I fished down there may 13-16 and 20-22. On the 15th saw 5 people ticketed after coming down from the area you were fishing. From what I heard the offenses were snagging, netting snagged fish and fishing to close to the dam. They must have been watching them from high up because they knew when they were coming out and did not stop them until they got to the pay area. There was 2 game wardens and 2 state troopers. Other than that I only saw the game wardens one other time.

I guess I got lucky timing my vacation. A friend of mine fished the same area you did saturday and only got one. He said it slowed way down and was much more cowded. It is a great looking river. If I lived closer I would just go for the exercise. By the end of the last day it was starting to feel good hiking up and down those trails.

I stayed home this weekend and smoked some steelhead and spring chinook. Also canned some spring chinook.

I have been fishing many times when someone says it was hot yesterday or last week.

Good luck next time.

[ 05-29-2001: Message edited by: FishCatcher ]