Wondering if anyone has seen, hooked or heard of any winter steelhead in the nooch yet. I havent and am wondering if anyone else has. If you have, could you drop me an email at Ryan_Sedy@hotmail.com thanks in advance.

Ryan Sedy

You know Ryan I was thinking about heading down that way this weekend now that there is some water. I have heard of a few fish but nothing like it should be. I will send you an e-mail if I hear anything more.

Yeah i went on the upper half on xmas, didnt see hardly anything, no ppl either thats always good tho, anyways i was just wondering cause i was planning on headin out tommorow morning.

Ryan Sedy

planning on floating it down to black creek on the 28th.was wondering if there was any hazards.have not floated there since last march.I'll give you guys a report when i get back. thanks

I fished the Nooch yesterday. I hooked one just below the diversion dam. At Black Creek takeout I saw 2 nice fish from a driftboat and 6 fish from sleds fishing below Black Creek.

The fish are bright and are making the push up river, I would fish above Black Creek now because of the hatchery fish movement and also to get away from the sleds.
Almost had an incident with a guy in a Woolridge sled just above Black Creek yesterday. I dropped anchor to drift fish a hole while he was playing with his motors, then he drifted right in front of me and cast in to the hole I was fishing. He then told me I need to learn how to fish and have some ethics and that you should never drop anchor in the middle of a drift.

Guys with ethics don't take their sleds on rivers below 2500 cfs! Driftboaters work holes differently that guys in sleds.

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I have both a sled and drift boat,I prefere my drift boat on the noooch.Sleds shouldn't be on the noooch period.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

i could'nt agree more,jet sleds have no business being on the nooch.most of them are just cowlitz sleds that are lost.

fished white bridge to black creek on the 28th.thru corkies and bait all day we didnt touch a thing.heard of a couple caught only saw one on though from a boat we played leap frog with.my first time orring this river I knew there were snags but boy did it keep me on my toes.any ways what a great day for fishing.