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Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by bullhead unlimited » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:08 pm

Hey all-
I am thinking of buying a drift boat or maybe even a smaller jet sled, and so I am looking for some help finding out which puget sound rivers allow fishing from a boat and in which seasons it is allowed. Probly a part of the wdfw site shows it, but I just cant seem to find it!
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by G-Man » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:39 pm

You have to search through the regulations for your answer. If you download the PDF version of the regs you can use the built in search function of the reader to do the searching for you. The sticky part is finding out which rivers have the unritten "no sled" rule before you launch your boat and come back to your vandalized rig after a day on the river. Take a look at the Green river in King County. It has certian restrictions regarding fishing from a boat dependant upon the time of year and no mention of a motor restriction. What this means is that you can float the river during the restriction, you just need to get out of the boat to fish it. However, I've never seen a jet on the Green and it's probably a good idea not to try running one to see why that is. If you have a solid partner to fish with, start off with a drift boat. You can launch them just about anywhere and you won't need to worry about hacking off the locals nearly as much as you would with a sled.
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by fear_no_fish » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:56 pm

if you tell us what area you might be fishing in you might get a little more help
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by bullhead unlimited » Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:38 pm

Hey thanks G-Man. I knew it was on there somewhere..
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by ijoe619 » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:04 pm

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants (known as campers) leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature ...

camping
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by The Quadfather » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:32 pm

ijoe619 wrote:Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants (known as campers) leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature ...

camping

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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by flinginpooh » Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:34 pm

Ummm what the heck? I wouldnt click the links.
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by Matt » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:06 pm

ijoe619 wrote:Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants (known as campers) leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature ...

camping
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by G-Man » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:40 pm

Hmmm... when a newbie posts a totally unrelated response to a thread, you know it can't be good. I knew better than to click on the link.
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by Jaksonbrown » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:11 am

G-Man wrote:Hmmm... when a newbie posts a totally unrelated response to a thread, you know it can't be good. I knew better than to click on the link.

Its not a virus...its just some guy peddling camping supplies...
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RE:Puget Sound River Boating/ Fishing

Post by Big D » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:24 am

Jaksonbrown wrote:
G-Man wrote:Hmmm... when a newbie posts a totally unrelated response to a thread, you know it can't be good. I knew better than to click on the link.
Its not a virus...its just some guy peddling camping supplies...
He's gone...
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