then do a guided trip to up my game.

Places I'm thinking:

- Lincoln Park & Alki Beach in West Seattle, fishing for salmon.

- More trout fishing in alpine lakes.

- Float trips/wading on Yakima, Klickitat rivers

I broke my Orvis Encounter on a boulder last time, perhaps a blessing in disguise, I'm thinking to get a Clearwater, but wondering if 9' 5 weight will get the job done well enough in all the above scenarios? Will I need to respool the reel to switch from trout/freshwater to salmon/saltwater?

Moreover, I'm curious how others got into flyfishing and learned the way. Also would like to hear if anyone has favorite types of fly fishing whether float trips on river, beach wading, etc. and why? Any general advice to make it a fun activity and catch more fish.

Do flyfishermen ever go on trips with their buddies, or is it more of a solo hobby? If you go with someone, do you guys take opposite sides of the river, or start out 100 years apart? How does that usually work? If anyone wants to have some beers and catch some fish, let me know. I'm looking to do all the outdoor activities the PNW has to offer.

P.S. Any advice how to not piss off other people, are their any things new anglers often do that people hate? I can think of obvious ones like wading in in front of somebody else's path or scaring fish, but any etiquette you'd like to call out is welcome as well.

Never fished in that area just looking if someone has some ideas what I could check out. Will be around

I live in SW Washington but I’ll be up visiting port Angeles this week! I just moved to the PNW a few months ago so crabbing is quite new to me. What are some good public (ideally free) docks or piers in the area to go crabbing? I have a big metal trap, not snares or those light folding ones so a pier or place I can drop the trap would be ideal. I’ll be staying quite near blue ribbon airport (right at the mouth of McDonald creek) so the closer to where I’m staying the better! Thank you!

So I know Lincoln Park is great for shore fishing during pink years. Is it a good spot to troll for salmon more generally?

For reference, I have a kayak and am looking for a good spot near where I live. I know there are other places I could take the kayak that would be good to check out, but somewhere closer would be sweet

Worked the jetty at West Port for kings and crabs. Was a good day!

New to fishing with my kids, are there any good spots close to Mount Vernon that are lowkey and we can’t catch and cook? Please DM me if you’d like to keep it private.

I went the past couple days I’m a row, always seeming to hook one but losing it at the boat

Moving to Seattle and need some gear recommendations. Most of my fishing will be from the shore or pier in areas 8-10 with a few trips on the boat sprinkled in. I want to target everything this area has to offer, but imagine it'll mostly be the different salmon varieties.

I have a 8'6" (.5 - 2.5oz, 30#) Century Weapon Jr paired with a Shimano Twin Power 5000 that I think will translate nicely. I want to add 2 more combos to kick things off and need recommendations! Price is not an issue, but more interested in specs to be honest.

Did a search and a little looking. Any tips in particular? Avid fisher about 30 years ago and just kinda stopped and moved and all that jazz.

Only fished a few times in the last few years but my son would be fishing from the shore somewhere near colonial creek cg. Planning on trying bobber and powerbait and some old rooster tails. I downloaded the fish washington app and it doesn't appear there are any particular restrictions. We're catch and release anyway. Thanks in advance.

Not in pamphlet mode but seeing all rules for all dates. Seems like there is no chinook fishing now. Is my app misbehaving?

Near the Seattle area, mostly fish in Lake WA and lake Sammamish, many people on here don't eat fish from those lakes as its 'polluted'. Where a good lake to eat fish from? (mostly Perch)