Hi All

SMALMA. You could still go do the fly thing up there. Just go on high tide. It is not nearly as crowded. You'd have lots of room and I hear the rains have washed some of the weeds, sticks etc out. I tried the high tide a few times but I hated having to clean my spinner off after every cast.

As for the rest of you that talk like the majority of people that go to the Samish have to deal with drunks, fights, people keeping everything hooked, garbage and fish that taste bad (that one still makes me laugh) keep on telling everyone that. We don't need anymore people.

Yes it's crowded (so are a lot of places), no the fish don't taste bad/different if you take proper care of them and catch them when they 1st come in the river. I've been going up there for 6 years and have never seen a fist fight and I know of very few altercations of any kind which still amazes me for the amount of people.

As for the snagging etc, the funny thing is the Game Warden has been up there numerous times and can watch from a distance. I have never seen or heard of a snagging ticket being written in the section of river I fish. And I guess it's amazing how all those hooks can end up inside the mouths of all those flossed fish. It's just a plain miracle.

Last, because of an open line of communication between the property owners and the fisherman, the garbage problem on the lower end has been cut back dramatically. There are still asses that leave stuff at the river or in the parking lot but then there are people like me that pick it up.

But PLEASE make sure you keep on telling everyone it's crowded with drunks that fight and snag smelly/bad-tasting fish (is your name ROD?) surrounded by garbage. We don't need anymore people.
Thanks