PROBABLY NO SENSE TRYING TO TALK YOU OUT OF THIS, SO HERE'S MY $.02 WORTH. LAST YEAR I CAUGHT MOST OF MY FISH BETWEEN THE NE END OF MERCER ISLAND AND MEYDENBAUER BAY IN DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE. THE REASON I MENTION THIS IS THAT THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 1/2 THE BOAT TRAFFIC AS ON THE SW TIP TEAR SEWARD PARK. I'D PROBABLY AGREE WITH THE OTHRE FELLOWS, THAT A SMALL CLAMP ON DOWNRIGGER WOULD BE YOUR BEST BET, ALTHOUGH WE CAUGHT SEVERAL FISH USING A DEEP SIX. THE DRAWBACK TO THE DEEP SIX, IS THAT IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW DEEP YOU REALLY ARE, WHEREAS WITH A DOWNRIGGER, IF YOU SEE FISH ON YOUR FINDER AT 60 FT. YOU JUST SEND IT DOWN TO 60 FT. AND START CATCHING!

THERE IS A LITTLE PARK CALLED ENATAI WHICH IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE I-90 EAST CHANNEL BRIDGE ACROSS FROM THE MERCER ISLAND BOAT LAUNCH. THIS WILL PUT YOU ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES FROM WHERE I CAUGHT MOST OF MY FISH LAST YEAR. YOU CAN ACCESS IT OFF OF BELLEVUE WAY, JUST NORTH OF THE PARK 'N RIDE LOT.

IN ADDITION TO BEING A GOOD IDEA WEARING YOUR LIFE JACKET IS THE LAW UNLESS YOUR CANOE IS LONGER THAN 19 FEET. IF I SEE YOU OUT THERE, YOU CAN BEACH YOUR CANOE AND FISH FROM MY BOAT. LESS WORRY, MORE FUN.

BY THE WAY, ANDY M. I'M ALSO A VETRAN OF THE NISQUALLY IN A SMALL BOAT, SIX FOOT BATHTUB WOODEN ROW BOAT, TWO GUYS, ONE DOG, ABOUT 40 OF BROS DECOYS, GALE WINDS, SLEET....NEVER AGAIN!