i don't think the lousy fishing has been due to lack of fish, more so weather conditions. however, i've at least hooked into something every time i've been up on the chehalis this season, something that's not all that typical for me.

i also fish the bay, but prefer the chehalis and smaller tributaries. much easier to put fish in the boat when you know where the fish are, which i'm not so great at doing in the salt.