I wouldn't get caught in a watershed fishing. Game Dept could care less; it
is a trespassing violation and they are much worse than a game violation.
You can see some very beautiful scenery by accessing the canyon. It is not
for boaters. I don't think National Geographic could make it down. Years
back, Andre L.(L. for lack of being able to spell his last name) of Lavro
boat fame, launched one of his indestructible, bullet proof driftboats, at
the head of the canyon, the same boat that he would turn on its side at the
sport shows and blast with a sledge hammer; it never made it part way down
and ended up in dozens of pieces...this upper canyon is not navigable by
anyone, innertubers included! If you like wild lookin water in wilderness
looking country, than access the canyon off of the upper road described in
the previous post. I turned right down a dirt road rather than going into
the hatchery and then the first left and that put me on a trail below the
hatchery. This is beautiful country with the sun first coming up in the
morning. I've seen schools of steelhead in the big, horseshoe bend,
standing on the bluff high above the river, just down below the hatchery.
You can also park, and walk the river up to the headworks. Smaller rainbows
are probably your opportunity at catching something, but your not there for
big fish. If you also, want to see WILD people, stay on the main road down
to the Roy Tavern!....scary. Jere (Oh, you can also access the canyon from
a road out of Black Diamond. There are several trails that drop down of the
high canyon wall down to the river)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Blomquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Green River
> Ray wrote:
> >
> > I am thinking about trying to fish the Green are there many places to
fish?
> > Friends have told me to go early in the AM because of tubers in the
> > afternoon. I was looking tat the Regs and they only listed regs up to
the
> > Tacoma Headwork's Dam, is that the Howard Hanson Dam listed in my WA
> > Gazetteer? Isn't there any fishing above the reservoir into the
Cascades? I
> > would like to get away from the ditch part of the river where does that
end
> > and a real river start?
>
> As Preston said the watershed above the dam is closed to sport and
> commercial fishing, but a friend of mine has a research permit for
> scientific needs. :-)
>
> As to fishing from below the dam there is good fishing water, yes, a
> more or less natural stream above Auburn/Hwy 18. The flume below this is
> due to ancient levees and the lack of the White River entering the Green
> at Auburn. Prior to about 1915 it flowed out the Green, and since flows
> out the Stuck River.
>
> Probably the nicest locations are from the State Park Bridge downstream
> through Metzler-O'Grady Park. And don't just fish the upper section of
> M-O'G, go downstream, the bottom side of the bend is even nicer. It is
> also quite nice above the State Park through the canyon on up to
> Palmer-Kanasket SP. I have only fished to K-P, and not above that. But
> really the only accesses through the canyon are from the top and bottom
> if you don't have a boat. And the canyon is whitewater, so be prepared,
> and not naively enter this reach without knowing how to handle
> significant rapids.
>
> Rob
> --
> Rob Blomquist
> Kirkland, WA
>
> Gone to the penguins...Bye, bye, Billy-boy....
>
>
>
