I will be adding a section for Rivers, Streams and Creeks to the website in the next day or two. I need ideas for the dropdown boxes on the River Report page.

Items I need help with (refer to the lake report submission page for ideas):

Target Species

Methods of Fishing

Tackle Used

Bait Used

Bait/Tackle Colors


The faster you give me ideas, the sooner I can have this section online. I currently have 369 Rivers, 16 Streams and 5794 Creeks.

I'm also looking for ideas on how to trim down the Creek list to a more manageable size.

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Aaron Borg
CIO, Software Engineer
www.washingtonlakes.com

I'll be honest. I coulda used a little more cowbell.

how about stream flow for the drop down boxes? and as for the 5000 creeks maybe just start with the ones listed in the regs they are probrably the most popular anyways. Didn't the old page have a spot to enter a lake that was not on the list? maybe bring that back for people who want to report on creeks not on your list.

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Read The Reg's And Pick Up Someones Trash Since They Can't

Since flow rates vary so much between creeks and rivers, a flow rate of 200 f3/s might be normal on a creek but extremly low on a river. And without adding median stream flow rates to each creek, stream and river bio it won't make any since to anyone. Now I in no way claim to be an expert on stream flow and most of the readers probrably are not either and do not have the cubic foot per second info to report. But we do fish the same streams over and over again we know when the stream is running high or low, when its nearly run dry or flooding and when its an average day. I think the reader could give his honest opinion on the steam flow with those five choices.

1. Nearly Dry
2. Low Flow
3. Average Flow
4. High Flow
5. Flooding

I think it will be usefull say in the spring for trout fishing. If the stream is high or flooding you know the snow is melting fast and its washed the stream out. or if the the snow pack is holding and the flow is average or low and the fishing will be good.

In the Fall this info will be useful for salmon and steelhead.......

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Read The Reg's And Pick Up Someones Trash Since They Can't

I think it would be best to assign numbers to the flow rate. This is important to people that float the rivers like the Yakima. I am planning a weekend float down the Yakima with 5 other guys and we are monitoring the flow rate on Red's Fly Shop Web Page. The Yakima fluctuates quite a bit over the summer due to the irrigation draw and the dam discharge rates. Rates of flow also tell a person about how long it will take to float a designated distance. Example: On the Yakima, you float 1 mile per hour at a flow rate of 1,500 cfs.

I would also add a water clarity box. This can be real important because a river can go from crystal clear to chocolate milk in a matter of hours due to a large rain storm or sudden hot spell with glacier runoff.

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Forum Moderator
East Side Lake Video Producer
Staff Writer/"Feathers To Fins"
www.kandbremodeling.com

When It Comes Down To It....
It Is Really Up To The Fish

Another good subject for a drop box would be:

Major Insects Observed:
Mayfly
Caddis
Stone
Midge
Grasshoppers
Dragon/Damsel Fly
Flying Ant

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Forum Moderator
East Side Lake Video Producer
Staff Writer/"Feathers To Fins"
www.kandbremodeling.com

When It Comes Down To It....
It Is Really Up To The Fish

I just got excited for river fishing again.

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Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday

Dont forget River conditions ie...Muddy,off color,low and clear,high and clear,ect....Also possibly would be a thing on parking conditions or restroom availability.

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When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.