Northwest Fishing Reports

yeah no doubt that whoever is behind the sticks has to be aware of what is coming no matter who or what is up front. Its always nice to have everyone help out but never rely on someone who is focusing on fishing to call out the shots.

Hey Ive seen guides with years and years of experience fall prey to lack of attention. In many ways its like driving a car. As soon as you take your eyes off the road something is bound to happen. Ive picked up everything from tourists, to guides, to paddles, to boats to coolers. Thats why its impor...

its true that even the easiest wide open stretch will cause some people problems. I used to be a whitewater rafting guide and its scary how people lose all common sense on the water...

for anyone and everyone. Ive seen a motor crushed under some logs before...

but all you have to do to know the flow rates is go to the usgs website and look it up. Its super easy and simple and you can see the flows for previous days and years as well

Right so the idea is to put dangers encountered while floating. River right and river left are always the same. It means looking downstream and to the left and downstream and to the right. This way we all know what the other person is talking about. Sorry i didn't clarify. Thanks for pointing that o...

Hey everyone.I would like to start a thread with hazards that you find on the rivers as you float them. I am thinking of things like new logjams, slides, strainers, rapids, etc. Wherever possible please try and write where on the river you notices it and give landmarks. Also river right and river le...

A section about dangers (logjams, slides, new features) both old and new would be cool