Maybe I can help clarify Coho's point on sharing river information. I have fished with him a bunch in the past and learned alot. He shared because I was willing to get up at 3am and cast a thousand cast's in the freezing cold on some nameless Penninsula river. I was willing to take entire weekends without casting once and just drive rivers in search of put-in's, takeouts, or good bank spots. The point is, share information on how to fish, what type of water to fish, what lures to use. Keep the exact location of your favorite spot to yourself. There is a reason the same spots get mentioned to new people on this board. They are usually hatchery holding areas where a new person can go, meet people, and be almost guaranteed to catch fish. From there, their own motivation is the limit. If every bit of information was posted here, your favorite spot would be full of people that don't know how to fish yet and are pluggin you in the head with slinkies. People with no knowledge of river etiquette. This would not be fun. Besides, how would Bob and the other great guides in Forks stay in business? It's not about being snobbish, it's about protecting something you've worked hard to learn. I take newbies fishing all the time, and will teach them what I know when I see they are genuinely interested and willing to put in the time. Sometimes they're just people I meet on the bank where I'm putting my driftboat in.

If it's all about getting a fish, I think we should just post the directions to Pike Place Market here and Bob can just close this BB.

There is so much more to it than fishing, it's the adventure of getting out there to see our beautiful state, meeting great people to laugh and share a joke with.

Keep exploring and learing. Meet new people to fish with. Make great friends for life. Hire a guide at least once a year and ye shall be rewarded.

Merry Christmas!