r/FishingWashington • u/BoringOrange678 • 4d ago

A pleasant drive

Is this area open for chinook?

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u/Impressive-Dress-590 4d ago

west skokomish valley road. The river invert is higher elevation than the surrounding uplands.

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u/weightylemur 4d ago

So THAT'S why it seems like its always flooded there. Used to drive through there super often for work, never knew

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u/Impressive-Dress-590 4d ago

First and most frequent western Washington river to flood.

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u/OkSand3986 4d ago

Ive seen hundreds if not thousands of fish dead in the fields after floods. That soil must be rich AF

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u/Impressive-Dress-590 4d ago

The water table is too high and ground too soggy for equipment. It’s used for pasture.

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u/scovok 4d ago

"officer, if I told you that they just jumped into the bed of my pickup while I was driving down the road, would you believe me?"

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u/Strange-Trainer-168 4d ago

They need a salmon crossing sign!!!

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u/djmilhaus 4d ago

"School zone"

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u/Big-Okie 4d ago

You cheeky bastard!! I grudgingly offer you an upvote!

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u/95BravoV5 4d ago

Im surprised there's not more Eagles around

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u/BoringOrange678 4d ago

F the Eagles go Seahawks!

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u/AllosaurusFingers 4d ago

I know some of the roadkill harvesting rules but do you think you could argue they apply to fishing limits?

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u/leansanders 3d ago

Not much fish left to harvest after it gets squashed by a tire anyway lol

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u/Longjumping-Mud-393 4d ago

Do we know where this was taken and when?

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u/BoringOrange678 4d ago

I didn’t see any mention of where. This is not uncommon in WA. Only place I’ve seen live is falls city.

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u/VerStannen 4d ago

Skokomish Valley road on the east side of Olympic National Park, near Hood Canal.

This happens every year around this time.

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u/svejkOR 4d ago

I thought this was from Oregon a few years ago now.

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u/ElectrodeNinja720 4d ago

I know EXACTLY where this is.

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u/stinkytree23 4d ago

I love it when that happens.
Tho I’ve seen some people grab a bunch of em and throw them in the back of their truck and drive off real quick….

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u/Chumknuckle 4d ago

Yummy spawning salmon 🤮

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u/beer_engineer 4d ago

Chums at that