1 st trip/ 1st springer

[Leatherneck]

I made my first springer trip of the year and was rewarded with my first ever February springer. Fished the St.Helens area on the out going tide. K-15 chart/silver with a herring wrap. I used herring because I couldn't find any sardines last night. I soaked the herring fillets in Ammerman egg juice over night. The springer went about 24-26lbs. 28ft of water. It was a native but thats ok. Also got to watch Mt. St. Helens blow a whole lot of steam this morning. Did anyone else notice the amount of steam coming from St.Helens. I saw no other fish caught for about 20 boats. It's going to be a great springer season.

[StinkyH]

Gotta like that - nice work! Thanks for the info.

StinkyH

[ANDYCOHO]

Good job John!

You have been luckier than I! I have made 5 trips and nada...hopefully that will change tomorrow :tongue:

We need to get together and do some damage this year!

[5-Cents]

Great job! I cant wait till I get on the board!

[Freakwater]

Right on! Reports today have got me so pumped! Thanks for the report!

Freakwater

[Leatherneck]

Andy.....I would love to hook up with you especially in that gorgeous boat of yours. Even better...I spill the first springer blood on that virgin boat.

[ANDYCOHO]

Even better...I spill the first springer blood on that virgin boat.

Now that would just be plain RUDE! But exceptable......

[BottomFeeder]

Saw the mountain steaming away on the way to work this morning. Most excellent. Nice fish too dude, keep it up, the next one will be finless.

From the CVO:


Friday, February 25, 2005 9:00 a.m. PST (1700 UTC)

MOUNT ST. HELENS UPDATE

Current status is Volcano Advisory (Alert Level 2); aviation color code ORANGE

Growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continues, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. During such eruptions, episodic changes in the level of activity can occur over days to months. The eruption could also intensify suddenly or with little warning and produce explosions that cause hazardous conditions within several miles of the crater and farther downwind. Small lahars could suddenly descend the Toutle River if triggered by heavy rain or by interaction of hot rocks with snow and ice. These lahars pose a negligible hazard below the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) but could pose a hazard along the river channel upstream.


Potential ash hazards: Wind forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), coupled with eruption models, show that any ash clouds that rise above the crater rim today would drift north early in the day and northeastward later.

Potential ash hazards to aviation: Under current eruptive conditions, any ash clouds produced are unlikely to exceed 15,000 feet in altitude. Ashfall from such events rarely reaches more than 20 miles downwind. If the lava dome continues to grow over the next several months, it will become able to produce larger ash clouds that reach higher altitudes and extend farther downwind.


Recent observations: Atmospheric conditions this morning are helping produce a strong steam plume that is rising above the volcano. Rockfalls from the dome continue and cause occasional plumes of ash, some of which rise above the rim. As the dome grows, such events are to be expected. When valley fog clears sufficiently, a crew will head out to measure volcanic gases. A GPS package on the bulging east arm of the glacier continues its rapid (4 feet per day) trek northward.



-Bottomfeeder

[6wapiti6]

Way to go! Bring some of that mojo with you on Thurs!

[slabhunter]

Thanks for the report!

I might just have to be on Monday. I know I've got springer fever.

[Reel Head]

Nice. 1 for 1. That is a good start. I'm 0 fish in 1 trip. Hope my springer season doesn't match my steelhead season.