Hi all getting ready to head to the duc first weekend of Oct 1. Wondering what to use have a few #4 blue fox spoons and some Little Cleo can you guys give us any suggestions?
Fished the duc for stealhead but never Coho
any help would be appreciated.

Anyone fished there lately?????
Thanks

im headin there tomorrow..ill pm u with how we did

My younger brother was up there last year and used the Dick Night set up and was catching fish when others were coming out empty.
Just my .02 cents.

FishGal is gonna kill me, but here's what I'd use!

Hi Frank

I've been fishing the Solduc for years. It looks like this week is going to be clear weather. I suggest you bring everything but the kitchen sink. The Solduc should be low and clear which means fishing can be tuff. If it were me, I'd bring spoons, spinners, jiggs, plugs, eggs, corkies, Aeroflies, hoochies and anything else you think may work. You may find a bunch of fish that may hit all of the above or may finally hit on something you say "no-way they'll take this" Good luck and let us know how you do. I hope to head over for at least 3 trips this fall.

Floated the Quileute on saturday with a buddy and my lady, she got the biggest in the boat, 8-9lber. Lots of jacks, saw a few other fish caught, and saw lots of fish moving, 150-200, mix of giant kings and big silvers. Saw some kings pushing 50lbs., all fish were chrome beauties. The big let down of the day was saw some kings rolling in some frog water, so after about 30 casts of just barely making it to where they were, we moved closer, first cast into where one had just surfaced, and my spinner just stopped, head shake told me it was a good size fish, saw it after about a minute, over 30, fought it for another 4 minutes and was bringing it home, when just as I was 2 feet from sending this one to the smoker, the flies out. This fish was chrome bright and all of 30lbs, lets just say I was feeling it the rest of the day. Lots of fish moving as I said, should be some already in the Duc, it is very clear though, so it could be tough, right at light is probably the only way to really have success, go get em.

Go even down to size 3 BLue Fox spinners if the water is clear. Also besides orage, pink, and chartruse, use green (not bright or neon but just plane green). Also Dick Nites and Canadian Wonder spoons. Jig and floats can also work, and eggs under floats.

Fish the pools early in the day at first light and also the evening until dark.

Thanks guys for the suggestions. Looking forward to slamin' salmon this week-end. We'll let you all know what was working the best for us when we get back Sunday.

Curious how you did?

Saturday morning my buddy pulled one out of the Duc using eggs, I had loaded up on spoons for the trip and never a nibble on any of the various sizes of Dick Nite, Lil Cleo or Blue Fox. The eggs from our trip at Black Gold Lodge were the only thing working for us. Stayed there from 5:30 a.m. to about l p.m. had some lunch in Forks and moved over to the Hoh, Duc was clear and the Hoh had color. Sunday morning had us back at the Duc, pulled 3 out of there by 12:30, one nice 8 lb and the others 4 lb. The rain will bring them in for better fishing this week-end.

fish the hoh

til the duc has more flow

its the only way to go

No Sol Duc is better!

Fished the bark hole on the sol duc on Thursday, fish jumping and rolling every where, fished it until about 9:30 on our way out we ran into a local( Dewey) who has been fishing the river for 25+ yrs. He told us that we wern't going to get anything on lures, he talked to us for about ten minutes and invited us down to the river to us some of his eggs. We fished for about another hour, I caught one small jack coho that I released. He then told us were to go on the quill and what to us. We stopped at the three rivers store for some launch and saw a picture of a 38lber that was caught on the lower quill earlier yesterday. The ladies at the store were very nice and they told us the same thing that Dewey told us.Fished the lower quill saw one guy with about a 15lber. heard a Indian on the river say that he netted 60 kings the nite before. Ran into another local who caught 14 on monday, 1 tuesday, 0 wednesday and none on thursday so far. One thing that I have learned on my two trips to the forks area for fishing is that the people up there are very nice and are willing to help you out and give us pointers. I'm taking this fall and winter to educate myself on the rivers up there, if I get a fish that is bonus. I grew up fishing in the salt and now I am trying to learn the rivers. Am thinking of going with a guide to learn more if anyone knows of good guides up there let me know thanks.