Platte Bay

[Mark]

We got out Friday and Sunday mornings this weekend and had a ball on Platte Bay. Trolling the shallows with long line J plugs, I was 9 for 13 all kings and lost a coho at the boat. I went through 4 harnesses on one plug. Sunday was much slower with 5 biters, all kings again. The fish are somewhat silver and still very strong, but caught a couple darkies too. I think a lot ran the river on Saturday and those are pretty skittish as usual. Numbers are much better this year for the coho return.

[Priority1]

GJ Mark, It sounds like you had a great time this weekend. Wishin I was Salmon Slammin.

[JWheeler]

That sounds like great fishing, not to mention great for the fishery with a strong run up the river.

[Mark]

Those river fish are tough to get to bite. I had some luck earlier in the season on small bags and spinners but they have been getting more lock jaw everyday. You can cast 4 pound carbon at them and they see it coming 20 yards away and just slide to the side of it. Dawn and dusk bite has been about it. Interesting note, I talked to the weir workers and the fish they passed at 10 am were at the hatchery that same afternoon. That's gotta be almost 10 miles of river and lakes.....cruisin'!