Green River, WA (Chum Salmon)

Talked to a buddy about fishing the Green River for Chums. Have never fished the green river for chum salmon before so it seemed like a fun adventure. Went and tried up by Flaming Geyser State Park. You can park before the park entrance and there is plenty of places to hike around and try your luck. Found some good stretched of river and if you find the meadow your getting into some good fishing. Something my buddy told me that was a little odd was that the size of the fish this year was small. Yes, 6lb chums do exist. I didn't believe this but as I scouted other part of the river, including the other public fishing park on the way out to the State Park I spotted some chums in a creek. Pulled my care over to take a look. Sure enough the chums were in and spotted 5 or 6 in the tributary. All of these fish ranged from what looked like 6-8lbs. Some of the smallest chums I have seen. Tried some long purple, pink, and chartreuse streamers with no luck in the Green. Also, didn't see more than 4 fish in the main river though. Checked out the wholes by the Green River Bridge off hwy 18 and again looked like good fishing but no luck. Stay patient and wait for them to run. Talking with others on the water and and my friend there are chums running this time of the year, you just have to find them.

Summary:
Location: Green River/Flaming Geyser State Park, off hwy 18, near Auburn, WA
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Rod: 8 wt w/ sinking tip with 0x tippet and Salmon open face rod
Tackle: Purple, chartrouse, and pink streamers. Orange, pink, and green vibrax.
Fish: 0
Species: N/A
Biggest Fish: N/A
Smallest Fish: N/A
Rating: 7/10

Don't have my camera with me right now but do have pictures.

Kalama River, WA

Went out to the Kalama again with John and company trying for Steelhead. Conditions where good but we were just a few weeks early on the season. Saw a couple of fish, maybe a half dozen total. Would diffenitly recommend trying again in a couple weeks when they really start running closer to Turkey day.

Summary:
Location: Kalama River, Exit 32 off I-5, near Kalama, WA
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Rod: 8 wt w/ sinking tip with 0x tippet
Tackle: size 4 or 6 egg sucking leach or woolly bugger in black, purple, and olive
Fish: 0
Species: N/A
Biggest Fish: N/A
Smallest Fish: N/A
Rating: 6.5/10