Here's an informal, just-for-the-heck-of-it, poll. Nothing scientific. Just curiosity.

There are lots of fish stocks and fishing opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. Of the following, what's your favorite?

Winter steelhead
Spring Chinook
Summer steelhead
Late summer sockeye
Fall Chinook
Early/late run coho
Pinks
Chums
Other (smelt, sturgeon, walleye, etc)

For me, it's spring Chinook and fall coho.

But Cohoangler, why not winter or summer steelhead? Perhaps my somewhat embarassing lack of success has something to do with it. Seems like even the hatchery brats are safe when I'm on the water.......

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MSB

love those fall coho in the estuaries. fishing out of a skiff using fly's on a 5 wt. Man can they fight, rip line like a bonefish and jump like a rainbow.

Flyfishing the salt in October, could be a Coho, Blacky, king, or Cutty. The funnest though is when a school of coho swim by you in about 8' of water, gets the heart rate up a little, just pray you have a bug tied on when you see them.

Oh, man this is a tough question. I really like jigging for bottomfish as well as steelhead, sturgeon, saltwater salmon and bass fishing. Not very narrow, but hey.

Bring on those carp!

Parker

Fall Chinook/Coho on a normal year.Sockeye on Lk.Washington when possible.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

There ain't no head like steelhead. Summer or winter

1. Winter steelhead-forks area rivers,big smiles,cold fingers,good whiskey and tight lines
2. Fall salmon-forks area rivers, spoons ,spinners,good cold beer and lots tight light lines
3. Spring steelies/salmon-forks area rivers,t-shirt weather,whiskey w/beer chaser and super tight lines w/big fish
4. Summer steelhead- forks area rivers,sun,cold beer and nothin better to do, I think I see a pattern developing here.

Summer steelhead on the Stilly or Sky.
Second choice is searun cutts on any north sound river.

Gotta toss a coin for summer steelhead on the Sky and fall coho in the salt. Nothing like a summer steelhead on light to medium gear and there's nothing better than saltwater coho in the oven (OK nothin better than a springer on the BBQ, but these guys can be work to catch, especially if you live in Seattle!)

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1. Winter steel - what happened this year =(
2. Summer steel - last year was sweeeet
3. Silvers - Early, late or no run coho are always fun.
4. Trout - Small streams with 3wt
5. Humpies- Little fish with big attitude
6. Bass- =0 Just kidding

1. silvers on spinners
2. kings on anything but bait since I refuse to use it for absolutly anything
3. halibut
4 lings in shallow water with light rod and jigs

Put me down for summer steelhead. There ain't nothing like wet-wading, skating a dry fly and nailing a steelie. It just doesn't get any better.
Winter steelies are a close second.
Love those cutts too.

I really enjoy all types of fish, but yes sturgeon are awesome fighters. And those springers are great too. Also I crave the winter/summer steelies.<*(()>{

Winter steelhead
sturgeon
springers
fall salmon
going to learn how to fish walleye this year
I'm retireing in 79 more working days and its importatnt that a guy keeps busy when retired. RIGHT ????

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Bob Dawson

summer run steelhead All the way baby

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work is for people who dont know how to fish

Not on the list, but my all time favorite fishing was coastal cutthroats in the small feeder streams on the north Oregon coast range. It's so peaceful and relaxing. Ultralight spinning gear, mountain air, mature forests and the best part.....no people. Just me and the mosquitos. It's as close to a relegious experience as I can have.


Second, fall Coho.

Third, Summer steelhead.

first choice, king/silver fishing off the west coast of P.O.W. Is. in June/July, next would be winter steelhead here or the Tillamook fall chinook fishery.

without a doubt!! silvers in the salt on a clouser, stripping, not trolling!