Rockstar is for tweakers and other assorted miscreants.

Steelheaders drink beer.

Fish on...

Todd

for once Abu, i agree with you...

the hidden meaning to my statement was that I'm jealous of all who can drink beer and maintain a normal life. I myself am a recovering alcoholic of over ten years now. Let's just say I got into some [Bleeeeep!] real fast when I was younger. Rockstar...nectar of the gods...aside from black coffee mixed with a cigarette. Steelheaders drink coffee so black they can chew it while trying to catch fish.

I remember when Rockstar first got popular. I was at PLU and we were too cheap to buy red bull for Jager bombs. They've come a long way.

I have rockstar vending machines at work...been drinking them for 10 years. it's probably healthier to drink beer. haha. anyway, enough about beverages...springers.

Couldn't have set it better myself. Put down the bottle 8 months ago and replaced it with a rod and reel, and haven't looked back.ever since! The funny part is I thought I would save $ by quitting drinking, but my fishibg habit is turning out to be way more expensive! Well worth it though!

congrats man! Sobriety has given me many, many good things including steelheading which I never would have found otherwise.

Sobriety is cool...but your thought above is right, Rockstar is even worse for you...gnarly stuff!

Fish on...

Todd

12,000 springers over bonneville today! Holy sh!t! Go get um!

saw a lot of boats on the 5th around portland

I need to retire.

So what's open now? Mouth of the Wind and Drano?

I did the Drano thing once with Phil, and while it puts out fish, I discovered it ain't my cup o' tea. or Coors, or Rockstar, or any other assorted rot gut.

I get a kick out of fish and game lowering their fish projection just in time for them to eat crow.

Mouth of the wind and drano are both open. I believe the canyon stretch of the wind is open too but probably too early still for loads of fish to be up there. I tried to find access to the canyon when I was there a couple weeks ago. the closest I got was on top of a very tall bridge and wasn't sure how to get down to the pools below. I also took a drive down Indian cabin road and was greeted by a sign at the end of the road that said "fishing access under new management, no access" or something like that. I'm assuming I found the access where you have to buy a key to the gate to fish that stretch. from the exploring I did, it doesn't seem like a very bankie friendly river as far as access is concerned.

That bridge you looked over is where the blue hole is...some day I may tell ya how to get there....let's just say you drove past the road to get down close then hike into it.I stay @ my buddies house just before the bridge on the left in Carson.There are a few other spots up stream a guy can get into also.Early bird get's the worm or hole on that river better be willing to hike and be a billy goat also.Good luck,
SZ

So I'm gonna smoke first...then mix my R & R with Rockstar then drink dark mud coffee in the am..............Got it.The fish need to slow down still..............just sayin.

Add in some springers and that sounds like a damn good time right there!

listen May has always been a springer mover month. there's a huge group of springer dumbasses that think that springers move feb, mar. apr. well a few do but may is when them springers really light a FARH!

i know a guy who has put the hurt on springers plunking the cowlitz. no boat no motor to feed fuel to. no cutplug hearing to buy. no washing plugs with windex. just casting spinglows and , yea SS! bet he has 2/3s a card filled by now.

18,436 went over bonneville yesterday! Holy FvCK!

Brewer, speaking of the cowlitz I'd assume with that much movement upriver on the Columbia the cowlitz should really be popping off any second. I've been watching the barrier counts and they haven't been anything impressive yet. I'm sure a guy could pull a few out with ease though now at barrier or some of the less crowded springer holes down there. From what I hear the boats are having a tough time due to the higher flows though.

" Sugar Free Red Bull...nectar of the gods...aside from black coffee mixed with a cigarette. Steelheaders drink coffee so black they can chew it while trying to catch fish."

Agreed Drew, now you get the front seat in my boat!
Redd

As a side, for you folks staying in Carson, hows the ole Inn at the Hot Springs dealing with all you late nite noisy Chin-Nookers anyhow?

killer! Let's go get after some summer runs soon. bout three weeks to go. I'll bring the mud coffee and eggs.