While steelhead fishing the Wynoochee River this past week I had the pleasure of seeing the infamous Mr. Borgeman in action in his jet boat(olive color with an electric motor off the back). He low-balled me once and had the audacity to motor back up and do it again. I tried to strike up a conversation with him but he only muttered something about not hooking any fish. Other fishermen say he doesn't talk to anybody so I guess my fishing buddy was previleged to be able to converse with him for a couple of minutes. On his way back up to his truck at Black Creek he blasted right through the slot that I was fishing. Be warned that Mr. Borgeman and his jet boat rule on the Wynoochee River.

A jet boat has no place being on such a small river especially when it was only flowing approximately 500 cfs. As a first step they should banned on small streams like the Wynoochee River during the low flow months of June through Sept./Oct. Who or what agency should be contacted to address this situation?

My buddy and I did not hook any fish thanks in part to Mr. Borgeman. Other fishermen said that some steelhead had been caught in the last couple of days but that there are not many fish in the river yet.