Ever Fished "Stump" Lake Kapowsin

[AL WORRELLS KID]

If so, then perhaps you can remember dodging a few sunken logs as you crossed the Lake?
Here's an old picture of the Rafts of Logs on Lake Kapowsin back in the day, that might explain where they all came from! 
Doug

[duckmen1]

That's an awesome picture of the history of the lake. I do have a few memories from the lake over the years. But have quit going there in recent years due to having issues with people in that area. Hose lines getting cut for siphoning gas always is a bummer to come back to. Always makes it hard to get home after not having any fuel left.
Wish it wasn't like that out there because it could be an enjoyable lake for many adventures.

[Buckhunter24]

Thats a great picture Doug. I can see where I grew up in that picture. If you have others I would appreciate seeing them.

[Sutherland]

Yes very cool picture indeed. Do you happen to know what year that was?

[rasbo]

Fished it for years used to have some good kokanee Fishing.rolled up on stumps many times the campground from champion was a good spot also

[257wbymagkiller]

That was my childhood lake. Love fishing there. Trout fishing is great. Love the old history of it wish I could go back in time and see the old town.

[trophyhunt]

Very cool, so, stupid question here.  Did they float the logs to the other end and then transport on trucks?  I'm curious why didn't they just load them on trucks at the mill? Old logging pics are like porn to me, just spent a weekend in Idaho at a little cabin and the walls were full of old photos, TOUGH dudes back then!!! 

[Buckhunter24]

A lot of logs were flumed down to Kapowsin and never saw a truck. They did also haul down into Kapowsin too. I believe there were six separate sawmills and 2 cedar shake mills at the height of Kapowsins glory. When the mills started shutting down, they hauled into the reload with oversize trucks. The train took them from there out to Port of Tacoma.

Edit to say rail brought a lot of logs down as well.

[trophyhunt]

A lot of logs were flumed down to Kapowsin and never saw a truck. They did also haul down into Kapowsin too. I believe there were six separate sawmills and 2 cedar shake mills at the height of Kapowsins glory. When the mills started shutting down, they hauled into the reload with oversize trucks. The train took them from there out to Port of Tacoma.

Sweet, thanks man.

[Buckhunter24]

 

This is a great coffee table book, awesome pictures and history. Not tons about kapowsin in it but lots of western Washington history.https://www.ebay.com/i/264679670025?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

Here's a paper I've never seen before if anyone's interested in it.  https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1734&context=etd

[Bullkllr]

Some sections of the old flume are still in place. Imagine the board feet involved over those years.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Memories of the old resort before it sank.
Even used Ericksons after that..
spent many years there in the 70's and later...
Hated when they started charging access to the woods behind it.
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Have not been back in years..

[Alchase]

Use to fish it a lot, then the tweekers and crackheads made it impossible to leave a vehicle I. The parking lot for more then 10 minutes
So much glass on the ground from broken windows.

[Panic Minnow]

I used to fish out there quite a bit in my smaller bass boat. One day using the big motor I got stuck on a log out in the middle, and the stump was as wide as my boat. Had a heck of a time getting off that one..... It wasn't always the meth heads,  also the 4 wheelers down there raising hell in the parking lot. Many times they would be spinning gravel all over the place, right down the side of your truck. Quit for a lot of years until they got the new ramp. Then its been easy pickins for anyone that wants to bust some windows for a bit of change. I left my doors unlocked....wish I had a pet Momba in there that would chase them *censored*s down....

[257wbymagkiller]

Me and my brothers always wanted to pull up some big logs and mill them to see what it looks like. I can only imagine