11/28/2023

BC didn't have drift boats, rafts, pontoon boats?????

I seem to remember that floats/bobbers and jigs were used in BC before moving South to USA rivers, I seem to remember center pen reels and long rods were used in many of the TV series of Canada steelhead films.

I'm sure that many things have contributed to the decline on wild/native steelhead, but leading the list:

To many people fishing

To many drift boats, sleds, rafts

Tribal netting, Bolt Decision

Electronics---fish just don't have a chance, can't even hide in the oceans of the world. Be a interesting study, every other week, on ocean fishing....electronics not allow to be used.....see how the numbers go from week to week.

I'd give anything to be able to live without the use of a walker in my house, a wading pole any time I go outside, to have to use a shopping cart just to hang on to to shop. Yes I have a jet boat, thank heavens, takes me twice as long to launch and take boat out, but it allows me to fish. I fished summer steelhead since 1968, much of the time from the bank, but the bank fishing days are behind me, no balance is a bitch!!!!!!

Run n Gun.....thanks for the offer but I haven't fished any of the Chehalis tribs for steelhead in 10+ years and even my Coho and jack fishing in limited to the Chehalis.....just to many people, drift boats, and sleds on the tribs anymore....