Hey, I was being a little optimistic there Todd.

A nine page thread on gamefishin' and hardly even a mention here....hmmm.

My first time to Blue Creek was my last one. It was a Wed in the summer. I could not imagine it in the winter. From what I remember, (I've wiped it from my memory banks) there is more area at Reiter from the creek to the big rock than there is at Blue Creek. I hear you can always take your life into your hands and skinny along cliffs to get to other areas below, where you have the possibility of getting wiped out by a slide. My point is, for a terminal fishery that gets the largest amount of hatchery plants, and the largest amount of fishing pressure, it just sucks.

The Skagit is the biggest river in the state besides the Columbia. Why not pump a million brats into it that come back in Nov, Dec, and Jan? Then in Feb, Mar, and April a decent return of nates come back. What more could you want?

I'm sure the Skagit County guys are screaming "don't turn it into another Cow!". But I think this very large system can handle the extra fish and the extra fishing pressure. I'm sure the terminal fishery would be a lot more fishing friendly than Blue Creek.

Ike