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01-04-2005, 07:07 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: St. Helens OR USA
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Seals in the river...smelt?
not to get anybody all wigged out but, good sources tell me of seals spotted working the river up from cathlamet.
none were seen with big fish, but they apparently were working the water really good. Could this be a sign of a pilot run of smelt?
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01-04-2005, 07:10 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Boring, OR
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
SPRINGERS!!!!!!!! Oh, sorry...wigged out for a sec. 
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01-04-2005, 07:12 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
They are probably stealing are winter steelies 
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01-04-2005, 07:29 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Gresham
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Yes they do eat hoards of smelt.
RR.
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01-04-2005, 07:31 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
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01-04-2005, 07:35 PM
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Fry
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Corvallis, OR
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Seems way too early for smelt.
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01-04-2005, 07:38 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
First of February 
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01-04-2005, 07:43 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Toledo Wa
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
A few early smelt come in almost every year.Not surprised.There was an article in the Longview paper a week or so ago about some commercial testing or something gettin 75 or 100 lbs, or so.Down in the Cathlamet area.Dont remember the specifics but somewhere along those lines.Saw quite a few seals 3 wks ago in Longview area of the big C. Figured then they probably followed a few smelt up.
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01-04-2005, 07:47 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Toutle Wa.
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
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not to get anybody all wigged out but, good sources tell me of seals spotted working the river up from cathlamet.
none were seen with big fish, but they apparently were working the water really good. Could this be a sign of a pilot run of smelt?
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 My commercial fishing sources (family) in Cathlamet tell me a few smelt went through, but the seals seem to be following STEELIES. 
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01-04-2005, 07:55 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Portland Or
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Man I sure hope we get a good run of smelt this year because my freezer is eeeeeempty!!!!
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01-04-2005, 07:57 PM
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Qualified Sturgeon Hugger
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Oak Grove
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Shhhh, don't tell anybody but the smelt enter the Columbia and start spawning in the main river in January. Then there are the shad that start trickling in. Plus the steelies. And ever such a few springers. Just don't tell anyone.
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01-04-2005, 08:00 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Toledo Wa
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
The run is predicted to be smaller than last years. That given, smelt are 1 of the least studied fish there are.I dont think that the estimates are very accurate.Just a big guess.
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01-04-2005, 08:01 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: St. Helens OR USA
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
r u sure about them following steehead?
maybe they do go after them but i've never heard of it
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01-04-2005, 08:30 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Usually outside, looking in
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
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r u sure about them following steehead?
maybe they do go after them but i've never heard of it
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I've seen seals eating sturgeon, shad and salmon, why not steelhead?
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01-04-2005, 08:36 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Oak Grove, Oregon
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
If they are gonna delist our Salmon, they should de-list those critters. judyfish99
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01-04-2005, 08:46 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
STS did a story about the Pinnheads and found out that the seals are back to thier historical numbers, but the salmon are not even near the historical numbers!  !! I think they should maybe try to lower the seal population
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01-05-2005, 01:34 PM
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Member at Large
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Nobody that I know of proposed delisting the salmon. If I recall correctly, the proposed ESA listing moved one fish strain from threatened to the endangered group, moved one or two from unlisted to threatened and moved one from threatened to unlisted. I think the net result was one fewer listed fish strain of the 37 sub-species on the list.
Careful, Judy, that is how nasty rumors get started. 
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01-05-2005, 01:37 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Aloha OR
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Last year we saw a few seals bring sturgeon to the top and start shreding them like a salmon. That was the first time I had seen that.
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01-05-2005, 02:17 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Vancouver, Washington
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
I saw one today in the lower Kalama river. I was going over the new bridge in the port area. and he was patroling just down river. :whazzup: 
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01-05-2005, 02:28 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Portland, OR
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
i think it was feb or march last year on the Cow.
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01-05-2005, 03:19 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NE Portland
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Hey Z-Man. That is an old nickname of mine. Couldn't have used that moniker when I signed up cause you had it.
Being member #347, why do you have so few posts?
Just curious.
John Zell
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01-05-2005, 06:25 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Oak Grove, Oregon
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Re: Seals in the river...smelt?
Sorry, Crabbait. It is my turn to be embarrassed!!  judyfish99
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