New to page, first time to read or reply. I fished the tidewater on the Willapa 3 times this past week. As you can imagine, low and warm. Would say clear, but tide water is always brownish. Took a little experimenting,but caught some chrome kings & coho. I believe the best bet is to be there just about an hour before the tide is all the way back in ,but not slack. This seems to be the arrival time of the most aggressive fish that are ready and willing to bite. Caught several of each on #3 silver blade vibrax with the hot pink body. You will get hung up a lot until you get used to where you can/ cannot cast. Retreive the lure as slow as you can and still stay off the bottom. If you are not hitting the bottom every now and then, you are reeling too fast. I like to pick out my "casting zones" when the tide is all the way out, which also lets you see where the deepest slot is and any potential "bad" areas to try to keep your fish out of once hooked. I would rather break one off than have it go into some of those areas and mess up my whole line. I caught most of my kings on eggs. The Willapa is one of a growing number of rivers that the snaggers have been so kind to ruin for fishermen who like to plunk eggs. Your bait must not be stationary, so a float is in order here. I have found that this year( seems to change every year) the hot color is a dark red #14 corkie ,#2 hook, and as many eggs as you feel ok in using. My baits are about 2 " in diameter. Adjust your float size until the wind will almost cause it to go under on it's own. The kings down there bite very,very soft and will give up on a bait if there is too much resistance. I have also found that washing my hands and using gloves has increased my hook ups. Enjoy the page. This egg fishing should work where you fish also. Be patient, we are only fishing for 2 or three good take downs.