west coast SLR dump #1

Chris Finch

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this is a little spit off of fox Island, there were widgeon, buffies, and golden eye all over it


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this is easing up the Skokomish valley towards the Olympic National Forest, what a sight!


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this is lower in the valley. the low lands were flooded, but i imagine the flooding can be more severe . there are depth signs of the side of the road


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locals don't care, and there is flooded corn that is a state/private hunting area. I'm sure the guy that was in there had an amazing day
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Looks like you are having fun! Watch you dont hit a salmon driving through that deeper water on the road!

Duck season closed there?
 
its open till the 28th. id love to get a barrows or a bull widgeon

lots of salmon racks on the coastal trails
 
Welcome to the neighborhood. By your photos I think you drive by my home away from home. PM your contact info and what you’re doing for work.
 
Those images bring back memories; thanks.

I went to high school in Shelton, and my dad worked for Tacoma City Light at Cushman, and later at Mayfield. I spent a lot of time hunting ducks at the bend of the canal, just south of the Cushman plant and beyond the state park. That estuary area was a great place to hunt. Lots of wigeon, a few mallards and the occasional scoter that would make its way to shore. Of course, there were lots of buffleheads and golden eye as well.

BTW-- the tailrace from the power plant is a spawning ground for chum salmon. If you're after a few easy fish for the smoker, check it out next fall. The fish are fairly large with males hitting 10 pounds or so. Their major failing is that they are ugly as sin in spawning colors, but they do fight well. Despite their bad rep as table fare, a bright fish is good fresh, and all but the old boots are good smoked. Hood Canal has a strong population of returning chum or dog salmon as they also are called.

The iconic "salmon swimming across the road" images usually are shot on 101 just south of Potlatch when the Skokomish floods, as it seems to do every fall.

I've been away a long time, so I can't give you an update, but Lake Cushman used to have a fairly good population of kokanee (the best smoked fish ever) as well as some trout and a very few largemouth. We used to fish off the dam at night as the guys who worked there had the key to the gates. That was a blast with a mix of decent rainbows and kokanee.

You're in a fun area if you can ignore the crowds and traffic on I-5.
 
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