Northwest Fishing Magazine October 2025 Volume 5 Issue 2 - Flipbook - Page 26
The speed of your retrieve
will dictate your depth
in the water column.
Note that twitching will
work in water as shallow
as 2 feet and is deadly
effective in deep pools. The
takedown when twitching
is unmistakable and often
very violent. The only
drawback to twitching is
that it does tend to tire you
out, so plan to mix it up
throughout the day.
For newbies, I highly
recommend that you
book with a guide for
your first few trips. Learn
the tricks from them on
where to find fish and
which technique to use
to target them based on
the water you are fishing.
Try the river systems in
the North Sound, such as
the Snohomish, Skagit, or
Nooksack systems. Try the
SW Washington rivers, such
as the Cowlitz or Lewis.
Target the rivers feeding
into Grays Harbor and the
Chehalis system. Some of
the largest Coho can be
found in this region. For
a real adventure, try the
rivers on the coast from the
Humptulips all the way up
to the Quileute system near
Forks. I know that the lower
Quinault can be a ton of fun
when fished with a tribal
guide.
I have always said that
the fishing in an odd year
for pinks is a great way to
get the kids interested,
since they will catch a lot
of fish. Coho are not much
different in that they tend
to be plentiful and are
often not hard to catch. The
advantage of catching coho
is that they make great
table fare once they enter
the river. Some might even
say that they taste better
after they have been in
fresh water for a bit.
Give it a try and get out
this year! Learn a new river
system. Try a “new to you”
technique. Most of all, have
fun!
