annie, I've never fished the Cowliz and probably won't ever take my DB down there, escpecially around Blue Creek for the very reasons you mention.

Silver Hilton, I don't mind boon-dogger's fishing around me on a long run. As long they pick up when they go by and give me reasonable space in front of my plugs before they put back in, and they don't start every pass on top off my plugs.

I thought of one more thing about jet boats. Be carefull, those things are big and fast and if you hit someone, people could get killed. I bring this up because this fall I was fishing on the Snohomish, and if you've ever fished there you know how foggy it can get.

Early one morning I'm trolling away and hear a roar through the fog and this 20+ foot Thunder Jet comes out of the fog doing about 45mph. Luckily I wasn't in his path. I have serious doubts about whether he could have avoided me if I was.