Carcassman:

I remember the "WDFW Old Days", with lots of news, new papers, radio, coverage. Many of the lakes in Region 6 had trout derby 's for the kids...my boys spent time at Lake Aberdeen, still have the pics from 35-40 years ago.


In my youth, 40's and 50's...lots of hours were spent at Lake Meridian. Shadow Lake, and others in the Kent area....then I moved to Redmond, in the 50's, Cottage Lake became my Lake of choice.....and Bear Creek.


I agree that so much of the Washington waters, take some kind of boat. I saw the advantage of a boat when my career started in Grays Harbor....took me 7 years before I could get my own boat....14', 15 hp prop boat that allowed me to fish areas that I couldn't get to. Chehalis for salmon and sea run cutthroat, all the other tide water areas that I could go with a prop, added drift boat and more rivers were accessible. Late 80's, added a cheap jet boat....

I love fishing from the bank BUT bad knees and older age limits my ability to "walk the river banks". No boat during salmon and winter seasons, no fishing for me!!!! Wish I could turn back time...my out look on types of fishing would change.....I'd love to walk the gated off areas of rivers, but just can't....

Just killed me, not to be able to launch at the lower boat launch, on the Satsop, for Coho and winter steelhead..... grrrrr to major river changes,