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steelheadslayer
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I believe it's Friday. Check the water levels to make sure you can launch, shouldn't be an issue by then.
Mudinchev
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Here is all the information I can find on it:
News Paper article: http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/mar/07/outdoors-speelyai-bay-boat-ramp-close/
Usable levels pulled from post on I-fish (don't know how accurate it is):
Swift is 1000 ft full pool with 975 ft being the minimum
Yale is at 490 ft full pool with 472 ft the minimum
Merwin is full at 240 ft and 227 minimum for launching
NOAA page with actual levels:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=pqr&sid=PQR&pil=RVM
As of today its @ 228 We were out last Saturday and the level was 227-228. I don't launch @ speelyai so I can't give a report on the condition at that level but there were probably 20 or so rigs in the parking lot. Sunday when we were out it was @ 223-224 and launching at the Hidaway was pretty bad, I was under the impression Speelyai was closed but I still saw 4-5 rigs and 4-5 boats on the lake. Not sure weather they locked the gate now or not.
News Paper article: http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/mar/07/outdoors-speelyai-bay-boat-ramp-close/
Usable levels pulled from post on I-fish (don't know how accurate it is):
Swift is 1000 ft full pool with 975 ft being the minimum
Yale is at 490 ft full pool with 472 ft the minimum
Merwin is full at 240 ft and 227 minimum for launching
NOAA page with actual levels:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=pqr&sid=PQR&pil=RVM
As of today its @ 228 We were out last Saturday and the level was 227-228. I don't launch @ speelyai so I can't give a report on the condition at that level but there were probably 20 or so rigs in the parking lot. Sunday when we were out it was @ 223-224 and launching at the Hidaway was pretty bad, I was under the impression Speelyai was closed but I still saw 4-5 rigs and 4-5 boats on the lake. Not sure weather they locked the gate now or not.
Mudinchev
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Sunburn in March!
From freezing temps at daylight to almost 60 degrees by noon, gotta love spring! Fish are still shallow but they are really aggressive. The water is still down but the launches are very usable, the key right now is finding fish that want to play, if your not getting bit, move, still no bite, move......you get the idea. We started out at a rate of 1-2 fish per hour for the first couple of hours and had our limit by noon.
From freezing temps at daylight to almost 60 degrees by noon, gotta love spring! Fish are still shallow but they are really aggressive. The water is still down but the launches are very usable, the key right now is finding fish that want to play, if your not getting bit, move, still no bite, move......you get the idea. We started out at a rate of 1-2 fish per hour for the first couple of hours and had our limit by noon.
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kokaguy1
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and a word about launching your boat, I observed this last weekend at merwin one guy yelling at another guy who was launching his boat by himself screaming to hurry up, the guy launching was doing nothing wrong, he was by himself and yes that takes a little longer....geeeezzz guys COOL YOUR JETS WE ARE THERE TO HAVE FUN!!!
skunked
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Hit the lake the last 2 days managed near limits for my son and I. All fish 12.5 to 14 inches and real nice. The fish are scattered no real pattern caught on various things from sling blades and mini squids to ford fenders, also at various depths using no weight to 4 ounces of lead it all worked just not consistent. Hopefully we will get some downriggers soon.
bob r
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My wife Melanie and I load out a 15 ft. old town flat backed canoe, takes us a little while with taking the outboard (and everything else!) out of the back and tightening it down, my wife laughs at jerks like this and tells them, "the more crap you give us the longer it will take us!" That usually shuts them up, if someone is moving as fast as they can then others should S.T F.U. We all have diff. issues. Know what I mean? BE NICE!! Bob R
lowe1648mt
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I used to have the same problem with my 15' Grumman canoe. I found that if I unloaded the canoe into the water and moved it off to the side, I could then load at leisure from another spot. Only problem was that some launch ramps had no beach at ll. Or that the DF&G had filled the sides of the launch area with large rocks.
bob r
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We will pull over if the launch has space, if 3 ramps or more there usually isn't room due to buildup on sides but if that many ramps no big deal. Chehalis river launch at Montesano in the fall gets a little dicey at high tide , though.Not enough patience in some folks anymore. How has the wind at Merwin been lately? Has it just blown up in the afternoon or have the mornings been breezy as well? We are thinking of a trip soon, but a long way to go for too much wind.Bob R
Kokanut
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I would like to make a trip to Merwin tomorrow for the first time this season. What is the report on water level and how has the fishing been lately? Is the day use open at Cresap?
Mudinchev
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Wind : http://windalert.com/spot/2021 = Looks Good
Water: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=pqr&sid=PQR&pil=RVM = No Problem
Cresap: http://www.pacificorp.com/about/or/washington/cbp.html = Not yet
Fishing has been spotty some good days some not so good days, If your not catching fish try a different area, don't pound the same dead water all day.
daveo
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Good fishing this weekend. Kinda weird for me as I caught fish at 28 to 40 feet on riggers. Top lines weren't working for me but saw they were for others. Pink was the most popular color. Fish seemed to be more at the Hideaway end of the lake. Sunday had a lovely squaller come through and I was thankful for a top to hide under!
Kokecatcher
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I had a good day. The bite for me was on and off. I would catch a couple and then a dead period for up to an hour. I finally got my limit after four and a half hours around 1020. All my hits were between twenty and thirty feet on the downrigger. I tried several colors and types of lures but caught all my fish on a pink wedding ring that I make. The fish were not as big as some folks have been catching. They ranged from 12 3/4 to 13 3/4 with most being 13. They all were nice and fat. Cleaned with heads, tails, fins and scales removed they weighed 5 3/4 pounds. I have never seen so many boats on the lake. I am concerned that too many fish are being taken in the spring. I hope that this does not result in a poor fishery during the summer.
Kokecatcher
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There was a fast bite early this morning. I got my line in the water at 0530 and by 0615 I had five on ice and lost another at the net. I caught two on a glow white wedding ring and three on a pink wedding ring. All were caught at 45 ft. From 0615 to 0730 a squawfish was all that I could catch. The bite for me just quit. I moved west three miles and picked up the other five by 1055. The pink wedding ring that I make caught four at 35 ft. and a ruby red bead spinner caught one at 45 ft. I ended with one 11 inch fish six between 13-13 1/2, two at 14 and my first 15 inch kokanee this season. Fishing pressure has eased. When I left there were only about a dozen trailers in the lot.
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kokaguy1
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5:30am to 4 pm it was a grind but managed 14 koks and one very nice rainbow with 4 or 5 lost.
cowlitzsteelie1977
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Headed down tomorrow to do the Merwin, how are you kids fairing down there?101cheers101
