Northwest Fishing Reports

Hi all,

The way I read the regs is that you can fish from a boat all the way up to I-405 until November 1st. A guy was yelling at me last week but I didn't have my book with me.

Thanks for any input!

Jo

jojo wrote:Hi all,

The way I read the regs is that you can fish from a boat all the way up to I-405 until November 1st. A guy was yelling at me last week but I didn't have my book with me.

Thanks for any input!

Jo

Unless I missed something that's the way I understand it. Boats are ok until Nov. 1st.

whats funny is that nothing is mentioned of not being able to take a boat up the river as far as you dare (except the date limitations pertaining to fishing). where would one go to find out about the legality of taking a boat up the green?

Hepker wrote:whats funny is that nothing is mentioned of not being able to take a boat up the river as far as you dare (except the date limitations pertaining to fishing). where would one go to find out about the legality of taking a boat up the green?

Well, ya got me there.

Why would there be a legal issue about having a boat on the Green? I know there is a stretch farther up river that is marked as a hazard.

From what I can tell you can take a boat on the river all year long (just can't fish from it all year long). However, as you move upriver the obstacles and shallow water will make a motor boat pretty much worthless. Kayaks and drift boats fit the bill up higher....not sure where the outboard cut off would be, but I think there are some pretty good obstacles at low tide in in Tukwila, so it depends on how well you know the water and how much you value your prop.

cant be any worse than pushing my searay prop thru 3/4 mile of 1 foot water at the mouth of the cowlitz close to low tide. will never launch there again