Traut: Couldn't let your Nisqually comment pass. I too have been on the Nisqually in a canoe going back to Luhr Beach. Three of us, all our gear, decoys in a 19' Grumann. Very little free board. Strong wind was out of the north so we had to quarter up beyond the launch and make that quick turn to prevent broaching. Game warden was taking bets we weren't going to make it.

The trip on the Skagit during the Thanksgiving weekend storm a few years back is another story...