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Title: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: rasbo on December 26, 2008, 12:34:12 PM: Want to take bro in law and nephew springers in a drift boat
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Webfoot on December 26, 2008, 05:41:56 PM: Rasbo
Why would you pick the Forks areas to fish springers?
There are better places to fish springers.

John
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 26, 2008, 08:37:55 PM: ill take you in my sled, put over 90 in the boat last year in 2 weeks
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: rasbo on December 26, 2008, 10:45:53 PM: Quote from: Webfoot on December 26, 2008, 05:41:56 PM
Rasbo
Why would you pick the Forks areas to fish springers?
There are better places to fish springers.

John
I want a float trip for them,I used to fish with stan henry on the hoh and other rivers there.I know there are other places,but A hog line isnt where I want them to be .A nice float down a quiet river is what Im looking for..
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 26, 2008, 10:57:42 PM: I dont fish on a hog line, nothing better then trolling herring
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: rasbo on December 27, 2008, 07:28:48 AM: Quote from: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 26, 2008, 10:57:42 PM
I dont fish on a hog line, nothing better then trolling herring
whats the peak time for a good days catch.
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: washingtonmuley on December 27, 2008, 08:35:25 AM: Hoyt,
If you are looking for someone to fish with I would be interested. I could swap a seaduck hunt if interested.
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 27, 2008, 09:00:35 AM: typically the 2nd week of march.. but it varries a little by the year, if you want main stem columbia, and it was great last year, or we could do a later trip on the lewis.. either way... should be great
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Webfoot on December 28, 2008, 05:02:39 PM: Rasbo

You are right I would also choose a peaceful float down the Sol Duc or the Hoh over the masses of jetboats on the other rivers. If you hit it right on one of those rivers there are fish to be had.

Look on the Forks web site for guides. If you don't find any let me know.

John
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: HawkenBob on December 28, 2008, 08:23:48 PM: You cant beat Larry Scott at Westside guide service. Easily one of the best up there. Top 3 for sure. Pat grahm is also a full time local guide who knows the Sol duc's springers well. Larry is a master of all. If its solduc Springers mid April to mid May. Also some great late native steelhead in the mix.

The Hoh is not a hatchery run and is really hit or miss but if you hit, you hit bigtime. Biggest Hoh native Springer Ive caught was 32 pounds. This is the last run of giant Native springers left out there.

The duc gets about 800 fish back total. Not a big run either but the places they hide usaully are always inhabited thru the run period.

Truely solitude fishing at its finest. One year on the Duc I lost 7 springers in a row. There very aggressive bitters and fighters. They run when the rivers are low and clear, there very spooky, and they stive in the fast current seams with all the oxegen making them supercharged when hooked. Many days you wont see another fisherman. Most of the big time guides are in AK for the summer by then.

You wont be dissapointed at all.
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2008, 08:36:49 PM: Quote from: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 26, 2008, 08:37:55 PM
ill take you in my sled, put over 90 in the boat last year in 2 weeks

What river?
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 28, 2008, 09:26:56 PM: columbia 4-8 fish a day
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 28, 2008, 09:28:45 PM: my buddy showed me a new way to rig the herring.... good god it worked well
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2008, 09:29:28 PM: What are your rates, per person and per boat. How many can you fish comfortably for springers?
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 28, 2008, 09:36:03 PM: typically 175/person Ill give you 125/person and my boat can fish 6 no problem.. or I could show you the way we rig it and what i brine them in.. maybe we could do some hunting?
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: huntnphool on December 28, 2008, 09:41:12 PM: Well actually I was asking so others would have the info but we can do some hunting anyway I'm sure.
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on December 28, 2008, 09:49:16 PM: now you know ;)
Title: Re: LOOKING FOR A GOOD GUIDE,SPRINGERS FORKS AREA
Post by: rasbo on December 29, 2008, 05:53:50 AM: thanks for all the info,,Last time I floated the hoh took two boats and videoed the trip,I caught a 23 lb steellie what a blast.Wish Stan Henery was still around.