Jere, I know many people have floated from the Rearing ponds to Flaming
Geyser. IS this the stretch you are talking about? I have hiked alomost that
entire stretch on different occasions, some great hidden water in there.
Personally I wouldn't row it, but I know lots of people I would float it
with, if they rowed.
---- Original Message -----
From: "Jere Crosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: Green River
> 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....
> >
> >
> >
>
>
