Wynoochee

[TheHunt]

So is there people all up and down the bank of the river? 

[flinter]

There is plenty of drift boats. There is some bank acess, alot of people walk the lower section when h20 drops enough to cross back and forth.  I have always fished the lower half of the river. What finally finished it for me is the big sleds boondoggin in front of me all day. half dozen to a dozen big sleds with 4-6 people just staying below you. they vacum the river clean every day.

[Houndhunter]

There is plenty of drift boats. There is some bank acess, alot of people walk the lower section when h20 drops enough to cross back and forth.  I have always fished the lower half of the river. What finally finished it for me is the big sleds boondoggin in front of me all day. half dozen to a dozen big sleds with 4-6 people just staying below you. they vacum the river clean every day.

Ha, the sleds drive me nuts too. I dont mind a few but when your in a drift boat and you have 2-3 sleds that continually ride up to you then low hole all day it can get irritating. I would love to see some sled restrictions on both the nooch and satsop

[TheHunt]

You can write your representative. 

[flinter]

There was a push to keep sleds below the highway 12 bridge about 15-18  years ago, but the game dept. wouldn't  get involved

[TheHunt]

But that many years ago it was the Fish and Game.  Now it is the fish and wildlife.  It might be worth a try.

[Angus]

Another option for the Nooch that I like for avoiding crowds is to sleep in, hit the river about 9 or 10 and put in at white bridge and do a short float down to Crossover bridge. Its only about 2.5 to 3 miles but I have caught alot of fish in this section. Sometimes I take my time and hammer the spots that produce, other times I run and gun it and do this section twice in a day.
Most people that put in at White bridge are going all the down to Black creek so they are off the upper section pretty early in the day leaving it for me.

[BigGoonTuna]

you kick the sleds off the river, those guys will just buy 18-20' magnum-sized drift boats.  most of the worst offenders are guides.  this state needs to go to some kind of limited-entry system with some stringent requirements for being a guide.  too many people go fishing on the cowlitz a couple times, decide they want to become a guide and head over to the grays harbor streams.

i fish all the local rivers with my little 14 footer, don't get in the way of the bankies or drifters, and i guarantee i don't piss anyone off down there, except for the people that get offended by me just being on the water in it.  they can go pound sand.

[flinter]

Angus, I agree with you. I used to make that float for summer runs after work. I did pretty well on that short little drift. Its been a long time since I made that float.

[bankwalker]

I live a few miles east of the 7400 line bridge on the nooch and hardly see anyone around there fishing. I haven't caught very many fish in that area, 2 fish in 10 trips. But it sure is nice not dealing with boats.

[BigGoonTuna]

any more i like to stay above the 7400 in the winter.  don't have to deal with hordes of boats coming down and pounding the spot i'm fishing, the only drawback is that you can't use bait but when the river's in good shape they'll hit the artificial stuff almost as well.