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  1. HauntedByWaters

    OP Steelhead are not Endangered

    I know it’s highly controversial to say, but I think we can’t open these rivers until we find a way to curtail guiding in some way. After seeing how guides set up shop on the Skagit in the recent seasons (my local river I grew up fishing so I’m a bit ornery about it) it does bother me a lot...
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    Skagit Steelhead CnR 2026

    Many of made a stink about it and did write letters and have meetings with the powers that be. We honestly did a lot. It doesn’t matter. So I am going to blame WDFW for some of this, they definitely don’t want to get creative. They could have accepted private funding but working out that plan...
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    Skagit Steelhead CnR 2026

    A Bitter Pill…. https://nwsportsmanmag.com/a-bitter-pill-in-the-north-cascades/
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    Skagit Steelhead CnR 2026

    It’s a classic case of the state of WA being hyper aware of the little things and missing the point entirely. Our state over thinks everything and delivers unsatisfying and expensive results every time. They don’t focus on the result, they focus on hypothetical liability and shit that we as the...
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    Skagit Steelhead CnR 2026

    Current word on the street is the fishery will not happen. The government has no procedures for private funding of a fishery and aren’t imaginative. Sorry everyone, better hire a therapist now since they will be busy this spring.
  6. HauntedByWaters

    The 2025 NFL Season Discussion

    Has Dime given his post game press meet? Or is it that bad?
  7. HauntedByWaters

    The 2025 NFL Season Discussion

    I can’t tell if these teams are really good or they just don’t play defense.
  8. HauntedByWaters

    reels

    i realized this was about actual knucklebusters after I wrote something about centerpins.
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    Skagit Steelhead CnR 2026

    Any news? All I want for Xmas is some river therapy….
  10. HauntedByWaters

    Everett Washington best steelhead Rivers for beginners / Skykomish Hwy2

    As a father of a young boy, the infancy period is actually the time you can go fishing. Babies are highly overrated for difficulty excepting the sleep part. That baby will just eat and sleep so go fishing when it is sleeping. Once it grows legs and becomes an actual human that wants to do its...
  11. HauntedByWaters

    Saltwater Steelhead

    There are some beaches around Whidbey that people get them. The usual rig is a spin and glo casted. I’m sure people know more than me. It always sounded like a fishery for people who live there because the good beaches are private and hard to find and the numbers much lower than river fishing so...
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    Skagit Steelhead CnR 2026

    I didn’t see a thread for this yet so figured I would start one. I heard some rumors of positive developments but don’t know if there is truth to that. What is the most recent update? Is this fishery unfunded and not happening? Thank you for any updates!
  13. HauntedByWaters

    Still water Steelheading...

    OMG I need a cold shower…
  14. HauntedByWaters

    Show Us Your Humpies !!!

    Skunked on humpies.
  15. HauntedByWaters

    Saving the Kelp in Puget Sound

    The cute critters will inherit the earth.
  16. HauntedByWaters

    Show Us Your Humpies !!!

    I’m seeing humps starting to grow on some of these fish! We are rapidly approaching the climax of Slimerfest 2025. Time sure does fly when you are having fun.
  17. HauntedByWaters

    Whatcom Creek?

    I grew up fishing it and then learned about literally countless places that are better in Whatcom County. Last time I went it was for the chinook and I got a big weight to the chest while fishing across from the wall and it hurt! The person who cast it had no idea they hit me or even what day it...
  18. HauntedByWaters

    Show Us Your Humpies !!!

    I kept hoping and hoping but no humpies! Just a lot of chinook. What a scam out there! I want slime!
  19. HauntedByWaters

    No more Skagit Steelhead!

    It is called Washington style. That is how we do it. We won’t have an app and catch cards on our iPhone until 2050 and it will be so bad everyone will wish for what we had before. That App will cost billions for the state to develop. The process will make BC, and Oregon look like they must be...
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