Winter Steelhead (2015)

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Anyone ever float a pontoon from the dam down?  Wouldn't think a drift boat would be to smart up there.

[wildmanoutdoors]

Anyone ever float a pontoon from the dam down?  Wouldn't think a drift boat would be to smart up there.

There is a canyon, that bad things can happen in. Kayaks go thru. My bud floated it in a Aire Puma mini raft and bad things happened.

We floated above 7400 a few miles. Have to drag your craft pretty far. And cant fish from a boat up there.  Took out at 7400.

[PolarBear]

I also am worried about the disaster White Bridge down is going to be. Without the 7400 down float, theres going to be way to many people packed into to little river.

Luckily we have a friend with land, gravel bar and a ramp that we can lunch from that a little less than 1/2 way through the 7400-White Bridge float.  There is one other private ramp a mile or so up river and I think that guy charges a select few to use his ramp.  Somebody with land and a good spot could make some serious $$ with launching and shuttle fees!! 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I also am worried about the disaster White Bridge down is going to be. Without the 7400 down float, theres going to be way to many people packed into to little river.

Luckily we have a friend with land, gravel bar and a ramp that we can lunch from that a little less than 1/2 way through the 7400-White Bridge float.  There is one other private ramp a mile or so up river and I think that guy charges a select few to use his ramp.  Somebody with land and a good spot could make some serious $$ with launching and shuttle fees!!

Was always a little envious of you guys putting in there.

[7mmfan]

I also am worried about the disaster White Bridge down is going to be. Without the 7400 down float, theres going to be way to many people packed into to little river.

Luckily we have a friend with land, gravel bar and a ramp that we can lunch from that a little less than 1/2 way through the 7400-White Bridge float.  There is one other private ramp a mile or so up river and I think that guy charges a select few to use his ramp.  Somebody with land and a good spot could make some serious $$ with launching and shuttle fees!!

I'm sure there are a few people up there that will realize that soon enough and open up an avenue. I can think of a couple locations fairly high in that float that could be great launches.

[BigGoonTuna]

I have a 14' jet boat that goes just about anywhere

[PolarBear]

Except past the rock garden.   

[7mmfan]

 

I have a 14' jet boat that goes just about anywhere

You may make it up, but you'll never make it down, especially if the suns shining! You let me know when you're going to head up there, I'll make sure I'm there to gather whatever comes floating down river.

[BigGoonTuna]

in all seriousness, i don't fish far above carter creek for the most part, and really don't fish the "boatable" parts of the wynoochee all that much these days anyway.  i can only hope the bright side of the 7400 access being shut down means more fish make it up to the upper river.  used to have some really great days up near the trap, the last 6 or 7 years the fishing's been lousy, i think they are just all being caught before they make it up there with all the pressure these days.

just love to get a rise out of the drift boat only people, especially the ones from seattle 

[steeliedrew]

I have a buddy that got his old 18' Willie Classic up to damn near 7400 before. No joke. I used to float that river a bit when I owned a Clackacraft.  WAY too crowded now!

[PolarBear]

A couple of years ago we ran into a couple of guys in a sled about a 1/2 mile upstream from the rock garden on The Nooch.  They took a bit of a beating getting up there and asked if they could follow us out through the nasty stuff.  We got them through but they said they would never try it again.  They put a basketball sized divot in their hull going up.  They are lucky that they didn't flip.

[deerlick]

Yeah drew I  run up above the rock garden quite often, even back down through it on the kicker. It's not bad at all. Oh yeah and the diversion dam is very jumpable from experience

[JimmyHoffa]

After the storms the other day, the road down the Hoh River washed out.  Oil City Rd, don't know when it will be repaired. 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

After the storms the other day, the road down the Hoh River washed out.  Oil City Rd, don't know when it will be repaired.

Interesting. Must have been a little water coming down.

[huntnphool]

Rivers are dropping into shape, my buddy clients went 3/4 today, hooked one monster that eventually broke off. Fish to 16# in the cooler.