In the 70's, the South Fork of the Calawah from the put in at the creek down to the forks was a great place to beat the crowds and fish for both native and hatchery steelhead. There was a place above the lower end bad stretch where with a 4x4 you could take out and not have to run the rock garden. Very pretty river.

Later the state put a hatchery in at the mouth of the Calawah near the Bogachiel Ponds and I'm wondering if that affected the fishing up river.

Is the South Fork still worth fishing or is all the action now at the mouth near the hatchery where the crowds hang out? There is a lot of water above the hatchery but I never hear much about people fishing it.