Cool nights are helping bring down water temperatures, and that is sparking action on trout lakes.
Rivers continue to fish well, even though the pink salmon runs seem to have peaked.
RIVERS
Chehalis: The best action is in the lower river for coho.
Green: The number of fish coming upriver seems to have dropped off, but people are still catching their limits of salmon. Most people are catching pinks and coho. Try a pink jig or pink worm on a jig head under a float.
Kalama: Bank anglers are catching some fall chinook.
Klickitat: Boat anglers are catching some fall chinook. The effort has been fairly heavy on the lower river, said a state report.
Nisqually: People are catching some pinks and a few coho using spinners or corkies and yarn. The action seems to have slowed.
Puyallup: A fair number of coho have been caught, perhaps brought in by higher river flows early in the week. Try switching colors on corkies and yarn until you find a combination that works, perhaps starting with green.
Skokomish: The action seems to have switched to coho. Every high tide, there seems to be another push of fish, said Ron Adams at Verle’s Sports Center. People are fishing eggs under a float or corkies and yarn in dark colors or orange and pink.
LAKES
Cady: Trout fishing has been pretty good. Fly anglers are using dark-colored leeches fished deep on full sink lines, or try chironomids.
Island: Perch fishing has been pretty good on this Mason County lake. Worms are working best.
Munn: The action has been slow because of warm water. The catch-and-release lake is due to be stocked at the beginning of October.
Offut: The fishing is starting to improve, thanks to the recent cool nights, said Becky Pogue at Offut Lake Resort. The trout are hitting orange or rainbow Power Bait or trolled Wedding Rings tipped with a worm.
Spanaway: Some people are catching limits of trout. Some trout are reaching 3 pounds. Try fishing the south corners with Power Bait on short leaders. Trolling flies like a chironomid or San Juan worms also is effective, said Bud Herlitzka at Spanaway Park Boathouse.
Spencer: With cooler weather this week, the trout action is starting to pick back up, Adams said. Try worms or Power Bait fished near the bottom.
SALTWATER
Fly fishing: The beach fishing has been good in recent days, said Anil Srivastava at Puget Sound Fly Co. People are catching some resident coho and searun cutthroat trout. Browns Point and the Tacoma Narrows have been good choices. Olive over white and brown/olive over white baitfish patterns have worked well. Remember, searun cutthroat must be released.
Ilwaco: Recreational halibut fishing in Marine Area 1 will close at the end of the day Friday. There is sufficient quota to allow the fishery to remain open through then.
North Sound: The coho action has really taken off in the last few days, said Mike Chamberlain at Ted’s Sports Center. The waters between Mukilteo and Possession Point, the Mukilteo-to-Edmonds shoreline and Satchet Head all have been productive. Chamberlain said most fish are 50-60 feet deep.
Tacoma: The salmon fishing has been slow this week, with just a few chinook and coho being caught, said Tom Pollack of Sportco. The pinks seem to have made their way into the local rivers.
Jeffrey P. Mayor, staff writer blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure
