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Green River Report Sat. 12-12-09

I hit the Green River in the hopes of battling a chum or anything that would bite. I arrived on the river (Metzler Park) at about 9:30 am. Given the cold teen temperatures we had for most of this week, I would have to say that the “balmy” 26-degree air temperature this morning was almost welcome. In reality, it was still brutally cold for my extremities, even with the proper attire. Strike one.

My first few steps on the frozen trail was another sign that today might not be so good, especially with the recent reports of skunked outings. Yikes! Now, I had a partially frozen little stream to cross to get to the fishing hole.

First observation was that the river was really low. It was low enough to see the rock bottom in the middle of the river without polarized glasses. It was also sufficiently shallow to safely reach the other side of the river, which two anglers did.

I tied on a ¼ ounce lime green and purple marabou jig and attacked the pools known to hold fish. Nothing. Others there used corkies, jig and float, and even spoons. Regardless of the technique employed the results were the same.

Zero… Zip… Nada…

The only action and movement was coming from the moving water or the removing of ice from the rod’s guides or reel’s line guides. It was at this point that the wise quote, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,” started to repeat in my head like a skipping record. Strike two.


I left Metzler Park and headed to Soos Creek. There were three anglers working the spots. Nothing was caught or even hooked while I was there. I drifted my jig a few times before I realized my fishing liberties had expired. It was time to go. Strike three.

I struck out and skunked out. There is no other way around it and the subfreezing conditions didn’t make the results easier to accept. Oh well, you win some and you lose some. I’ll just have to chalk up this outing as paying dues for future success or use this as a launching pad to try out for the Mariners in the Spring.

Conditions
26 degrees F, Clear Skies, Clear and shallow water.

kenbarb

12/13/2009 8:08:00 AM

Isn't it amazing what we expose our bodies to when chasing these fish. Enjoyed your report, and suspect that you will have more productive days before your tryout for the Mariners. While writing this I turned and looked out the window, there is about 1" of fresh snow on the ground here in Hell's Canyon with more on the way, have been thinking about going after Steelhead in a hour or so, it's 8:00am and the temp. is 27*, no wind, and the river looks like glass, think I will go hook the boat up. Will write a report when I get back. Ken

snake7676

12/13/2009 8:37:00 AM

I to enjoyed your report It was a cold day on the river I was on the puyallup all day nothing to show burrrrrrrrrr............

Toni

12/13/2009 9:56:00 AM

As always a great report.
I fished the Puyallup 2 days in a row. The 2nd day I waited until almost 2pm to get there, There weren't any slushbergs and icing the guides wasn't there. I left at dark when everything was icing up including my toes. But I did hook a 1/2 alive salmon that came unbuttoned before I had to unhook it.
If we didn't go we would never know if we would have caught a fish or not.

procaster

12/13/2009 1:40:00 PM

that used to be a good hole, I caight my first steelie with bobber and jig there, now its just empty water. I wish we could have strong runs of winter steel. Then even in the coldest conditions, you only get cold hands from cleaning fish. Nice report though!

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