chehalis river stealhead

[Button Nubbs]

Silly eastsiders boots are for spawning!

[bowtech721]

Nice fish! right in my backyard

[Martinhunter]

Nice fish! right in my backyard

Yep I grew up and lived in oakville for 17 yrs and for some reason Iam hooked on fishing the Chehalis. I guess it's just a little more of a challenge and when you do catch fish, stealhead that is, it's that much sweeter. Going out  in the morning to fish our high water hole that we usually do pretty good in when the water is high like it is right now, I'll post pics if we get any.....

[JimmyHoffa]

I heard (second-hand) at the sporting goods store in Port Angeles that there is some new bill that will be introduced that will add a fee to fish the Chehalis and other rivers.  Hear anything or is it a bad, scary rumor?  The guy said it would affect rivers and streams that feed Willapa, Grays Harbor, and along the OP to Neah Bay.  Said it would be $7-$10.  Again just a rumor, and the supposed bill hasn't even been introduced.

[Button Nubbs]

Coastal river endorsement? Wouldn't suprise me.

[TheHunt]

Coastal river endorsement? Wouldn't suprise me.

Yep, the Coastal River Endorsement.  I head it is 25 dollars.   

[Button Nubbs]

If it went to the right things I would pay $100 for it but for some reason I don't think it will.

 Those rivers will be all that's left pretty soon...

[SkookumHntr]

Nice fish! right in my backyard

-And its headed for mine!;)

[Martinhunter]

Well went out today with my brother and fished our high water hole like I mentioned last night and man what a day it was!! It was a record shattering day for us , we fished about 7 hours and went 5 for 6 but 3 of the 5 were nates, I got 1 nate and these 2 hatchery's and my bro got 2 nate's. Just a awsome day on the chehalis river doing some stealheaden with my brother. Oh ya also the water was 3 ft from flood stage today but again it was dropping and the bite was on all day. We also had at least 4 other huge take downs that we couldn't set the hook on so it actually could have been a double digit day.

[Martinhunter]

sorry I cant seem to be able to post up pics right now, I'm getting a internal server err when I try adding them, Ill try again tomarrow.

[Martinhunter]

I don't know what the deal is, I can't seem to be able to post any pics. I'm still getting a internal server err. Anyone have any suggestions? I knw it's a b.s story until you see pics, but I swear we slayed em yesterday..