03/23/2022

Montesano launch, whew, major problem. When the river cut through, 3-4 years back, the full flow was directed at the lower end of the mill and office building. As the water turned left it began to "peel away" the bank above the boat launch parking lot.

Last winter, in just a few days the river started cutting into the East side of the parking lot. In 1 day, the banking went away enough that the trees and LARGE boulders that lined the upper end of the parking lot slid into the river, many stayed and created more of a problem because it allowed the river to chew into the banking going around the corner toward the launch itself.

The river got high enough the water ripped across the whole lot, the handicapped area and area around the shitter.

I've launched there since 1974, there have been problems with the lower end of the planks being under cut which made a "a minus tide launch" VERY BAD".

Friends Landing, Fuller Hill and Cosie boat launches are not that big to handle the full demands of a major September - November fishery. Long lines, if using Friends Landing....single launch, low water can be tough.

BIG DOLLAR fix that NEEDS to be done but??????????