Yesterday was an interesting day. I started out at Porter. There were fish around, but no biters, save for one merciful jack. Moved to the Satsop, thinking the dropping flows after the recent rain might mean good things. Fishing for jacks was excellent, and I did manage to find a couple adult chromers (only one to hand). There were fish moving for sure; must have been the fish Rivrguy reported between Cosi and Fuller on Tues. noticed there wasn't much catching of adults going on....

I had planned to take out at Fuller, but the incoming tide hadn't reached the Satsop yet, so there was to be no rowing up there. Opted to go to the pump houses and have a friend pick me up, thinking there might be fresh fish coming with the tide. I saw what Rivrguy saw... Not much. The fleet below Fuller all said it had been tough. Mostly jacks, and not tons of those. I was ready to get off the river, so I didn't fish hard, but the casts I did throw produced only one jack bite. About 200 yards below the mouth of the Satsop, I hit the tidewater. The rest of the "float" was a long, hard row to the takeout. Didn't see much in the way of fish rolling, etc. along the way. It does beg the question of where the fish went, but I guess it just works that way sometimes.

Looks like we're in for a blowout this weekend, so I'm glad I got out yesterday. Between the jacks and the few big ones I did find, it was a fun day of fishing. Hopefully, the rain will send enough wood down the rivers to keep the nets out for a few days and get a bunch of fish upriver before the gang rape begins... I suppose that's asking too much....