I Love the Stilly #3 - River Fishing Etiquette Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

FluteFace: Sadly, this one is gone, and in light of the fact that the Stillaguamish Tribe now has ownership of some of this location, it’s time to say, “Goodnight, Geocache.”

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Hidden : 3/29/2007
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is #3 in a series to show cachers around the Stillaguamish River. This cache brings you to a popular fishing location east of Oso along the north fork of the river. It replaces the original third cache of the series, placed elsewhere and recently archived.


River Fishing Etiquette:
  1. Let the angler who arrives at the pool first fish through without interference.
  2. Share the water after a reasonable time on a pool. Either have the waiting person join you, asking him/her to pass through and fish below, or vacate the pool in favor of the other angler.
  3. Allow fellow anglers room to fish so their cast and drift are not interfered with and the fish are not disturbed.
  4. Give room to another angler who hooks a fish near you.
  5. Use hand signals to notify boaters which way you want them to pass through.


The north fork of the Stillaguamish River is thought to be responsible for the development of many of the traditions and techniques of modern steelhead flyfishing. The river has been featured in the works of several writers, artists and photographers, most noteably, Zane Grey. All are drawn by the north fork's wild summer-run steelhead, which pass through on their way to spawn in Deer Creek, one of the river's main tributaries.

Although the north fork has been under fly-fishing-only regulations since 1941 to protect the steelhead from overexploitation, and Deer Creek itself is a spawning sanctuary, closed to all fishing, modern civilization has taken a toll on the native steelhead, declining over the past three decades or so. Spawning and rearing habitat have been destroyed by floods (caused by increased runoff) and silt from landslides, also wiping out insect populations that feed juvenile fish. Removal of streamside cover caused leathel increases in water temperatures. These factors are responsible for a dramatic drop in the numbers af adult steelhead returning to Deer Creek. In response, a coalition of state and federal agencies, timber companies, anglers, local property owners, and Indian tribes began restoration efforts on Deer Creek and the north fork mainstem. The hard work is finally paying off -- the numbers of steelhead in Deer Creek have begun to increase.

About the cache:
  • Tread and search lightly.
  • You are looking for a 'lock 'n' lock.
  • It is not in the same place a prior cache was.
  • Please keep a tight hand on smaller cachers. There are some places where the trail is sliding away, and there is an ever present bluff towards the river. Wet and mossy rocks can be very slick.
  • There is an FTF prize.

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