FishinMarine
12/7/2014 2:18:00 PMNice fish ! and good report, although I don't understand the secrecy part, seems like the guide would want more business.
salmonbarry
12/7/2014 7:03:00 PMGreat report and that is what I call a 'hawg'! you could still rate it a 5 even though a secret river!
justinspotanske
12/7/2014 11:47:00 PMIt's reports like these that make me laugh . No one wants others to enjoy fishing and hog it all. But that's why I live in eastern washington were people are a lot more polite. Born and raised in Seattle , but a world of difference in sportsman here
djw0414
12/8/2014 7:36:00 AMI meant to mark the rating as a 5 but must have whiffed. The guide asked me not to share the location which is not uncommon for guides. I can't mention the guides name or business because that is the policy of the site, which I understand.
Respecting someone's wishes is considered polite in most areas but obviously not in Eastern Washington.
Respecting someone's wishes is considered polite in most areas but obviously not in Eastern Washington.
Gringo Pescador
12/8/2014 7:39:00 AMNice job man! Glad to see you are getting out there! justinspotanske - sometimes a secret report (guided or not) is more about the safety of the reporter or guide than it is to keep a "secret". On some of these rivers the locals feel (right or wrong) that the internet is ruining "their" river or fishery and have taken to retaliating by means of vandalism or worse. Being a regular Joe that might hit the river once or twice a season is one thing, but being a guide on these (remote/semi remote) rivers where you (and your rig) are seen on a regular basis can be a delicate balance between promoting your business and ensuring your (and your rigs) safety..
Mike Carey
12/8/2014 8:11:00 AMdjw0414, thank you for respecting our policy, very class act of you. The secret reports I believe have a default rating since it's secret, we didn't think it mattered, but I do see the value of being able to rate it for personal trip recording. I'll pass it along to Aaron. If your most excellent guide has any interest in advertising on the site just tell him to contact us at support@washingtonlakes.com. Thanks again.
FishinMarine
12/8/2014 7:55:00 PMdjw0414 ,Gringo Pescador Thanks for the response I learned a few things I was not aware of, so this is a good discussion.
djw0414
12/8/2014 10:42:00 PMFishinMarine....thanks for understanding.
As I stated it was more of a story than a report but it tells everyone there are still bright coho entering river systems that are susceptible to twitching jigs. Many rivers have historically had decent returns of "b-run" coho so there is still some useful information included in my story because most of them have had decent results this year. Tight lines.
As I stated it was more of a story than a report but it tells everyone there are still bright coho entering river systems that are susceptible to twitching jigs. Many rivers have historically had decent returns of "b-run" coho so there is still some useful information included in my story because most of them have had decent results this year. Tight lines.
fishalot33
12/9/2014 2:44:00 AMThe hump and rest of Chehalis systems are still all good right now for chrome coho most of em are native but they are really nice size,jigs.spinners.eggs the norm. when will they stop??
Mike Carey
12/9/2014 6:52:00 AMummm, if you know the background, it's no secret. In which case you already know it. If you don't (which I will guess is 98% of people reading this post), it's just another Pacific Northwest river bank. I can surmise one thing from the picture - it's a fairly large river system, not a smaller river. I highly doubt a secret report is going to set off a flood of anglers in a quest to figure out what bank that is in the background. Like you said, it's common knowledge the Chehalis system and some of the Olympic coast rivers have late runs of B run coho. Let's appreciate the pics and the fun story and leave it at that.