washougal river steelhead PICS

[turbociv922001]

first time out this winter today. landed nice late summer native. buddy in driftboat hooked 2 chromers lower river. hoping for good season. will have pics up asap hopefully lol.

[turbociv922001]

floated from 3mile down to hathaway park today. got one 10lb hen. then saw 4 in a hole that we spooked.
another buddy floated hathaway down. they went 1 for 5. also saw a pod of 5 in a tailout. water gettin low and clear. but they comin in good.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

And it is packed. Saw 8 DB's from hathaway down, plus the guides. Have fun there are other rivers that are producing better right now.

[turbociv922001]

yes,was lots of boats floating. but we still getting plenty of fish. the river is loaded this winter. if u know how to fish it.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Been fishing it for 25 years... Pretty sure i know every rock on the river...

[turbociv922001]

pretty sure i have close to the record or is the record steely on the river

[turbociv922001]

not dawgin on u. just sayin i know the river very well. fill my tag every season. fishing has been outstanding. but u are right. lots of pressure from boats. thats why i fish mt.norway and up.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

I bet i have th ebiggest pea mouth chub ever caught in the shoug... I started fish the washougal when i was 6 years old (1982) it has gone from great fishing to crap. I started down at oak park bridge with the old guys and learned the river from there up. We used to raft from budha point down, then take out and raft from salmon falls down. Some great summer water up there. I don't fish it as much but my best friend lives on the river, near the greens. I can't stand all the pressure. I can fish other places with less people and better fishing.

[turbociv922001]

awesome spots salmon falls down.i fish a hole about a mile up from steel bridge. always fish in there

[turbociv922001]

went out sunday, fished a few holes. ended up getting a nice chromer and a old summer. the ice is finally starting to go away. more fresh rain it will be great.

[Houndhunter]

i got family that owns prop up on the north fork, and have fished the main here and there. i like to fish it when i go down to hound hunt, wish i coulda fished it back in the 70s when they used to have one of the best runs in the state

[turbociv922001]

ya, used to be awesome ive heard. i still do great though

[turbociv922001]

couple steelies from early winter. both on salad shrimp. one close to 15 and the dark one is easly 20plus



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[img width= height= alt=...and 15lb Steely...What?]http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/27/565185172c9a4999bb329e02ebb57f46/m.jpg[/img]

[turbociv922001]

post pics of some steelies guys

[Thefisherman83]

This is the only one I have on my phone.  Kalama late last winter