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Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« on: January 09, 2013, 12:36:56 PM »
Well with the good shot of water the rivers just received Im thinking the rivers should be full of fresh fish for this weekend.
Anybody hitting it and what river.
Im hitting the Sky on Saturday, should be real good.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2013, 12:48:40 PM »
hopefully it will be fishable????  not looking too good right now.  maybe sunday?
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2013, 12:53:10 PM »
weekend fishing has gotten crazy, makes it tough to wanna go out.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2013, 01:01:03 PM »
Its suppose to get cold and the Sky is on the drop and dropping pretty fast. Its suppose to get cold for the next few nights and i think it will come on in. I hope anyways.
1 way or the other will be on the river trying out my new oars (Sawyer Square Tops).
I have been chomping at the bit.
Maybe see some of you guys up that way.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2013, 07:17:43 PM »
I was thinking of hitting the 'Nooch from the white bridge to the crossover bridge.  It depends a little on what they do with the dam though.  Maybe the Hump  :dunno:
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2013, 07:32:53 PM »
I will be fishing some where... Just do not know where
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2013, 07:47:12 PM »
Sunday might be better when everyone else is watching fooze ball.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2013, 07:57:41 PM »
I was thinking of floating the Sky Saturday too but I might default to shooting some arrows instead.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2013, 11:02:29 PM »
The rivers are dropping really fast and I'll certainly be out on my pontoon on my local river either friday if it gets in the lower 4000 cfs range by then. But definitely Saturday it will be  :tup:


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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2013, 11:05:49 PM »
I was thinking of hitting the 'Nooch from the white bridge to the crossover bridge.  It depends a little on what they do with the dam though.  Maybe the Hump  :dunno:

It's very unlikely they'll slow the flow. There was close to a foot of snow that melted off the last 2 days up in the hills above the lake.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2013, 11:14:56 PM »
 :yike:  I'll look a little closer at the Humptulips then. The Cowlitz isn't much further for me, but even with a boat I hate the crowds, especially on the weekends.  :bdid:
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2013, 12:10:12 AM »
ight now all the riers out here are punched ! I am a fishing guide and I cant work so I am going broke right now !

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2013, 05:13:07 AM »
I was going to hit the Ronde, but single digit lows this weekend have deterred me :chuckle:

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2013, 06:03:47 AM »
The sky is dropping like a rock.
from 13000 to 6700 over night. Saturday will be perfect.
Fish on.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2013, 06:10:35 AM »
I'm fishin Fri sat Sun.  :tup:
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2013, 07:09:00 AM »
ight now all the riers out here are punched ! I am a fishing guide and I cant work so I am going broke right now !

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2013, 08:14:46 AM »
Heading to the Sky in about an hour to toss the spey rod around a little and see if I can swing one up. Also headin to the nooch Saturday with everyone else to join the parade, should be prime.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2013, 09:38:07 AM »
Im leaving work early as well. Heading up to poke around in a few of my honey holes.(Reiter) :dunno:
Not really, But Im heading up around High bridge/Big Eddy. Fish on.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2013, 10:28:20 AM »
Well float fished the Cable Hole, and the run below it yesterday for nothing, then went down and swung the run across from Proctor Creek with my spey rod and had one steelhead on. River looked awesome, parking lot at Reiter was FULL, glad I wasn't there. Nooch bound tomorrow, good luck this weekend everyone.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2013, 04:04:38 PM »
Well float fished the Cable Hole, and the run below it yesterday for nothing, then went down and swung the run across from Proctor Creek with my spey rod and had one steelhead on. River looked awesome, parking lot at Reiter was FULL, glad I wasn't there. Nooch bound tomorrow, good luck this weekend everyone.

I'll see you and our 100 closest friends over there tomorrow  :tup:

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2013, 08:04:48 PM »
I am driving down to the nooch tomorrow.  I will be going alone and if anyone wants to ride let me know.  I live in Puyallup.   I also have a 10 foot steelheader pontoon boat as well if you have a pontoon boat as well.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2013, 08:28:22 PM »
TheHunt, do you think the 'nooch is a better chioce than the Satsop tomorrow?
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2013, 08:31:56 PM »
Not sure...    I have never floated the Satsup only banked fished it.  But I have heard that the Steel is starting to come into the river.  If I knew the river better I would choose the Satsup.

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2013, 08:41:56 PM »
Sadly no.  My brother and I are planning on a late start, and then a trip to the coast for an evening clam dig.  If we had more time to plan it we could leap frog down the river in our drifters. 

I live in the county just east of Puyallup.  We should hook up some time.  Pun intended.  :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2013, 11:55:20 AM »
Just drove over the Lewis St bridge. The Sky looks about perfect.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #25 on: January 12, 2013, 08:49:53 PM »
I went down to the Wynoochee and only saw one fish on the bank.  It was about 11 - 12 lb hen and the belly was starting to darken.  I would have taken it for her eggs. 
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #26 on: January 12, 2013, 10:02:23 PM »
I went down to the Wynoochee and only saw one fish on the bank.  It was about 11 - 12 lb hen and the belly was starting to darken.  I would have taken it for her eggs.

What section were you fishing? Bank or boat? And did you hear how the boats were doin?

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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #27 on: January 13, 2013, 01:40:19 PM »
I started from the bottom at Black and moved to many spots to white bridge.  I did not have time to go up any further.   


LOTS, and LOTS of boats on the Satsop.  Way more then on the Wynoochee.   What does that tell you?   :dunno:
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #28 on: January 13, 2013, 05:07:37 PM »
probably that they think the wynoochee is crowded. :chuckle:

i took a drive this afternoon, and couldn't find a place to fish.  well, i could've fished the slide hole but the river was up and i don't care much for it(off the bank at least) at these flows.  almost tried crossover but there were some bankie rigs there already and a guy and his kid were getting their boots on, so i didn't want to make that long walk.  from there i was gonna try my "plan b" river but there was a guy in my spot! :bash:, a river that rarely gets fished, or at least used to.

finally i drove up to the hump.  in short, lots of people, no fish.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #29 on: January 13, 2013, 05:19:16 PM »
Floated from 7400 to Whitebridge yesterday with everyone else. My buddy in another boat and I both went 3 for 4. Couple nice 12-14# chromers. All hatchery fish. Tons of boats and seemed everyone had a fish or two.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #30 on: January 13, 2013, 05:51:15 PM »
Got into some wilds today :tup:
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #31 on: January 13, 2013, 06:21:52 PM »
Well I need to go out this weekend as well.
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #32 on: January 13, 2013, 06:54:05 PM »
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #33 on: January 14, 2013, 06:48:06 AM »
Nice Nubbs... 
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Re: Anybody floating the rivers this Saturday?
« Reply #34 on: January 14, 2013, 07:37:01 PM »
I floated the satsop this evening in my toon and my buddy took his maiden voyage in his toon. I went 0 for 1 on a big hen  :bash:


 


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