Thank You - well said Gary! -----Original Message----- From: Gary Meyers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 5:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Yakima Report-TARGET SALMON
Well, there's another angle here. When the chinook salmon season was open briefly on the Yakima during the summer of 2000, it was a kill fishery. It was opened in the upper C&R section of the river. And the gear folks were out there on the river throwing whatever they throw. And as we all know, trout don't discriminate between big-ass, multiple-hook metal lures and single-hooked barbless flies. My guide buddies on the river say they saw trout being caught by the gear/salmon fishermen. Trout flyfishermen have one quality C&R river within a couple of hours drive of Seattle. Just one. And it's plenty crowded enough these days. In contrast, there are numerable fresh water salmon fishing opportunities all over the west and east sides of the Cascades. My vote: Yakima River = Wild Trout = Fly-fishing only. Gary Meyers Kirkland > >
