Hey King of the river, If the river is punched, you will find me with my sled above Cook creek. That is because with all that water there is only a few places that are fishable and that is with a boat. Running a sled at these times is like running a sled on the bigger rivers, because it is now a bigger piece of water. I can stay out of others ways in water like this, but often, there is very little bank or river traffic, most have come to the river and turned around and went home. A little common sense will go a long way on smaller rivers such as the Satsop. There is a time and place for all boats on these rivers. I bet that the same can be said of certain zipperlip creeks, and rivers that used to only be reached by hiking in, that are now inhabited by pontoon boats. We can all fish together as one, as long as we use our brains....lets have fun fishing and not dissing each other.
There have been many times when I have been in our driftboat and been embarressed to be a sled owner, when I heard the noise of a sled in waters that obviously were not meant for such a vessel. I know the rules of river etiquette, and postings like ours can be meant to teach some of the uneducated or plain ol rude fishers.