mav186
12/16/2009 10:50:00 AMSounds like a good time. Thanks for the report and good luck in your studies!
tylerb325
12/16/2009 3:01:00 PMA few were wild and released, but most were hatchery......and thanks!!!!
bionic_one
12/17/2009 7:18:00 AMDoes anyone know how they work the hatchery program on the Tilton? Do they release them upstream when they're fry, or do they just find their way up from Mayfield Lake on their own?
littlefishes
12/17/2009 8:05:00 AMThey get hauled up from the hatchery on the Cowlitz sometimes. It's spotty fishing but if you're there when they put in a new batch of fish then sometimes you get good action like what tylerb got :-)
littlefishes
12/17/2009 4:36:00 PMtylerb:
Were there still lots of fish in there when you went on the 15th?
Were there still lots of fish in there when you went on the 15th?
littlefishes
12/17/2009 4:37:00 PMI need a couple more salmon for the smoker LOL. My pink salmon stash is about gone...
I mgiht be too late to get any more slamon this year.
I mgiht be too late to get any more slamon this year.
tylerb325
12/17/2009 7:06:00 PMUmmm most the fish that we saw, as well as caught, were pretty dark. I only kept the one I did just to show that we went fishing lol...but it turned out very well in the smoker :). But ya there was lots of fish but most came from up river from people with waders able to make the journey. They had just planted the fish when we got there so there was a pletiful stock. I think it would be worth a shot, but most the fish were snagged, but kept anyway. Try heading up river from the park, it may be hard work but should be worth it as they should keep stocking throughout the weeks in December. I could be wrong, but this is what I understand from talking to locals along the river. Might head up there later this week and give it another go......good luck!!