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Well we tried today and didn't get sh*t. We saw a few dipped from shore, but most nets were empty and a successful dip was one fish out of ten dips. I broke down and bought 2 lbs. at $6 per lb. (my buddy had to point out that good steak was cheaper) from a commercial guy in the parking lot and...

Well, the lower river is open until April 4th.. and I happen to have the last seven of those days off from work. After that, yeah, I'll have to trailer about 35 miles upstream. They also cut the limit to one chinook per day. Above Bonneville Dam I think the limit is still 2. It is still...

NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife February 15, 2008 Contact: Cindy LeFleur, (360) 906-6708 Focus of this year’s spring chinook fishery will shift upstream on the Columbia River OLYMPIA – Columbia River anglers will find more opportunities to catch spring chinook salmon...

This is a scary thread for a guy like me to read, considering switching to a C-Dory from my no-nonsense aluminum hull. I know you all love to bash Bayliners, but in the early 1970s, we had one. It was 16 ft. long with a 120 hp i/o and, as a teenager, I LIVED to abuse that boat. It was all...

As fascinating as Patton's boat was several decades ago.... I beg to conjecture that this is much more extreme.... check out the vertical position of the whole frickin' boat. C.W.

Well, it looks like I'm the only one who took it hook, line and sinker.... chalk it up to my belonging to the group also known as: Society Unaware of C-Dory Klowns Entrenched Rightundermynose. CW

They're here! Test dipping today confirmed smelt are present in the lower Cowlitz. Bank dipping near the Longview Bridge produced about 15 fish in a dozen dips. Up to 3 fish per dip. Mixture of size including some large specimens. A more complete report will follow. Reminder - WA...

"With virtually the same prey species" -- I didn't know caribou and ptarmigan also lived in Antartica with the seals... when were they imported? And the penguins... sure, they'll adapt fine to their first exposure to a voracious mammalian predator. I'm sure that wouldn't interfere with all...

By all means, lets just bypass science and embark on massive biological endeavors based on good intentions. That worked out so well in New Zealand with rabbits, stoats and sheep and all of their native flightless birds. Or the the mongoose in Hawaii. Or the giant snails in Okinawa. Or the...

Supposedly this boat was training at Morrow Bay, CA on 12-04-07. Wow is that some water, and those guys are up on the flying bridge.... tied in no doubt. There's a few websites with the whole series of pics, but the best ones I found were here, click on each thumbnail for a much higher...

Larry, I agree that every bit helps and with the wind at our house and hot summer sun, am also considering augmenting our power supplies, especially since we just committed to staying here for the long run. There is an awful lot of roof space that could be utilized on buildings across the...

My favorite quote from Rush Limbaugh was what he said about Willie Nelson.... something like "Why is it that whenever I think about Willie Nelson, I think of soap and hot water?" Wind farms are grotesque. Go view the once beautiful desert hills and mountains as you approach Palm Springs, CA...

Folks around here use propane all of the time without incident for heating and cooking. There is the scented olfactory warning element too for any accumulation of gas (smells like rotten eggs). Sniff, consider , ventilate, fan if necessary and you are okay. But DO stick your nose into the...

I'll disagree. I put one solar panel on the roof of my boat and love it. I fish close to the marina on the Columbia River and so the motor doesn't run long for charging batteries. When I fish, it is anchored for 3-6 hours with the motor off, the cd stereo on and the depth finder on and with...

The sword and mace fighting group that used to beat each other with pipe insultors and lacrosse helmets painted black was called: The Society For Creative Anachronism, not acronyms. I wasn't one, but they frequented part of the campus when I was at school. C.W.

It looks like sturgeon will be catch and release only in July below Wauna Powerlines. Also, many guides and most charter boats will be focusing on salmon in the ocean then. I'm sure some of the guides would be willing to work the estuary for sturgeon. Without a doubt, my favorite professional...

Interesting thread and a decision I've been mulling over too. It sounds like we'll be getting a fridge in the reboat... it sounds so civilized. Now, I do know about ice chests. We learned long ago that it is the soaking in water that ruins food NOT the fact that it was inadequately cooled. So...

I like the Swinomish Channel. Going through Deception Pass is a kick in the pants and worth doing if you're adventurous, like surging water and like the geology and history of the area. Bring a camera. It is very scenic and folks do it all of the time in sailboats limited to 7 knots. Don't...

We've only boated on one lake in Oregon, Diamond Lake down south near Crater Lake. It is huge, gorgeous, lots of amenities, campgrounds and fish etc, but probably 5-6 hours south. North, in Washington, we've enjoyed Lake Merwin (a reservoir on the Lewis River upstream/east from Woodland)...

While at the round table late Saturday night at the SBSCBGT this Cathlamet gathering in mid May came up. Some asked about possibly boating to Portland, OR as a day trip activity. I shared that it was a long way from my house to Portland, let alone all the way from Cathlamet. How far? Well I...