Mud was still in full effect yesterday above the tidewater; something about 6" of visibility makes me less than confident. Opted for dropping the toon in at Cosi to fish the high incoming. Water was pretty off-color there, too, but enough visibility to make it worth a go. Fished for about an hour and decided I wasn't going to do much fishing spinners in the heavy tidal current, so headed in. At the ramp, I heard a few stories of moderate success from the herring and flasher crew, but concensus was that it's still pretty "slow" for coho.

Spent the rest of the afternoon harvesting some dandy chanterelles from a local honey hole, which provided a much needed attitude adjustment. Couldn't believe how many were out so early in the season.

Fishing on the river needs a week or two to get going. I'm starting to get concerned, given the extended weather outlook, that we upriver folks may have a season similar to last year, with the commercial net October blackout claiming the lion's share of a banner run. here's hoping for some cool, wet weather before month's end....

In the meantime, I'll look forward to a trip or two in Willapa and Grays Harbor. Thank God for friends with boats!