Hitting the Skookemchuck in the morning

[TheHunt]

I am getting up early and hitting the river.  It should be fun if I catch something or not. 

[Bigluke1981]

Good Luck, Hope you have a great morning!!!

[grousetracker]

well, how did you do? i haven"t hit the river yet, i know im a little late in the season but no time.

[PolarBear]

I drove down there and turned around.  At daylight there were far too many people for my taste.  I ain't fishing in a crown for nothing.  I'm gong to have to head to a nice, secluded, private spot on the Wynoochie on Monday where I can fish alone.

[TheHunt]

Same here... Way tooooooooo many people so I drove to the Wynoochee River and fished that. Heck of a parade of boats on the Wynoochee.  It was the first time down on that river so I had to get out the map, talk to some locals, and a Montesano city police officer for some pointers. and I went 0 - 2.  Next time I will have a better idea of where to fish and have a better chance of catching a fish.  Still had fun... 

[TheHunt]

The wynoochee river above the 7300 bridge is fishable without bait.  Is there roads and trails for accessability? 

I am wondering since there is no boats up that part of the river and it looks like no one fishes that part of the river.

I would think that the fish might be more relaxed than the fish at the lower part of 7300 bridge.  The ones on the lower part of the river seemed to get pounded.

[TheHunt]

I just got off of Facebook and a buddy fished the Skookumchuck and took home a nice chrome hen.  (Lucky son of a gun)

[Button Nubbs]

ahhhh the chuck... last time i went i vowed never to go again, that was about 5 years ago. havent been since...

[PolarBear]

It sucks when us locals can't even get in to fish the Skookumchuck!   

[Houndhunter]

Where's the 7300 bridge? 

If I can stay awake when I'm off in a hour I may try to go out, all the rivers right now seem to have fish

[TheHunt]

It is on the Wynoochee, and there must have been roughly 50 drift boats on that river.  It was one after another. 

[Button Nubbs]

The internet ruined that one...

[TheHunt]

I think more and more people are taking up fishing.  The Wynoochee is only 1 1/2 hours from Tacoma.  So that makes sense.  But the Hump is like a two hour dirive.  Most of that river you really need a boat to access the river.  But not too many people who fish post on this site.  I would say 98% are hunters which is cool.  So I do not post much on the locations on the other sites. 

I am also thinking that the majority of the fishing population are pretty lazy.  So if you can get into areas that are not accessable by boat you can spank some fish. 

[TheHunt]

It was also a beautiful day out.  So the nice weather fishermen were out as well.  Heck, I was hiking around a bend of the river and there was lady with waders on and her flyrod next to her sleeping in a folding chair enjoying the sun.   When I walked by she was snoring and I was not very quiet.  Her husband was up river fishing.  I think he pushed her a little too hard and she needed a snooze in the sun.

[TheHunt]

Where's the 7300 bridge? 

If I can stay awake when I'm off in a hour I may try to go out, all the rivers right now seem to have fish

I read a lot.  There are two paper back books with maps on a lot of the rivers in Washington.  The maps are NOT too accurate but they will get you to the river and you can figure out good fishing spots from there.   If you want the names of those books I can post it.  For a new fishermen like me it is the ticket to go figure out a river.

Also, be very careful who you ask.  If you ask another fishermen.  They are almost all liers.  Heck, they lie as much a golfers or worse.      I usually ask a police officer of the nearest town (to find out if they have a problem with crack or car prowlers while my truck is parked), I ask for a good resturant to eat breakfast or a good bakery.  Those house the people who like to BS and will tell you the about the river. 

I ate two hot cakes and coffee at the Beehive in Monsanto.  Talk to a couple of mature folks in the beehive and a few others and I had what I needed to scout the river.   So next time I am just going to hit the river and I am good.  I still need to figure out the Satsop and the Humptulips.