W.Coyote, SalmonBelly, & Superfly:

W. Coyote--Can tell you don't own a sled, that you don't live close to this river, that are another of the "out of towners" that thinks they have the answers for other people problems........take care of your own area!!! Plenty of problems in the Everett area..

Salmonbelly----I to used to slide my D.boat down the bank at Carter Creek, fished many summer days and lot's of winter days from there to White Bridge.......then the barbed wire, went up so I changed fishing areas, still on the Wynoochee but different areas. Oh, by the way......I'm a old Redmond boy, caught my 1st steelhead at the mouth of the Tolt, 1964 summerrun. Also rmember when the Sammish Slough was "wild" from Lake Sammish to Lake Washington...and when Bear Creek in Redmond had "native trout" and a sockeye run to dream about...Lived on the Avondale, 1953-57.....Things change, times change.

Superfly---I owned 1 of those small sleds, fished that area from White Bridge up to just below Carter Creek, that was only after the barbed wire was installed so I couldn't d. boat fish that area of the river. Was never a major problem is the late 80's and early 90's(Except for Jerry Matthews who though he owned all the water on the Wynoochee and the Satsop.)

If you want to drift boat fish----you sure have all the water from Scheafer Creek to Carter Creek.....then just row out.......problem is...drift boaters wanted all the water from "water intake" to the dam for themselves.

I have a great time fishing around the "jet boat" guides........love to catch fish after them!!!

I don't like to row the drift boat any more, still have it.........just so enjoyable to go where I want and LEAVE WHEN I WANT...so you fish your way.........just don't tell me how to fish my way!!!!

"Worse day sport fishing, still better than the best day working"