Originally published September 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified September 30, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Fishing | Where they're biting, where they're not
Salmon and saltwater
Don Armeni ramp in West Seattle -- Friday: 12 boats with 22 anglers caught one coho and one chum; Saturday: 23 boats with 46 anglers caught three coho and one chum; Sunday: 19 boats with 41 anglers caught one chinook and four coho.
Shilshole Bay ramp -- Friday: 17 boats with 26 anglers caught four coho; Saturday: 36 boats with 68 anglers caught four coho; Sunday: 51 boats with 115 anglers caught one chinook, 10 coho, one chum and 32 flounder.
Everett ramp -- Friday: 47 boats with 97 anglers caught nine coho and 53 flounder; Saturday: 80 boats with 179 anglers caught eight coho, three rockfish and 10 flounder; Sunday: 110 boats with 240 anglers caught 14 coho and 37 flounder.
Mukilteo ramp -- Sunday: 18 boats with 42 anglers caught one coho.
Edmonds Marina -- Saturday: 22 boats with 46 anglers caught one coho, eight flounder and five kelp greenling.
Blaine ramp -- Friday: Three boats with six anglers caught no fish; Saturday: Seven boats with 17 anglers caught no fish.
Glenn Street ramp, Bellingham -- Friday: Two boats with four anglers caught no fish; Saturday: 14 boats with 32 anglers caught one rockfish; Sunday: 11 boats with 27 anglers caught no fish.
Cornet Bay ramp, North Whidbey Island -- Friday: Three boats with four anglers caught no fish; Saturday: Nine boats with 14 anglers caught three kelp greenling; Sunday: Six boats with 10 anglers caught no fish.
Skyline Marina, Anacortes -- Friday: Three boats with seven anglers caught one chinook; Saturday: Three boats with seven anglers caught no fish; Sunday: Seven boats with 18 anglers caught three chinook.
Washington Park ramp, Anacortes -- Thursday: One boat with two anglers caught no fish; Friday: Five boats with 11 anglers caught one chinook and one cabezon.; Saturday: Seven boats with 12 anglers caught two chinook; Sunday: 13 boats with 30 anglers caught four chinook, four rockfish and four kelp greenling.
Snug Harbor Marina, San Juan Island -- Friday: Six boats with 14 anglers caught one chinook; Saturday: Six boats with 13 anglers caught two coho; Sunday: Three boats with five anglers caught one coho.
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Swinomish Channel ramp -- Saturday: Two boats with six anglers caught no fish; Sunday: Three boats with seven anglers caught no fish.
Camano Island ramp -- Sunday: 12 boats with 22 anglers caught four chinook.
Maple Grove ramp, Camano Island -- Sunday: Three boats with five anglers caught no fish.
Griffin Bay ramp -- Sunday: Two boats with four anglers caught no fish.
Ediz Hook ramp, Port Angeles -- Friday: Three boats with five anglers caught no fish; Saturday: Nine boats with 16 anglers caught one rockfish; Sunday: 13 boats with 23 anglers caught one rockfish.
Olson's Resort, Sekiu (Area 5 is now closed for salmon fishing) -- Friday: 45 boats with 102 anglers caught 51 coho; Saturday: 85 boats with 220 anglers caught 34 coho; Sunday: 62 boats with 162 anglers caught seven coho.
Coho Resort, Sekiu -- Thursday: 41 boats with 85 anglers caught 24 coho; Friday: 30 boats with 80 anglers caught 37 coho; Saturday: 55 boats with 132 anglers caught 28 coho; Sunday: 31 boats with 75 anglers caught seven coho.
Van Riper's Resort, Sekiu -- Thursday: 23 boats with 49 anglers caught 10 coho and one rockfish; Saturday: 33 boats with 80 anglers caught 19 coho and five rockfish.
Salsbury County ramp and shoreline -- Sunday: Two boats with five anglers and two beach anglers caught no fish.
Point Wilson shoreline near Port Townsend -- Saturday: Two anglers caught no fish.
