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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Martinhunter on February 26, 2012, 03:18:23 PM

Title: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: Martinhunter on February 26, 2012, 03:18:23 PM: Went out this morning for a few hours and managed to get a 8 lb native, sorry no pic :chuckle: I know this thread is useless without it but when Im by myself I have a hard time keepen the fish in the water, searching for my camera, snapping a pic and holding my rod all at the same time so I don't even worry about it when its a nate. Fishen was pretty slow but still fun.
Has anyone heard a recent report on the skook, besides way to many people and not enough fish?
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: Chinook73 on February 27, 2012, 02:28:04 PM: Skook, last Saturday, well over fifty fisherman from the deadline to cable crossing. I only saw two fish on the bank in the three hours that I was there.
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: Thefisherman83 on February 27, 2012, 02:50:02 PM: Quote from: Chinook73 on February 27, 2012, 02:28:04 PM
Skook, last Saturday, well over fifty fisherman from the deadline to cable crossing. I only saw two fish on the bank in the three hours that I was there.

50??? I counted 80 rigs on my way out of the valley lol. Fishing sucked big time.
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: TheHunt on February 27, 2012, 07:41:41 PM: I went this morning. I hooked up once and lost it. Couple of boys banked 3 and one was pretty big red buck but he took it. Then some lucky guy walked up cast first time and banked a nice buck. First steelhead too..
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: Chinook73 on February 27, 2012, 09:09:37 PM: It can get a bit crowded there, especially when a lot of the other popular rivers are out of shape. I always get a good chuckle when I fish it. You will see everything from spey rods to side-planers.
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: BigGoonTuna on February 27, 2012, 10:38:07 PM: and to think around 10 years ago the place would have no more than a handful of guys fishing it on an average day. goes to show what happens when we have a population explosion and the puget sound rivers all get shut down early every year.
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: GEARHEAD on February 27, 2012, 11:40:14 PM: i'll keep going, lots of people but lots of fish. fun just to watch the people. i dont worry about theft anymore because there are so many people. get them while ya can, should only get better.
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: Thefisherman83 on February 29, 2012, 07:49:01 AM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on February 27, 2012, 10:38:07 PM
and to think around 10 years ago the place would have no more than a handful of guys fishing it on an average day. goes to show what happens when we have a population explosion and the puget sound rivers all get shut down early every year.

Been fishing there my whole life, I blame the internet and magazines "mapping" the rivers more than anything. It used to be quite the little gem now it is a mini cowlitz. :bash: :bash:
Title: Re: More Chehalis river success!
Post by: buckhorn2 on February 29, 2012, 08:16:33 AM: Remindes me of the willipa hills and fishing and hunting news articles.