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Cowlitz Guided Trip pictures

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:10:03 +0000

Here are some Washington Salmon guided pics. These Kings are from the Cowlitz river. The Cowlitz river.

Low clear water blues got you down?

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:51 +0000

Low clear water got you down? Tough fishing and even tougher bites etc? Try downsizing your line or running a flourocarbon leader. Fish often get line shy but, what most dont realitze is that heavier line imparts a less realistic look to your bait or lure. On the Cowlitz I will often run 6 pound test for Steelhead with size 6 hooks. The Cowlitz is a great river for Side-drifting but, does have alot of pressure due to its high volume of fish. Vision hooks and Tackle based out of Olympia does a great job of making the sharpest hooks on the market. I highly reccomend them.

Cowlitz Springers

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:47 +0000

Well, fishing has been pretty dang good down here on the Cowlitz. I have been fishing primarily in the lower reaches of the Cowlitz but, Will continue to work my way up as it gets further into the month. The hottest techniques on the Cowlitz has been Backtrolling Pautzke cured eggs and Side Drifting small clusters. Expect a increa on the Cowlitz in Summer Steelhead as it draws Closer to June.

Petosa Guide Service-Skagit River fishing report

Nick Petosa — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:57:19 +0000

Well, this week has beem great so far! We have been getting huge numbers of Pinks a Coho per day. As the tides get better, more and more Coho will make their way into the System. and with huge reports from Whidbey Island the Skagit is about to explode with life….anybody wanna try for a 100 fish morning? Give me a call if you wanna burn it up. I mean it really! You are gonna need advil the next mornin,m there is so many fish. Been running Northwest jigs in 3/8 size in standard pink…I have also been running Mad river MFg Pink 4 inch Steelhead worms on a Jig head with great success! Scent wise Pautzke Krill oil and Salmon hammer are the ticket for keeping those undesireable scents off your hands!

Skagit RIver Salmon fishing Report

Nick Petosa — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:23:44 +0000

Well fishing for Pinks has been on the up and down the past couple of days still getting around 30 fish a morning but, the great thing is there has been a few Coho moving into the Skagit. Got one the other day that was 8 or 9 pounds and lost one this morning that was around 15 pounds… If anybody is interested in getting a trip going for Coho let me know! Also I have a few few extremely good dates open in Sept if you are interested, I can fill you in on the dates over the phone!

SKagit river Report

Nick Petosa — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:18:11 +0000

As I write masses of Pinks are invading the Skagit system ! Just remember if you dont like catching fish, you should definatly stay away from this fishery… I am running a special for NWWC radio fans right now in either two or 4 person trips. THese trips are half day 4-5 hour trips. FIshing is Hot! I haven’t been on a guided trip,that I haven’t had a limit of fresh out of the ocean Pinks since the opener Aug 1. Bring the kids, bring the wife, bring your husband and experience catching huge numbers of Salmon. Freezers are being filled every morning, so give me a call.

2 guys-200$
3 guys- 300$
4 guys-350$

A great morning of Skagit Pink Fishing

Nick Petosa — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:04:53 +0000

Got Bob and his sone Josh out for some great fishing on the Skagit today. We hooked numerous pinks using 3/8 oz northwest jigs (northwestjigs.com). Josh the man and makes me be on point everyday i fish with him. Thanks for a great day it is always a pleasure having you two in the boat!

Skagit river Pink fishing is HOTT!

Nick Petosa — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:46:54 +0000

Another great day on the SKagit for Bob and Josh…Today we caught all our fish on Northwest jigs (northwestjigs.com) with Pautzke krill oil. THe Skagit is running quite a bit higher than normal for this time of year…so stick to shallower water. THe clarity on the Lower Skagit is about 5 feet and green. Making just about any technique a go-to. FIshing is hott and I have some open days if any body wants to experince humpy mania. Today Josh and Bob hooked 25-30 pinks in 4 hours landing this beautiful limt of Pinks…Rock on Josh.
If you wanna get out and slay em give me a call 360-770-2396. I am running a special for up to 4 guys for 4-5 hours for 350$ Thats roughly 85 bucks a piece.

Skagit river Update

Nick Petosa — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:17:58 +0000

Fishing has been up and down this past couple of days since my past update. Some days are smoking hott and some days we gotta work a little to find the fish. Not only are the Kings nice this year we have been getting some great Steelhead as well. This past couple of days have yielded about 10 Steelhead while fishing for Kings…makes for a nice battle and some great memories while most have spawned some have not. We have been mostly backtrolling this past few days using a variety of Pautzke Cured eggs and Sand shrimp. Besdies eggs I have been running Mag-lips plugs and Kwikfish. Make sure when fishing plugs to match the size of the plug to the water being fished for best results. Would like to give a big thanks to everyone who has fished with me these past few days had a great time fishing with you all and lookforward to doing it again in the fall for some great Silver and pink Salmon action!

Skagit River June 6th

Nick Petosa — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:58:13 +0000

Well, today was another great day on the Skagit.We got 5 Kings and two dollies. Had a hard time finding the hatchery fihs but, did land a few nice ones. THe water came up a few feet today from the hot weather we have been having lately. Would like to thank Cal,Gary and Jim for a great time on the water! Had a blast guys and look forward to doing it again with you soon! Just remember wait…wait….wait….GRAB IT!!!!!!!GRAB THE ROD!!!