Steelheader2O,

Here's the ranking of the Sol Duc floats in dificulty. This ranking has been given to me by the experts and i have been a passanger on all of them many times. Im going to go hardest to easiest.

Im not an expert but here are the levels I and the guys I fish with think each drift fishes and runs the best at.

1. Bear Creek, 8 to 12 bricks.
2. Lower End Rayonier to Lyndecker 7 to 9 bricks
3. Hatchery, 5 to 9 bricks
4. Riverside, 7 to 9 bricks
5. middle run Whitcom Dimmel to Rayonier from, 4 to 9 bricks.
6. Maxfield to Whitcom Dimmel, 8 to 12 bricks

8 bricks is the lowest I would float any of the runs if it is one of your first times floating the river.

Even the easy ones are not easy they all have their hard spots. The easiest ones are the ones that eat the most boats every year. All the Gapers think since they did the Bogie or Hoh last month that they can tackle the Duc.