9/24/2024

Wynoochee River, Sterling Bar is now "gated off AND Locked to all members of the public."

If you don't know where Sterling Bar is, it is called by other names, Twin Bridges and Corner Hole. The road going in is 400-500 yards South of the WDFW Offices.

If you have drift boated, or inner tubed from Black Creek launch that was the take out you used to get your boat or tubes out. It was also a great place to winter or summer fish.

Now you can still drift boat and tube but you are going to have to go to Wynoochee River mouth and go up river to the South Montesano boat launch to take out.

Mr. Sterling is/was a person that purchsed the land so that members of the public would have access to river area. Since I've lived in Grays Harbor it is unbelievable to amount of access to river water, Satsop. Humptulips, Wynoochee, North River, and the list goes on.

Yes the gravel bar and area in general, was trashed, people did the "donuts in the big parking area", trees were cut down, fires built, people sleeping over night, drinking, etc. BUT some drive thru's by WDFW or Sheriff's personnel could have helped solve/or lessen the problem.

Well just know that a local caretaker could have also helped solve the problem but Port of Grays Harbor decided that the gate and other restrictions' was the better way to go..........grrrrrrrrrr