Smelt????????????????????????????????????????????????

[Hoytstaffshooter83]

4 years ago was considered ok because that year there were a few fish in the river.. think about how sad that really is

[bankwalker]

i know one person who got 23 or so last saturday. he tried 6 different spots to get them. said he was getting 2 per dip then a seal came by and nothing. but the people along side him were also getting a couple here and there.

seems like thats abou the just of our smelt seasons in the cowlitz.

i personaly do better jigging them in the seattle area. havent been down looking for them this season yet but its about that time of year.

[Bigshooter]

The last few years me and a few buddies have done pretty well.  But from what I have heard we were pretty lucky.

[murphyranch]

It's about time for squid too if I remember right.

[bankwalker]

It's about time for squid too if I remember right.

been the slowest year ive ever seen.

[ICEMAN]

slowest for squid?

I was just thinking about the squid. Arent they done pushing thru the sound about now, should be in the south sound this month?

[bankwalker]

slowest for squid?

I was just thinking about the squid. Arent they done pushing thru the sound about now, should be in the south sound this month?

idk its been absolutely dead everywhere for squid.

there were a few days where people did good in the sound but that is along shot. and most nights averaged 10 squid if yuo were lucky.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

I work in longview and there has been no activity on the river, no birds or seals.
But i drive over the NFL every day and there has been a ton of birds working the river fo rthe last few days.
To bad the NFL is closed.

[ICEMAN]

Last report I can find has nothing showing in the river.

WDFW hates me, you see any sign..... ?

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Sorry iceman, no sign around these parts. I havn't seen birds in the lewis in a week or 2 now, nothing doing in the cow either... It still looks like split pea soup. I think our smelt run didn't show up in the cow this year and if it did it was not on a saturday.

[ICEMAN]

 

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

One of the guys i work with was in cathlamet on sunday and said there were seals (not sealions) all over the place, said there were smelt around also. Maybe this weekend will be the weekend. I saw more life in the cow today than i have in a while, 2 seals and a few birds working the area around gearhart. We shall see what comes of it and i will keep you posted on what i see and hear.

[ICEMAN]

Excellent, thanks.

[cascademountainhunter]

http://www.bobsmerch.com/leather_041.htm

oops, well heres the link to Bob's again

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Looks like the commercials took 2900 lbs out fo the lower cow yesterday and monday. More birds working today...