Godzilla, when you said it was like a zoo, do you mean crowded. Just wonderin if it's worth my time to go there.

The majority of the people I run into on the Green seem to be targeting trout. I wouldn't have thought it would be a great trout river, but if any of you fish it for trout, how is it?

(jacobf)YA THE GREEN'S OK FOR TROUT WHEN IT'S ME AND MY KID. WE START IN KENT AND WORK OUR WAY TO AUBURN. WE USE WORMES MOST OF THE DAY. WHEN IT JUST ME AND OR A FREND I GO AFTER THE STEELIES! AND SALMON IN OCTOBER.

(STURZA)YA THAT'S WHAT I MENT ALOT OF PEOPLE
DONT LIKE TO WORK FOR THE FISH SO FLAMING GEYSER HAS A LOT OF EASY ACCESS I'M NOT SAYING IT'S BAD FISHERY ITS JUST ALOT OF PEOPLE GO THERE IN JUNE AND JULY. I'VE CAUGHT QUITE A FEW OUT OF THERE MYSELF.

SEE YOU ON THE RIVER

Question: Are the people who are "targeting trout" actually fishing for resident rainbows -- or are they fishing for steelhead smolts?

[ 06-11-2001: Message edited by: HSL ]

HSL my belief that most people fishing for trout are actually catching steelhead or salmon smolts. I never target trout/smolt expect on the fly pole when the water is low and steelheading is tough. The death rate is very low with this techique. I'm not a fish biologist but I tell the difference between a salmon,steelhead, and resident trout smolt by there appearance. Most of the fish I catch with the fly are steelhead smolts over resident trout. I usually fish the upper green. I believe that the lower green has more resident trout. I don't have the regs in front of me but think "trout" must be 12 or 14 inches. It is kinda scary to think how many steelhead smolts are probably being killed a find legal "trout". I wish that they would prohibit using bait on the green to help the fishery. Probably pissed some people off oh well just my $.02

Does anyone else think that mabey the "zoo" can be created from this BB?
Anyone who has fished in this state for some time already knows when to hit our rivers. This is learned from going out fishing and talking with other anglers. Having someone show you the ropes. Or reading books on the subject.
Now days people want things quick and easy. I think anything worth having should be worth working for.
Should we be telling every meat hungery person that surfs the net where to go and when?
I have seen people cry fish (bragging) on this BB and river traffic go way up.
I know this sounds like I am pissing and moaning to alot of you out there.
The only people this should offend would be the ones who NEED this BB to find out where and when to fish. Get a life.
Sharphooks,
Rivernut

(Rivernut) I know what you mean but you got to think of it this way I was always taught, feed a man a fish and he will eat for a day and teach a man to fish and he will eat for a life time. Don't forget there are a lot of liars out there telling kids a lot of false information. When I got here 6 years ago, some so called fisherman told me that the Cedar is a great place to fish, not telling me that it was closed. Lucky for me I met another fisherman that had the same fishing skills I had. That helped me a lot. He taught me to fish the rivers, I taught him to fish the ocean, not to make it too long we fishermen have to stick together and weed out the liars and teach are kids right.


PS And pick up their own garbage. If you pack it in pack it out.


Fish on for life!!

[ 06-13-2001: Message edited by: godzilla ]

(spoonman)just went to look to see how
high the water got. it looked bad, most of the
holes were deep becuse of the rain. Saw some fishermen in Auburn but they weren't doing much. I got to smoke some fish for CA today, maybe I'll see you Tue or Thur. I'm going to let the water go down a little. See you on the river.

Godzilla,
water is looking good for tomorrow tuesday.
Went camping this weekend up on the Suiattle River with the girlfriend. I hide the fishing pole in the back of the car. I fished for less than hour on three nice holes that I know. Hooked 20lb native springer just beautiful of course forgot the camera as usually.

Spoonman 5 Godzilla 1 (ugly one)

Actually, they seem to be catching a lot of cutthroat in the Green.

There are are good number of SRC's that come up the river but, when you see that guy in the slow back eddy just catchin smolt after smolt after smolt well?? If trouts what you want to go after why not go to the snoqualmie above the falls?? Maybe I just don't get it but dont' think so.......

Tight lines

Kevin

SRBC

I for the most part only chase steelhead on the upper green. Salmon on the lower green with the rest of the crowds during the peak run. I have only caught a few SRC 20" or so do when fishing for salmon in the fall in the lower green. Do they get much bigger than that? Are specially in search of SRC or happens when trying to catch larger fish? I have caught many steelhead in the upper green but never any Src up there are they mostly in the lower river?

[ 06-18-2001: Message edited by: spoonman ]

To outings 3 fish hooked, 2 landed. One cromer about 10LBS & 2 winter runs. sandshrimp & jenson egg...MR.Adams special spoonboy your a dog and I know it