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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: treeclimber2852 on January 22, 2016, 02:05:00 PM

Title: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: treeclimber2852 on January 22, 2016, 02:05:00 PM: Anyone know if the rivers on the Peninsula (Ho, Wishkah, Nooch) are still murky with all of this rain? I was looking at weekend plans, but if they are going to be blown out then I don't want to burn the points with the wife.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: huntnphool on January 22, 2016, 02:07:16 PM: They are all punched right now, I know a couple guides that had to cancel floats with their clients.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: The scout on January 22, 2016, 02:09:21 PM: :yeah:rained a lot yesterday
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 22, 2016, 02:17:59 PM: I think a few even went above flood stage.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: treeclimber2852 on January 22, 2016, 02:20:52 PM: Thanks guys...I guess it's housework again for me this weekend.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: huntnphool on January 22, 2016, 02:35:10 PM: If you have the itch, you could always hit the Cowlitz. Water might be a little high but should still be fishable, it's one of the only benefits of being regulated by the dams.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 22, 2016, 04:03:34 PM: There are smaller creeks and 'rivers' that actually fish a little better when the water is up and the bigger waters are blown out. Not very big, and don't drain a side of a mountain so about the only time the fish can get up them safely is when the level is up and a little color is in the water. Most are open until the end of the month or even later, no hatcher fish have been planted in a while.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 22, 2016, 10:10:42 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on January 22, 2016, 02:35:10 PM
If you have the itch, you could always hit the Cowlitz. Water might be a little high but should still be fishable, it's one of the only benefits of being regulated by the dams.
no fish in the cowlitz right now, though.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on January 23, 2016, 06:48:42 AM: Do you know there are usgs sites for river levels?
The Hoh and nootch hump don't fish until under 2000 cfs. They both take longer than other rivers to come back into shape. Well the hump dosent.
The duc and calawah both come back fast.
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 23, 2016, 07:36:01 AM: Quote from: wildmanoutdoors on January 23, 2016, 06:48:42 AM
Do you know there are usgs sites for river levels?
The Hoh and nootch hump don't fish until under 2000 cfs. They both take longer than other rivers to come back into shape. Well the hump dosent.
The duc and calawah both come back fast.

USGS River Flows. Google it you'll find it. :tup:
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: Old Dog on January 23, 2016, 10:56:46 AM: Here you go. :IBCOOL:

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/?m=real&r=wa&w=map

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current/?type=flow

i thought all steelhead fishermen had these saved to their favorites. :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: 7mmfan on January 25, 2016, 08:57:51 AM: Another good resource

http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/rfc/
Title: Re: Peninsula Steelhed
Post by: Lost in the mountains on January 25, 2016, 01:13:33 PM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on January 22, 2016, 10:10:42 PM
Quote from: huntnphool on January 22, 2016, 02:35:10 PM
If you have the itch, you could always hit the Cowlitz. Water might be a little high but should still be fishable, it's one of the only benefits of being regulated by the dams.
no fish in the cowlitz right now, though.

Cowlitz high muddy and no fish