Post by: TheHunt on January 17, 2015, 09:36:44 PM
Post by: hollymaster on January 17, 2015, 09:45:10 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on January 17, 2015, 10:08:50 PM
Post by: huntnphool on January 17, 2015, 10:15:06 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on January 17, 2015, 10:24:59 PM
Rookie steelheader, should have been easy to tell when he got it in and could have let it go. :bash:
:yeah: Agree completely with that. My guess anyone who is so hell bent on killing a fish for the eggs probably doesn't give much thought to what they are when they catch them either. We all know that the only thing that catches steelhead are eggs :o
Post by: Damnimissed on January 17, 2015, 10:40:39 PM
Post by: TheHunt on January 18, 2015, 09:02:18 AM
Well, how'd you do? I bank fished it today too.
I only got two hits. Out of about 20 people on the bank as a whole the group got one fish.
But the natives pulled their nets the day before. I was kind of stupid as I was seeing a lot of rigs putting in at black creek. WHICH should have fished much lower as the fish were low in the system. Oh well, I should have known... Stupid me!!!
Holy smokes did it rain. LOL!!! I really rained the entire time I was down there. I still had fun with the exception of that fish on in the brush.
Post by: Damnimissed on January 18, 2015, 11:13:53 AM
Post by: TheHunt on January 18, 2015, 12:28:32 PM
I just cast in their stuff. I use some heavy line so I will win most of those fights.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 18, 2015, 12:31:46 PM
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 18, 2015, 02:51:39 PM
sadly, not a whole lot of other good options around these days, i'm finding myself doing a lot less winter steelheading overall. the fish you found in the bushes was probably a victim of the "all hatchery fish must die" mantra that's become vogue over the past several years. if you don't want it, give it to someone, or put it back for someone else to catch.
Post by: Crunchy on January 18, 2015, 03:23:09 PM
Post by: Bofire on January 18, 2015, 03:52:46 PM
Carl
Post by: PolarBear on January 18, 2015, 04:30:06 PM
Post by: pilebuck on January 18, 2015, 05:24:57 PM
Post by: Damnimissed on January 18, 2015, 05:31:46 PM
It seems that "butt heads" are becoming the norm wherever you fish. Buoy 10, the Nooch, Hump, Skookumchuck etc. I will never fish the Cowlitz again due to all the dirt bag fishermen. Whenever we drift around bankies, we always pull our gear up way ahead of them and don't drop back it until we are well past. There is plenty of water to fish without being a turd!Exactly! I normally fish the Nooch out of my buddies boat, but he bailed on my that morning. We always give plenty of room to the bankies.
Post by: Bullkllr on January 18, 2015, 05:43:12 PM
It seems that "butt heads" are becoming the norm wherever you fish. Buoy 10, the Nooch, Hump, Skookumchuck etc. I will never fish the Cowlitz again due to all the dirt bag fishermen. Whenever we drift around bankies, we always pull our gear up way ahead of them and don't drop back it until we are well past. There is plenty of water to fish without being a turd!
:yeah:
My first thought when I saw the thread title was "Only one Butt head on the Wynochee? Must be some kind of miracle..."
Post by: PolarBear on January 18, 2015, 07:09:31 PM
Post by: bankwalker on January 18, 2015, 08:29:31 PM
if I bank fish and there's 3+ cars parked I pretty much know what is happening on the water. It's my choice to join the crowd or not....
bush whack to secluded spots if it bothers you to see guys fishing
I make it a point to talk to guys in boats as they come up to me. A friendly conversation goes a very long way and 90% of the time they pass well below me before making a cast.
I welcome boat anglers to fish the same hole as they pass by. I encourage their success. Boats will pass by...it's what the current predicts.
All I'm saying is....is that YOU set the tone of your fishing. For every stupid negative thought you have about any fellow angler fishing along side you via boat or bank....it's safe to say they're probably thinking the same damn thing about you.
