Kalama River, WA (Chinook/Steelhead)

Came home for Thanksgiving and what else are you going to do but fish the Kalama? We like to put in at read barn and float all the way down to Modrow. Pulling a variation of plugs as we drift along and occasionally throwing a bobber and jig. The first hole we got into at red barn there we caught a decent late Chinook that really caught us off guard. But who wouldn't like to start their day off with a Chinook? Continuing down the river it was pretty slow until almost the end where we hooked the little steelhead.

Summary:
Location: Kalama River from Red Barn to Modrow
Time: 7am - 4pm
Rod: Bait caster and spinning rods
Tackle: Pink and purple steelhead jigs, Bubble Gum colored MagWart, Blue Pirate Kwikfish and wiggle Wart, Pink/Silver Kwikfish.
Fish: 2
Species: Chinook and Steelhead
Biggest Fish: 20# Chinook
Smallest Fish: 4# Steelhead
Rating: 6/10

Queets River, WA (Coho Salmon)

I'm going back in time for this blog and it says that we were fishing for Coho. Looking at the lure we had on I would believe that we actually were. I know that we didn't catch any salmon but my brother Mike did catch a nice cutthroat. The color was good and the air was crisp.

Summary:
Location: Queets lower launch to confluence
Time: 9am - 5pm
Rod: Spinning rods and plug rods
Tackle: Blue Fox Pixies on the spinners and coho colored Kwikfish plugs
Fish: 1
Species: Cutthroat
Biggest Fish: 16"
Smallest Fish:

Rating: 5/10

Satsop River (Coho/Chum Salmon)

We wanted to catch coho but ended up catching a chum. We put in at the mouth of the Middle Satsop river where you initially cant fish and then floated down the river to take out at Hwy 12. Pulling plugs that were greens, blues, and pinks where ever we could. Coming into a whole we knew should produce we got excited. One of the lines went slack and we thought it was a snag. Once John caught up to it we realize we had a nice fish on our hands that was charging up the river fortunately with the hook still in its grasp. After a good fight on a rod that was a little underweight we landed this nice chum. As you can see from Jon's smile this made for a hell of a trip.

Summary:
Location: Satsop River from mouth of Middle Fork to Hwy 12 bridge.
Time: 12pm - 6pm
Rod: Medium Bait Casting Rods
Tackle: Various Kwikfish Plugs
Fish:1
Species: Chum Salmon
Biggest Fish: 15lbs
Smallest Fish: N/A
Rating: 6/10