Recent content by jack_king

Here's the skinny on this mornin (for the record, I fish the river, NOT the lake, almost exclusively from the bank): The river is HIGH!! Color is great. I could only manage to stand there about 20 minutes (I'm two weeks do the day out from back surgery). A friend of mine came down in his boat...

I got clearance from the doctor today, so I MIGHT just give it a go in the morning. I'll let you know if I do any good.

Weird (ie:slow) year for sure. I live 5 minutes from the lake, so I'm not done yet. I still have one more to go and I've caught bright fish on Thanksgiving. Haven't been in two weeks due to back surgery but I'm hoping I get clearance from the doctor today!!

I have not been back since Tuesday b/c I had back surgery Wed and will be out of commission for a couple weeks. I think there are a couple of things affecting the run on the Siltcoos this year. First, like everywhere else, I don't think the numbers are that strong. Second, since the dam opened...

Managed to pick up a nice hen in the river this morning!

Check the synopsis, but I'm almost positive I read last year that two rods are prohibited on Siltcoos.

I've hooked 8 fish this year and all but one were hooked on the same yellow #5 Blue Fox with an orange stripe on the body. I lost it yesterday on a snag, so I think I'll be picking up another. Last year I caught the majority on the same Blue Fox, only it was solid red.

I was able to pick up an 11 lb hen in the river yesterday afternoon (3 tagged so far) but it's still REAL slow. They just aren't showing up in the numbers you'd expect for this time of year. Hopefully the coming rains this week will bring 'em in!

There have been a few fish showing up with the tides each day since the dam opened (Wed), but it's S-L-O-W. Definitely a late start this year.

I fished the Toyota Hole for about 3 hrs yesterday morning (lost one). Conditions don't get too much better this time of year. Saw one other lost just above me and one boated down at the 1 mile hole. It was busy, but there were holes available. Probably 6-8 drift boats total.

Youngest son (13) and I hit the river shortly after noon on Friday. By 2 pm we were on our way home having hooked into 3 NICE BRIGHT fish. The largest was about a 14# buck. The ONE we kept was a 10# hen.

Guy in a white raincoat fishin at the sand hill was the culprit. I was next to (just upriver) the Tyee boat ramp.

Pointless yes, pointless no! Tuesday I witnessed a guy catch and bonk and fish and keep on fishing. I called. Same ole story: No one close enough. HOWEVER, if we all keep calling when we witness violations, sooner or later they will get the idea and spend a little more time in the area!

The dam, and the area around it is pretty cool, but it is posted "no trespassing", at least at the gate from hwy 101. If it were me, I'd stick with google earth. As for walking in from Siltcoos Recreation Area, good luck with that:lol:

Oh, no doubt fish were caught over the weekend, just not in the numbers I have personally seen (and experienced) in recent years. It's been a strange year all the way around. I always have to laugh when I see a boat the size of the Saratoga floating down the river. It doesn't really bother me...