Different Places To Go Fishing Around Green River College
By: Satchit Dahal
Staff Writer
The area surrounding Green River College is a great place to go fishing during the summer.
A fisherman might be seen equipped with a fishing rod, some bait and maybe even a boat, but what hides in plain sight is their plethora of patience.
There are several things you need in order to go fishing: fishing rod, bait, hook, net, and patience.
“Patience is definitely a requirement for fishing,” said Jennifer Gile, a student at Green River College who adopted fishing as a hobby.
“You’re sitting around the table with everyone and you are eating what you earned and what you have actually worked to get,” added Gile.
Knowing which exact location to settle down to fish from is knowledge that comes with experience. Even though taking a boat in the middle of the river or lake and catching a few trout sounds easy, doing so is another matter entirely.
Not only is fishing a very difficult skill to learn and do well at, it is prohibited during all seasons except summer.
According to an online forum called “gamefishing,” some of the best areas to go fishing include the Kent golf course area, Soos Creek Salmon Hatchery, Neeley Bridge, Flaming Geyser State Park, Palmer Kanasket Steelhead Hatchery, and many more trails.
The easy access roads to these sites and their high population of fish, rank these areas as the best. However, no matter how good a fishing site is, the rules and regulations must be followed, otherwise fishing will be prohibited there.
There are signs, boards, and pamphlets around fishing sites to make visitors aware of these rules and regulations and also of the consequences if they are not followed.
There are rules concerning the limit per-person and types of fish that are “catch-and-release” that people need to abide by while fishing in these areas.
Fish such as the steelhead, chinook, dolly varden, bull trout, green sturgeon and rockfish are required to be released into the water upon catching unless otherwise posted on signs and boards.
According to an informational website called, “takemefishing,” the cutthroat trout might be the most commonly found species in the Green River. Insects and flies are used as bait for these fish and the catching limit for them is a maximum of two-fish per day.
The daily limit for coho salmon is a maximum of six with a three adult bag limit, and the daily limit for salmon is two.
Fishing is a pleasant hobby for many people, and for any college students who are fishermen, they can find some great catches at any of the water areas surrounding Green River College.
