Ah yeah going to get weird out on the river. NOAA has updated the forecast and the rain coming our way is turning into a much larger thing. Starting the 23rd the Hump hatchery is forecast for 6.59 inches over five days with close to 2 inches a day for the 24th & 25th. Up higher elevation 7 inches and West Satsop 6 inches or so same time period.

Farther South the upper Chehalis totals decrease by day but are substantial with Doty 4.84 and most of the upper watershed about the same. The flows at Porter are projected to peak at 1800 CFS ten days out which is give or take a bit a 600% increase over the present flows. Average flows for this period at Porter are somewhere around 700 CFS and record is around 2000 CFS.

As to fishing starting Oct. 1st one can only guess. With the huge movement we have had so far then the this rain the fish will move up someplace. NOAA's ten day forecast shows the rivers dropping on day ten and it would be helpful if that happened. Just have to wait and see.