#952161 - 02/27/16 07:03 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
[Re: Cozmo]
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River to the West is the same. How's that "cut thru", at Stormy's property????
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#952165 - 02/27/16 07:19 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
[Re: Cozmo]
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It all boils down to this - I'm right, everyone else is wrong, and anyone who disputes this is clearly a dumbfuck.
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It's bogus.
The way that river jumps out of its channel is crazy.
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#952172 - 02/27/16 09:34 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
[Re: Cozmo]
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Disappointing to say the least.
Disappointing, disgusting and frustrating. Finally got the right conditions and all 3 of my options were screwed. Choice #1(and the one one I prepped and got up early for) had an unexpected access issue worsened by timber company gates at all alternate routes. Choice #2, an hour and a half drive away, was occupied with a couple rigs(an out-of-the-way place where I NEVER encountered anyone til' a couple years ago) and choice #3 already had 20 boats and half the population of the state cover the water before I got there. None of these were Satsop related. Re-enforces why most of my fishing effort is Summer and Fall now.
Edited by Eric (02/27/16 09:35 PM)
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#952175 - 02/27/16 09:52 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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Got to the river late and scoped things out and watched a guy catch a nice hatchery fish. Other than that pretty slow. Would rather be fishing upstream. Saw a seal too cruising up the river. Going to hit it again early.
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#952182 - 02/28/16 07:30 AM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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Spawner
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I too fished the slow Satsop saturday, Went for 1 a nice hen, talked to many, very slow, I think the higher water for so long brought thm all in early.
As for Stormy's, it's going to be some major rip rap to save his house and garage. Cook creek kind of shoring. River runs straight toward his porch and then turns 90deg right, so not a glancing blow on the bank, but a full on frontal attack.
And th WDFW was out in a DB checking yesterday, safety check also, remember to have a Whistle or horn. It is a 90 dollar ticket if ya don't.
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#952184 - 02/28/16 08:28 AM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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I And th WDFW was out in a DB checking yesterday, safety check also, remember to have a Whistle or horn. It is a 90 dollar ticket if ya don't. Grrrrrrrrrrr, they used to have a supply with them, just gave them out free!!!!!
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#952185 - 02/28/16 09:10 AM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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And th WDFW was out in a DB checking yesterday, safety check also, remember to have a Whistle or horn. It is a 90 dollar ticket if ya don't. I believe it's a whistle AND a lifejacket, isn't it? At least that's what I was told a few years ago when I had my drift boat on the lake. Grrrrrrrrrrr, they used to have a supply with them, just gave them out free!!!!! They had more money in the budget in those days. They're not going to look the other way from a potential money maker. (even though they should in this case)
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#952214 - 02/28/16 09:17 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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Saw a guide dump a lot of carcusses at one of the ramps on the Nooch. Fished the morning and nothing but a few loud jet boats. Went to show my buddy the Satsop and saw one taken out of the park. Not much access from the bank. These rivers really get hammered. Can't wait for summeruns in a more remote location and no boats less people as there are more fisheries like bottom fish. Wish I could have fished these rivers with my ancestors
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#952225 - 02/29/16 10:39 AM
Re: Satsop 2/27
[Re: Cozmo]
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Steelheadman
Not one of your direct ancestors....but I did get to fish all the local rivers, and some in the OP....in the old days!!!
Years 1968- until mid 80's---Humptulips, Wynoochee, Satsop, upper Quinault, Queets, Hoh ALL had lots of BIG fish. Wynoochee, Humptulips, and Satsop were open until the end of April, until about 1972-73.....I fished the Satsop, lots, during April, many times just "me, myself and I".
Early years very few driftboats, anywhere...and jet boats were few and far between.
Tribe never netted past October, until sometimes in late 80's. NT and QIN, netted 7 days a week, much of October....then all the nets were gone.
I knew very little about river salmon or steelhead fishing, still I caught fish and quite a few "big fish". No eggs, or any bait....to messy.....used Sammi's, okie's, and other off the shelf items. Everything seemed to work, everywhere.......just lot's of fish, I say again...Lot's of fish.
Those years will NEVER be again......called "gill net", just don't see any of the tribes cutting waaaay back on their net season.
Not many pics, camera's were just too big and most were very expensive.
Your comment of "loud jet boats", try ear plugs if you want quiet!!!! Your area lots of small rivers, no jet boats there....
Have a good day....everyone!!!!
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#952230 - 02/29/16 11:20 AM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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The Satsop got hammered over the weekend.
I figure pretty much every fish in the river got touched a time or two by the end of the day yesterday. I had a highlight over the weekend losing one of the biggest hens I have hooked in years. It was a chrome ripper, built like a tank (reminded me of a February Skok fish if any of you got to experience them back when) and spit my hook on the 5th jump. What an awesome fish.
Elkman saw it, he can attest.
Stormy's new channel is a mess. WDFW does not like to allow rip rap or rocks to be put in the river, but the proximity to the back porch pretty much takes most options off the table. I'm guessing it will be a busy summer down there.
As a matter of fact the whole lower Satsop is a mess. Over the last 10 years, worse in the last 5, the river has swallowed up huge portions of the older timber on the margins. Exposing the river to the edges of farmers grass or other crop fields. Without any structure to the soil, all there is left is loose silts over gravel that erode very fast. This just flattened out most of the good old holes and what we are left with is a river that is only good to side drift for the most part. Pretty soon it is probably just going to be a straight chute from the Baker hole to the mouth.
Sad.
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#952241 - 02/29/16 12:39 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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I counted 13 sled trailers and about 6 drift boat trailers yesterday on my way by around 11:30ish...........@ HWY take out / put in. Good luck,
SZ Jet boaters, trying to make up for the "screwing" we got late October to December 16 with the complete closure, west fork down and all of the Chehalis. You don't even want to get me started on the Wynoochee River....double grrrrr
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#952260 - 02/29/16 02:55 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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My Area code makes me cooler than you
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It's over folks.
Sell your aluminum now while the price is up.
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#952273 - 02/29/16 04:00 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
[Re: Cozmo]
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It all boils down to this - I'm right, everyone else is wrong, and anyone who disputes this is clearly a dumbfuck.
Registered: 03/07/99
Posts: 17149
Loc: SE Olympia, WA
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It looks to me like Stormy's place could be a goner. The first major flood is either going to go right over that riprap into his house, or it's going to cut behind him, and leave his house on an island.
That river is nothing like what it used to be. It's a shame.
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#952307 - 02/29/16 05:50 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
[Re: Cozmo]
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Mid 80's, when, you came down just above the West Fork, it was a straight across row to the boat launch. River went down past the high bank on the West side of the river, straight South to the area called the potato hole.
Lot's of change in the whole river.....question is 'What to do"????? Make a change one place, cause a problem some place else. Mother Nature has a strong personality....tough as it is, flood plain building can get you in trouble.
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#952309 - 02/29/16 05:53 PM
Re: Satsop 2/27
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Fry
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I wanna see a pic of the seal that crackered a nice fish just below the diversion dam on the Nooch, wadded up in a root ball!!! Just saying, he don't belong there!!
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