Post by: Damnimissed on January 18, 2015, 11:11:21 PM
Geez....idk where you guys are fishing. I find solitude and limits of fish almost every time I'm on the nooch. If i float it, I Launch later in the day.Really? I was in a spot well up river from white bridge. It's a hike into this spot and I always have this entire stretch (big stretch) of river to myself as a bankie. I'm a very easy guy to get along with and am always friendly when boats come through, but when $!@&heads come through right in front of where I'm standing backs turned to me with lines in the water, casted right before they get to me, pretty sure I'm not the one setting the tone. There's no way in hell they are thinking the same thing about me unless I'm fishing the one spot on the drift that they wanted to plug through.
if I bank fish and there's 3+ cars parked I pretty much know what is happening on the water. It's my choice to join the crowd or not....
bush whack to secluded spots if it bothers you to see guys fishing
I make it a point to talk to guys in boats as they come up to me. A friendly conversation goes a very long way and 90% of the time they pass well below me before making a cast.
I welcome boat anglers to fish the same hole as they pass by. I encourage their success. Boats will pass by...it's what the current predicts.
All I'm saying is....is that YOU set the tone of your fishing. For every stupid negative thought you have about any fellow angler fishing along side you via boat or bank....it's safe to say they're probably thinking the same damn thing about you.
Post by: Bullkllr on January 19, 2015, 07:49:41 AM
Geez....idk where you guys are fishing. I find solitude and limits of fish almost every time I'm on the nooch. If i float it, I Launch later in the day.Really? I was in a spot well up river from white bridge. It's a hike into this spot and I always have this entire stretch (big stretch) of river to myself as a bankie. I'm a very easy guy to get along with and am always friendly when boats come through, but when $!@&heads come through right in front of where I'm standing backs turned to me with lines in the water, casted right before they get to me, pretty sure I'm not the one setting the tone. There's no way in hell they are thinking the same thing about me unless I'm fishing the one spot on the drift that they wanted to plug through.
if I bank fish and there's 3+ cars parked I pretty much know what is happening on the water. It's my choice to join the crowd or not....
bush whack to secluded spots if it bothers you to see guys fishing
I make it a point to talk to guys in boats as they come up to me. A friendly conversation goes a very long way and 90% of the time they pass well below me before making a cast.
I welcome boat anglers to fish the same hole as they pass by. I encourage their success. Boats will pass by...it's what the current predicts.
All I'm saying is....is that YOU set the tone of your fishing. For every stupid negative thought you have about any fellow angler fishing along side you via boat or bank....it's safe to say they're probably thinking the same damn thing about you.
:yeah:
And I was more referring to the obvious zoo that it has become more than anything else. Personally never had a bad experience with any particular individual there... but when there is literally no room to park at any of the launches...
Post by: hunt_fish on January 19, 2015, 09:07:31 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 19, 2015, 09:34:32 AM
Must've changed down there in the last couple of years. Never had to deal with crowds when I was younger when my dad and I would fish there when I lived on that side.It has changed for a lot of the coast. As many or more people fishing and less places to go.
Post by: buckhorn2 on January 19, 2015, 10:32:04 AM
Post by: YoterHunter on January 19, 2015, 11:44:21 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 19, 2015, 11:49:09 AM
Post by: huntnphool on January 19, 2015, 12:29:47 PM
Must've changed down there in the last couple of years. Never had to deal with crowds when I was younger when my dad and I would fish there when I lived on that side.It has changed for a lot of the coast. As many or more people fishing and less places to go.
The Cowlitz used to produce high sport catch numbers and accommodated a high number of fisherman with its numbers and physical size. Now that they have "managed" it for several years, it no longer puts out the fish it used to, which has those fisherman going to the smaller rivers like the Nooch, creating the crowds everyone is seeing.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 19, 2015, 12:51:39 PM
A lot of that now. The rivers and creeks along the strait/hood canal used to have decent amounts (not big numbers like Cowlitz)...but lots of different places to spread a bunch of people out. Now, even the few that are barely open aren't even worth the time. If you're gonna go fishing, might as well drive the extra hour and go to where you can catch too.Must've changed down there in the last couple of years. Never had to deal with crowds when I was younger when my dad and I would fish there when I lived on that side.It has changed for a lot of the coast. As many or more people fishing and less places to go.
The Cowlitz used to produce high sport catch numbers and accommodated a high number of fisherman with its numbers and physical size. Now that they have "managed" it for several years, it no longer puts out the fish it used to, which has those fisherman going to the smaller rivers like the Nooch, creating the crowds everyone is seeing.
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 19, 2015, 03:29:07 PM
when i lived in hoquiam, i was 13 miles from black creek on the wynoochee and 8 miles from the lower hump. i found myself mostly traveling a lot farther than that just to get some peace and quiet...at least until i started making friends with land owners on some of the smaller rivers...