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And there go the fish with a chance to get old and big.
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Well, at least the sky’s not falling ! Hmm, unless it’s raining.,
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Updates, King fishing was lites out yesterday- again. Great morning bites, with half clipped, and the other half non. Brought it two yesterday morning, one checked at 29.5”, and the other at 34”.i Then we were notified that today, Friday the 1
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-49054-5.pdf?utm_id=97759_v0_s00_e0_tv3 This article linked is labeled Mixed-maturation fisheries compromise productivity and resilience of Chinook salmon and is and is an interesting read.
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Nothing worse than heavy rain on fresh burned ground. The ground soil is really fluffy from the fire and has zero holding power ala what you see in CA many times.
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I know sockeye are generally low on the list of salmon pursued here. The most abundant salmon species are the pink, chum, and sockeye and the one thing they share, besides the ability to be super abundant, is they feed low on the food chain. The dec
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I recall fishing Elliott Bay one time, for Falls, and they were jumping quite a bit. Of course, these are Green River fish, so they were smaller than many other Chinook.
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DW & I talking I realized how seldom Chinook jump but they do just not very often. No idea on why size maybe shape. Hooking them broodstocking with 50 lb line you can lock up the reel and they will come stright up. One thing I figured out early o
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Forecasting thunderstorms. Hard dry earth will shed water fast.
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https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=SEW&wwa=flash%20flood%20warning
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Normally not until much closer to October but a bit back I took the agreed to days from the model. QIN will start week 41 10-4 and by the end of Nov. will fish 39 days. 4 to 5 days a week from 10/25. The NT nets will fish start Sept. 27 2 days and s
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On the Hunt
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08/08/2026 Well it might be all of the above but in the area East of Montesano Wa there is hundreds of areas of farm land that used to be planted in sweet corn, peas, hay, and other things. The corn and peas were taken to Chehalis and processed. A
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Is EVERYTHING corrupt these days? It sure seems like it.
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Anyone know when Q's will post their net schedule?
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