Mouth of Wind update

Thumper · 03-18-2001, 12:20 PM

Just drove to the mouth of the wind. 10 boats fishing and 6 bankies on the point. Two fish caught this morning. Went over to Wind River Resort where we keep our boat, saw a 25 pounder that was caught yesterday. The guys say that they are catching an average of 1 fish for each 4 boats daily, and they are running on the large side. It's beginning!

Up-4-Air · 03-18-2001, 04:18 PM

Thumper, thanks for the info. Even though getting there and getting in and out is a pain I'm really looking forward to that fishery.

FEAR NO FISH! · 03-18-2001, 05:21 PM

Fished the Wind Sat and Sun. Approx 12 boats on Sat, saw 6 fish caught, including the one we caught. 1st Springer of the season! 18 pounds of beautiful silver. Skunked today. Approx 18 boats fishing, 1 or 2 caught. RAINED AND RAINED. Something must have been wrong, there was no wind! Can't wait to go back!

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FEAR NO FISH!

Thumper · 03-18-2001, 06:01 PM

Actually you can escape the mob by mooring your boat at Wind River "Resort" just west of the boat launch. Don charges $150 per month (cash only) for a boat spot and an RV space. Not too bad when you compare that with competing with the mob at 4 AM.

Thumper · 03-18-2001, 06:08 PM

Come to think of it, this is kinda amazing. The dam counts are less than 100 fish per day, and the guys are getting about a fish per every other boat or a bit less. Imagine at a few thousand fish per day.............

NorthRiverS · 03-19-2001, 09:13 AM

Thumper,
I agree! That's a good catch ratio for the number of fish over the dam