Fished the lower Satsop a week ago and almost got run over by a sled. Was fishing a tailout when a sled came flying around the corner about ten feet off the bank(I was about eight ft), swerved around me at mach 10 and gave me a look that suggested they were pissed that I was in there way. To make matters worse I had a first time river fisherman with me that was snagged up about 100 yds below me. He tried to lower his line below the water but the jet snagged him up and sripped all but 20 yds of line before it broke off. Game Over! Is this typical of the lower Satsop? It seems like an awfully small river to be running sleds. Most of the sleds I saw seemed to be racing the river rather than fishing it. Is there much access on the upper Satsop that gets you away from the sleds(drift boats don't bother me except for the fact that I don't have one)? I have plenty of other rivers I like to fish but the Satsop is fairly close. Any help is appreciated.
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