Monthly Archives: December 2011
Nisqually float: 12/13/2011
Had some rogue reports of chums in the Nisqually, so Jeff and Phil decided to do some exploring and try drifting this river. The Nisqually is a freestone river that is a product of Mt. Rainier, which makes it run cloudy with the glacial minerals in the runoff. Our trip down was a cold drive [...]
Skykomish float: 12/11/2011
Since Phil is taking a day off next week so we can fish the Nisqually, I thought it would be nice to make a dry run with some more practice time on the sticks. I want him feel comfortable rowing the drift boat as the Nisqually is a smaller river in places and there are [...]
Minter Chum: 12/10/2011
I’ve heard about this place and from the photos and description, didn’t sound like fun unless you’re ok with combat fishing in a mud hole. Tom E. did well the day before and invited me to join him for a few hours, so I joined him to give it a try and to know about [...]
Winter snake trout: 12/8/2011
Jeff and I wanted to get out and give the Snake a try despite the cold weather we’ve been having this December. The air temp was hovering in the mid 30s so we dressed appropriately as fishing Stillwater is tough to do when you’re cold. We met on the water around 11 and proceeded to [...]
Looking for our friends: Chum run, Dec. 1st, 2011
Jeff and I wanted to scope out some local chum in the Green but wasnt too successful. I did foul hook one near Whitney Park. We did see a feeder creek just chock full of chums but no signs of fresh fish. We decided to head out to Hoodsport the next day to give our [...]
