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well with these closures,it sure has made a huge difference on the Mass boats on the OP rivers.Last saturday,my bud & I were passed by 35 drift boats by noon and almost all of them who passed us didnt even say hi or nuttin,(attitudes I guess) They were probably thinking like we were WTF. By the end of the day,I know at least 20+ more boats went by us,but I had quit counting them and was consentrating on the beers & booze;) Also the garbage count was as bad as I have ever seen it,also found 36 double hook set ups in size 2 hooks red w/a 6 to 8mm size corky in between the hooks.We talked to a few guys at the take out,they had hired a guide from the seattle area,so slow over there,there coming over here he said due to closures and the guide was mad as hell,due to the crowd of boats.The next day wasnt near as bad,only saw a few boats so it was quit pleasant,went 1 for 2 and had 1 fiesty cutt smashed my kramer worm like he owned it,all fish released unharmed and it turned out to be a great day.Hoping this weekend will be good as well or out will come the beers & booze early again  |
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It's amazing how sh*tty fishing and crowds one day can clean out the riffraff the next! |
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~Mike~ There are a few kinds of steelhead fishing; fly, float, drift, spoon, spinner, plugs, boondoggin, bobberdoggin,.... and then there is float fishing in 18\" of water. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!  |
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 50 + boats, garbage,weekends,, gross... id be looking for a new place to fish.... 
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If we fought as hard in all our endeavors as salmon & steelhead do to spawn, how often would we fail....
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Please say it was the nooch otherwise....
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~Mike~ There are a few kinds of steelhead fishing; fly, float, drift, spoon, spinner, plugs, boondoggin, bobberdoggin,.... and then there is float fishing in 18\" of water. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! |
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Sorry dardevle,it was not  |
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refer to my signature line.
btw, i drove out to the wynoochee after work today and fished for about an hour or so. no luck, but couldn't believe how many boats i passed on the road just getting to black creek!
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side drifting is a social disease!
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I remember when 4 or 5 boats was a busy day on the Nooch. Bum deal! It used to be a really enjoyable river to fish from a drift boat. Now its a race.........no thanks!
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Sounds like you can drive a lot further now for the "no thanks" according to bank bum!
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while i'd give a kidney to go back to working nights and weekends, i probably rub elbows less with people now because i do a little more legwork instead of sticking to the "tried and true". fish those rivers where boats don't go and ye shall be rewarded  |
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refer to my signature line.
btw, i drove out to the wynoochee after work today and fished for about an hour or so. no luck, but couldn't believe how many boats i passed on the road just getting to black creek!
The monday before last my son & I hit the nooch,thinking there would be less people,man were we wrong,we put in at the 7400 bridge,when we arrived at 0-dark-thirty,there were 11 trucks & trailers already there  ,my son took the truck down to the take out & rode the scooter back,took him 40 minutes,by the time he had returned,9 more boats put in,in which I had helped them all with unloading there boats,trying to be a nice guy,a few guys didnt even say thanks,wtf,so much for trying to be nice,so we took our time & fished hard,had 1 hit all day,but was passed up by16 more boats.So even during the week,the pressure is unreal on most rivers. |
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refer to my signature line.
btw, i drove out to the wynoochee after work today and fished for about an hour or so. no luck, but couldn't believe how many boats i passed on the road just getting to black creek!
The monday before last my son & I hit the nooch,thinking there would be less people,man were we wrong,we put in at the 7400 bridge,when we arrived at 0-dark-thirty,there were 11 trucks & trailers already there ,my son took the truck down to the take out & rode the scooter back,took him 40 minutes,by the time he had returned,9 more boats put in,in which I had helped them all with unloading there boats,trying to be a nice guy,a few guys didnt even say thanks,wtf,so much for trying to be nice,so we took our time & fished hard,had 1 hit all day,but was passed up by16 more boats.So even during the week,the pressure is unreal on most rivers. wow unreal  thats to bad |
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The fun thing about the 7400 drift is that you get passed by 50 drift boats the first 6 hours...then you pass by 20 sleds the last 4 hours!
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Guides and weekenders can have the nooch....but knowing the drift that Bob was on, thats some sad stuff. I was with someone a few weeks ago that picked up 2 full black garbage bags at a put in we use, the place was spotless when we left. I go back two weeks later and its worse. Fricken slobs...
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