I know some of you folks got together for a little fishing float today. How did it go? Weather looked a little nasty, hope the fishing wasn't nasty too. So what's the word??

i fished elliot bay yesterday and redondo today...weather sucked and no fish caught...only saw a few other boats out on the water, it was only us at the ramp when we came back in so i dont know how anyone else did...i hope someone did ok out there, anyone???

It was a very wet but fun day. As for any fish on the lower Satsop it was like a desert. When local experts like Doug (FH5) and local guide Don (Outdoorsman) don't touch a fish, it's slow! Don shut his motor off and backdrag 'dogged some of the best slots and no fish appreared on his fish finder. Two crews took out for the Chehallis for 3 or 4 hours fishing. We took Mike and Marsha's new sled (AuntyM - Shane along too) out to fish in the area off the 'Sop mouth and up the 'hallis a mile or so. I hooked one on a jig and got the steelhead near the net; as I lifted it's head toward the net the hook pulled out of a chrome hen (8 to 9 lbs.). That kind of day. Had bent the hook on a snag earlier and just bent it back. The exception to slow fishing was that Don and Greg took out and drove up to launch 15 miles or so up river to work over some holed up fish to catch; that Don has been fishing on lately (can't say where). The others, including TM and FJ and Gooose, along with Doug and Mike's sled stayed and fished the lower 'Sop without a bite, until we regrouped a 3 p.m. Sometimes there's just a lull in the run, in sections of rivers. The best part was having fun with the other fisher friends - as always.

It's nice to know there will be no shortage of fish at F4.

Steve

I figured it might be like that. With the river risin', wind blowin', and rain fallin'........not exactly ideal conditions for steelhead fishing. Still better than not going out, though.

I fished the same river yesterday with a couple of buddies in the driftboat. We launched at Cook creek and floated to the highway bridge. We only hooked and landed one native that was about 13 pounds or so. Took a picture and slid her back in the river. We were too high in the drift to tube her so she went back.
You know what they say about the rising river, and barometor situation, seemed to kill the fishing. Of all the other boats that we talked to, only one other fish had been lost. Don't know if we saw you guys at the launch, but both of our trucks were the "new style" Powerstrokes, and we were there about day break.
I must say, even though we did not have the greatest day fishing, we had a great time telling fishing stories and lies! Sure did rain enough though, she's probably going to be out for a while with the forecast.