Wow!! I sure had this one wrong then. I emailed F&G about the possiblility
of boating, raft or other, the Green River Gorge. If you are ever down
river of "Horseshoe Bend" below the hatchery at Palmer, you've taken a look
at that? I've fished there often in the early days. Caught my first
steelhead there and dragged it all the way to the Green River Tavern, up
above the hatchery, had my picture taken and put on the wall and partyed
with the locals the rest of the day. Shortly after, my picture burned down
along with the tavern. My wife and I floated it one time, in innertubes,
and put in right below Flaming Gyser Park. The cascading water that comes
in there doesn't look manageable either. I assumed, I guess, that the water
above there up to Palmer, was not floatable. That was a true story about
the Frenchman dumping his Lavro in at Palmer and disintegrating it. The
story went that he was going to be the first to ever make it. My wife and I
ended up taking out, climbing up a high bank near Black Diamond way after
dark. Can't remember how we got back to our vehicles. Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bug Thrower" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: Green River
> 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....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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