Contest for Eldon Ladd's Book

[Jennie@ifish]

Between 1987 and 1995 an Oregon or Washington stream produced a one month steelhead catch of over 10,000.
Which river in which month, did this occur?
The first correct answer wins.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha (evil knowing laugh)
Jen

[jet]

the Chetco

Jet~~~

[jet]

oops

Chetco October, November

Jet~~~

[jet]

Or Chetco,


Jan

Jet~~~

[jet]

Chetco

Jan,feb,march,april,may,june,july,aug.,sept,oct,no v,dec

that should cover it!

Jet~~~

[Pete]

Hmmm...
Not many rivers have historical annual averages over 10,000, let alone in a single month.
What are the options:
Wilson / January / 19??
Deschutes / August or September / 19??
Cowlitz / January / 19??
Clackamas / February / 19??
Nestucca / January / 19??
Nehalem / January / 19??
Sandy / January / 19??

Final Guess: Wilson/January/1987

[Buddy Page]

Rogue River in January?

[Clamman]

Does this just include coastal streams? What about Columbia River tributaries. The Snake river in 1995 had over 14,000 summer steelhead caught between Sept.-Dec.

The Sandy River had over 9600 the winter of 87-88 and the lower Rogue had over 9400 winter in 1989-90. Give us a hint!

ISG

[Jennie@ifish]

I can't give you a hint now. gotta go fish!
Maybe in a little bit.
J

[Clamman]

Darn priorities!!!

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Cowlitz River: Dec. of 92 or 93

Meant Cowlitz River as in from Dec. of 92 to Jan. of 93 = 8524 + 3689= 12213

[This message has been edited by hey_yall (edited 12-28-2000).]

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

If that's not the answer, then here's your hint: It's in Oregon. Here's the URL where I found my info: http://faculty.washington.edu/tgades/Fishing/stlhd.txt

[Hoosier Daddy]

Not a real guess since I already won one, but I can't help but hazard to say....
Sandy again?
Maybe the Rogue or Umpqua

[Jennie@ifish]

I am back. Bill is devising these questions for me, and I have a friend down. An 83 year old man who taught me to fish the Lewis and Clark, amongst other rivers. A man who I have fished with for ages, and I just love him!
Anyway, he is here, and Bill is going to take him down the river! I can't go, because his son is with him and only three in the boat, but I am so excited for Bill to do this for him and me! I had to go down and show them the holes here, but it is too low.
This man loves to fish as much as I do! I have spent countless hours fishing with him. sitting on jetties, walking rivers, plunking the Columbia, trout, jacks, steelies, silvers.... anyway! I am so pleased to get him on the river!
Sooooo. I will get Bill to read this asap and advise. I have the answer, but I am stuck on a problem.
asap!
Everytime I caught a fish with Ben, I would yell, " BEN BEN BEN BEN BEN!"
Hope he catches one!
J

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

If that's not the answer, then here's your hint: It's in Oregon. Here's the URL where I found my info: http://faculty.washington.edu/tgades/Fishing/stlhd.txt

[Jennie@ifish]

Remember, this is for only one month.
Oregon or Washington.
That is what Bill says.
Bill also says....."Nobody has quite won yet."
sorry~
Keep trying!
Will judge answers when he gets back from his trip.

[Hairball]

10,225 is a lot of fish to come out of a river in one month. I have the book so I wont post the river.

[Jennie@ifish]

YAY!!!!!!! Steven J wins!
The Cowlitz in December had 10,225!
Send me your addie Steve, you have a copy of Eldon's book! Cool, huh?


Take me back in time!!! I wanna gooooo!
Jen

[Barnyard]

Rogue in Dec.

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Now you tell me the exact year. I have the complete river listings and numbers right here in front of me from those years and I surely don't see that figure. Plus, what's up with the BS technicalities? Should post rules to the contest as in the Holdzit contest.

[Jennie@ifish]

Hey_yall...
You ever get along socially, or???
I am giving something away here.... my time, my work.... I am doing my best to give something away for free.. I get nothing.
Next time, ya want me to just keep the goods?

[Predator Dawg]

Cool Jen!

Thanks so much - ode to the good ol' days. I can't wait for the next run of 10k up the Cow!

Steve

[Barnyard]

God, my backyard and I guess the Rogue?

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

What's the year hun?

And in answer to your social question: babydoll, I am a regular social butterfly.

[This message has been edited by hey_yall (edited 12-28-2000).]

[Jennie@ifish]

1995 sweet cheeks

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Let's just say I take Eldon's word for it even though I am at the website Thanks babycakes for telling me the year. Have you used your Loomis yet, or is the water still too low? Cowlitz was pretty much barely over 5,000 cfs as of Saturday, and someone said they fished it on Tues. and had the same scenario. My blind mother caught a silver (her first time to Washington) and I got a cuttie on Saturday so all was not lost. Keep the questions coming since I am loving this "power of the internet" trip. Thaaaaaank yoooooou sooo muuuuch sugar.

[Jennie@ifish]

Glad to be of service to you, kind and humble sir.
Just sec, have to go throw up.
J

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Tastes better second time down

[Clamman]

Don't feel bad hey-yall, I don't see the numbers either. Must be looking at them wrong, and I have the numbers from the site you looked at, the WDFW numbers and my own records. Oh well.


ISG

[Hohwaiian]

With all due respect to the administrater, I think the correct year was '94. I was still an undergrad @ UW that year and remember fishing Blue Creek everyday during December. My college roommate went back home to Indiana for Christmas with 20 frozen brats in two coolers.

Peace Out....

[Jennie@ifish]

uh..... 'attempted administrator'
But that aside, I have no idea which or where or when, just going by what Bill found in the book and wrote down for me.
Eldon? SAVE ME!!!!!
Bill? GET BACK OFF THAT DANG RIVER!
J

[Jennie@ifish]

Bill says it was 1994. Washingtons catch card year runs May 1 of a given year through April 30th of the next year, unlike Oregons, and admits that he misread this info.
However, the year wasn't a requirement for the contest answer.
The catch for the entire year was and amazing 32,708! pretty awesome, huh?
And Jennie only caught 31,000 of those! Missed a couple.... darn.
Jen

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Cowlitz River Dec of 92
Cowlitz River Dec of 93

Rogue River Dec of 89
Rogue River Dec of 90
Rogue River Jan of 89
Rogue River Jan of 90

Sandy River Dec of 87
Sandy River Dec of 88
Sandy River Jan of 87
Sandy River Jan of 88

[Jennie@ifish]

So sorry, not yet!
J

[Predator Dawg]

Snohomish system - January

[Jennie@ifish]

Come on you guys..... I want to go to the Post office and get this mailed out!
Jen

[Predator Dawg]

Since you didn't ask for the year, I'll say the Cowlitz in December.