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On the Hunt
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We used to nod Brady Loop in winter and there loads of ducks, geese, swans and other birds. Now next to nothing. It's not just the waterfowl and it seems most other birds are way down, too. Mother Earth is trying to tell us something but I don't
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I am getting more and more to think that Commissioners should be elected. One from each administrative region plus an elected chair. The Commissioners would be elected only by the regional voters while the chair would be statewide. It would take a
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Don't think much is in the forecast. Maybe one of those tropical storms/hurricanes will bring us some water. Heard that spots on the Big Island got 17". Personally, a storm like that that sat on top of streams from which we have recently remo
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08/16/2026 I called WDFW about the White Bridge Launch "replacement". It is indeed scheduled to start before the end of August 2026 and should be completed before the opening of salmon season, 10/01. A added note.... for those that launch
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08/16/2026 Rain needed.....my lawn is turning brown, garden needs water, local rivers are low. Satsop at "hiway boat launch" is very low AND river is moving back to the West, going to be a major "pain in the ass" trying to launc
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Is There Life Beyond Fishing?
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08/16/2026 If you don't like the how this State is run......pack up and pick 1 of the other 49 States. We have to many negative thinking people anyway!!!!!!!
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Understandable but thing is Puget Sound elects our governor. Big split between East, Coast, and Puget Sound on how things are viewed. Fifteen counties in Eastern Washington have officially petitioned Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to immediately r
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I just read that 15 counties from the Eastside have petitioned the Governor for removal of the questionable Commissioners.
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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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