Marrowstone Island shoreline -- Friday: Two anglers caught no fish.
Quilcene Bay ramp, Hood Canal -- Friday: One boat with three anglers caught no fish.
Dewatto Creek ramp, Hood Canal -- Saturday: Five boats with seven anglers caught no fish.
Misery Point ramp, Hood Canal -- Friday: Two boats with two anglers caught no fish; Sunday: One boat with two anglers caught no fish.
Redondo Beach ramp -- Saturday: 26 boats with 55 anglers caught one chinook, one coho, nine flounder and 25 perch.
Point Defiance Park Boathouse and ramp, Tacoma -- Thursday: Seven boats with 17 anglers caught 26 flounder; Friday: 24 boats with 48 anglers caught one chinook, three coho and 22 flounder; Saturday: 44 boats with 97 anglers caught four chinook, one coho and 67 flounder; Sunday: 43 boats with 102 anglers caught three chinook, three coho, four rockfish and 72 flounder.
Zittels Marina -- Friday: Four boats with six anglers caught no fish; Sunday: 22 boats with 48 anglers caught one flounder.
Gig Harbor ramp -- Thursday: Two boats with two anglers caught no fish.
Narrows Marina -- Friday: 10 boats with 16 anglers caught no fish; Saturday: Seven boats with 16 anglers caught six flounder; Sunday: Nine boats with 17 anglers caught one chinook and two coho.
Boston Harbor Marina -- Thursday: Three boats with five anglers caught no fish; Saturday: Three boats with seven anglers caught three coho.
Hartstene Island ramp -- Friday: Six boats with nine anglers caught no fish; Sunday: Six boats with 13 anglers caught no fish.
Luhr Beach ramp -- Saturday: Seven boats with 14 anglers caught two flounder.
Solo Point ramp -- Sunday: Five boats with 10 anglers caught no fish.
Rivers and lakes
Columbia River below Bonneville Dam -- Last week: Nine bank anglers caught no fish; 54 boats with 120 anglers caught 25 chinook and 23 coho, and released two coho; 43 bank anglers caught five sturgeon and released 27; 31 boats with 73 anglers caught 16 sturgeon and released 85.
Columbia River in Bonneville Pool -- Last week: Six boat anglers caught four chinook.
Columbia River in Hanford Reach area -- Last week: 297 boats with 765 anglers caught 255 chinook, and released two chinook, eight steelhead, 10 sturgeon and 15 other fish; 37 bank anglers released 16 steelhead and seven other fish.
Lower Cowlitz River -- Last week: 108 bank anglers caught 28 coho and 10 cutthroat trout, and released three chinook and one coho; 35 boat anglers caught 20 coho and one cutthroat trout, and released one chinook.
Upper Cowlitz River at Packwood -- Last week: 23 bank anglers caught three coho.
Kalama River -- Last week: 23 bank anglers caught two coho.
Lewis River mainstem -- Last week: Seven boat anglers released two chinook.
Lewis River North Fork -- Last week: 100 bank anglers caught 20 coho, and released two chinook and 13 coho.
Cispus River -- Last week: Five bank anglers caught no fish.
Toutle River mainstem -- Last week: Six bank anglers caught no fish.
Toutle River North Fork -- Last week: 84 bank anglers caught four chinook and nine coho, and released two coho.
Green River (Cowlitz County) -- Last week: 33 bank anglers caught 15 coho.
Klickitat River -- Last week: 27 bank anglers caught five chinook and one coho.
Yakima River -- Angler effort and catch continues to increase this week. An estimated 116 adult fall chinook and 22 jacks were harvested last week. Total effort last week was roughly 2,200 angler hours. Harvest for the season is estimated at 149 adults and 22 jacks. No steelhead have been reported in the catch. Anglers averaged one chinook for every 17 hours of fishing. Weekend checks: 119 anglers caught nine chinook.
Checks provided by state Fish and Wildlife are taken randomly and do not reflect all fish caught during that period.
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