Awkward Combat Fishing

[The Marquis]

Shad run at Bonneville.  It's rare to have 2 feet on either side.

[bigtex]

Tokul Creek back in the old days

[N7XW]

Just about any good river in Grays Harbor Co. during the salmon runs.

[Alchase]

Tokul Creek back in the old days

Wow, a blast from the past!

You did not even have to cast, just raise your pole and drop upstream again, LOL
I caught many steelies at Tokul creek. I saw more people end up swimming there than all other creeks or rivers combined. That was half the show.

[Bullkllr]

Closest quarters I ever did was at the "meat hole" and I can't say where that is but a few may know.  You literally bounced boats together the entire time and were never more than a couple feet away from someone else.  It was completely routine and gentlemanly - except for when it wasn't.

For close boat fishing

Several times I had fish munching my bait and was afraid to set the hook with rods from other boats on top of mine.

[branches]

Closest quarters I ever did was at the "meat hole" and I can't say where that is but a few may know.  You literally bounced boats together the entire time and were never more than a couple feet away from someone else.  It was completely routine and gentlemanly - except for when it wasn't.

For close boat fishing

Several times I had fish munching my bait and was afraid to set the hook with rods from other boats on top of mine.

From the late 1980's thru the early1990's that place was awesome. And yes sometimes you could not set the hook because of a boat on top of your rod. Man I sure miss that fishery.

[JimmyHoffa]

The coho run on the Big Quilcene can get rowdy.  A couple guys I kind of know liked to go down there more for the fighting than the fishing.  They'd get a few days off from logging because of fire restrictions and head down to the river.

[gramps]

Ringold on the Columbia in the '60's and '70's...and maybe the 80's

[snake]

skok

[gaddy]

I went to Ringold in the early eighty's with a buddy once,,, Once !! Fist fights happened on the bank and into the water. Never went back.

[gaddy]

Or head up above Ice harbor dam for steel head, but bring an interpreter. And a garbage bag.

[BigGoonTuna]

Closest quarters I ever did was at the "meat hole" and I can't say where that is but a few may know.  You literally bounced boats together the entire time and were never more than a couple feet away from someone else.  It was completely routine and gentlemanly - except for when it wasn't.

For close boat fishing

Several times I had fish munching my bait and was afraid to set the hook with rods from other boats on top of mine.

From the late 1980's thru the early1990's that place was awesome. And yes sometimes you could not set the hook because of a boat on top of your rod. Man I sure miss that fishery.

you could always tell who the locals were by their dented up car topper boats, with gear, clothes and hands permanently stained pink with egg goo.

[Wazntme]

Baker lake on opening day can be like that minus the “catching” part!

[huntnphool]

Lake Washington when sockeye would occasionally open...  absolute hands down craziest I've ever been in...

 Some of our pics from those days.

[Skyvalhunter]

Those were the good old days