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The South Fork Stillaguamish is an interesting case study in salmon habitat. Downstream of Granite Falls the river is nearly barren of fish and there is virtually no habitat that is suitable for salmon. Snohomish County permits development of riverfront property and most of it is, below the...

The bottom line of the article is that habitat limits fish production. Everywhere. The efforts of those who are pissed off because of fishing closures should be directed at those officials who are responsible for allowing continued habitat degradation. Politics always trumps biology. Always...

Well-written article, and all true. Full disclosure - I was the Stillaguamish Tribal Fisheries Mgmt Biologist for 30 years. We had a saying in my office that succinctly described the problem in two words. It comes from the movie "Soylent Green". "It's people!" jd

I second the recommendation for Oyster Creek Canvas. They did mine. Pic's in my album. jd

Great adventure! Sorry we couldn't make it. Questions: If a person wanted to spend more time on the Snake R. leg of the trip, are there places to anchor or tie up besides Lyons Ferry? For example, near the mouth of the Palouse River or at Charbonneau Park? jd

Sounds like a lot fun. Would you mind sharing the name of the boat rental company you used? jd

I don't know about other brands, but all Samsung Galaxy wifi-only tablets have GPS. I use Navionics, as well as OpenCPN on my Galaxy Tab, both work great. Also, many aftermarket USB charger ports don't put out enough amps to charge your smartphone or tablet. Blue Sea now makes one that does...

Still considering joining this cruise, bringing along a friend. I'm thinking about having my wife accompany us to the put-in, where she will drop us off and then drive my truck/boat trailer to the take-out in Astoria. She'd then take the bus/train home to Mount Vernon. Have any arrangements...

In my opinion, it would be a pain in the rear to try to get an 8-9 ft dinghy on your roof behind a forward-mounted radar. Unless you have a lifting davit like Dr. Bob has. If you have a rear-mounted high arch you can stand on the bow deck and v-berth roof and horse the dinghy up onto the roof...

Well, that could be a problem, especially with a camperback. OTOH, one could keep them fully assembled on the cabin roof. At 26 lbs each, I could have two up there and still be less weight than my dinghy. Plus be a heck of a lot easier to get up there. jd

You might consider an Oru kayak. They fold into a compact package and are very light. https://www.orukayak.com/ I don't have any connection with them, but I think they're cool. jd

you should be able to download a manual for the radio from the Standard Horizon website. The manual will tell you how to check for the MMSI#. jd

I may be interested too. Depends on a few things, but it sounds like a great trip! jd

Harvey, From their website FAQ's: "Can I use this with twin gasoline engines? Yes, the app automatically detects dual sensors and updates the display to show both and combines consumption and range. In fact, the App has no limit to the number of concurrent sensors so accommodating twin...

As a retired fisheries biologist, I would claim that the degradation of river & estuary habitat has a far greater impact on wild salmon production than fish farms. The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a migration route. Rivers and estuaries are breeding and rearing areas. There are many good reasons...

Good point. But if you're looking for a low-cost, low-dashboard-clutter option for a backup to your primary C/P this is something to consider. And if your R-pi goes t.u., you can swap it out in about 5 minutes. And with the Smarticase, you can even hang the unit from the overhead shelf. jd

I've set up a backup touchscreen chart plotter using the following components: Raspberry Pi 3 @ $40 Raspberry Pi 7" Touchscreen Display @ $60 Smarticase for the touchscreen display @ $25 GlobalSat BU-353-S4 USB GPS Receiver @ $30 OpenCPN vector graphics charting software @ $00 Getting the...

backup chartplotter

Peter, When it comes time to bleed your brakes, look for Youtube vids on how to do it solo. Essentially you use a modified garden sprayer to pressurize the system. I've done it, works great, and fast. jd

Con - as far as I know, OpenCpn doesn't run Canadian charts. I do use it simultaneously with my Garmin 740S for cruising my local waters (San Juan's) and like it. jd