Anyone here from Grays Harbor, WA area?

[LeeDoo]

Hello all, my wife and I are considering moving to the Grays Harbor Washington area. I had been there a few times as a kid and always enjoyed the area and atmosphere. What I was wondering is what is the weather like there? How much of and do you have? I've lived in Montana and Wyoming my whole life, so extremes don't bother me.

Thanks!

-Lee

 

[yammadog]

Probably not many sledders living out there. You're basically coastal region and will see more rain vs what we see more inland just because of the cloudy drizzle days from on shore flow.

 

[hattan]

Elma is awsome, I go over all the time during the summer for races. It will obvisouly rain alot more than be sunny but the temperatures are just perfect. Sure I have been then when its been really warm but its not warm for to long of a time. I have been there in may and its been perfect and been there in july and august and its poured down rain. Just depends on the day. I do love though that its close to the big cities but really doesnt feel big at all or even close to them. Hope this helps.

 

[Scott]

Ahhhhh Grey's Harbor.

We have a family friend who is from Westport. He took my dad and grandpa fishing and in return we took him elk hunting here in Montana.

In 1986, when I was 14, he invited me to go work on his charter boat as a deckhand.

Summer of '87, when I graduated 8th grade, my family drove me out there and I spent the summer puking over a rail, baiting hooks, and cutting sea bass fillets.

I have NEVER gotten my ears so flippin sunburned in all my life. By the 3rd week, they bled so bad and were so cracked...I had no idea it was that bad.

I puked almost every single day for 2 months. It was awful.

I learned a lot about a lot...and pretty much lived on my own for those 2 months I was there.

It rained a LOT. I got WET.

On my way home in mid August, the salty sea air and cool humidity kept me from realizing that 20 miles inland it was almost 85°. Wow was it hot when we got past Aberdeen. LOL

I've been back there twice. Once with my wife (we didn't puke at all) and the second time, about 4 years ago, I ripped my guts out but I kept fishing all day.

 

[diamonddave]

Ahhhhh Grey's Harbor.

We have a family friend who is from Westport. He took my dad and grandpa fishing and in return we took him elk hunting here in Montana.

In 1986, when I was 14, he invited me to go work on his charter boat as a deckhand.

Summer of '87, when I graduated 8th grade, my family drove me out there and I spent the summer puking over a rail, baiting hooks, and cutting sea bass fillets.

I have NEVER gotten my ears so flippin sunburned in all my life. By the 3rd week, they bled so bad and were so cracked...I had no idea it was that bad.

I puked almost every single day for 2 months. It was awful.

I learned a lot about a lot...and pretty much lived on my own for those 2 months I was there.

It rained a LOT. I got WET.

On my way home in mid August, the salty sea air and cool humidity kept me from realizing that 20 miles inland it was almost 85°. Wow was it hot when we got past Aberdeen. LOL

I've been back there twice. Once with my wife (we didn't puke at all) and the second time, about 4 years ago, I ripped my guts out but I kept fishing all day.

Who is/was your family friend with the boat? Used to deck and run a boat down there for years.
In fact, my handle was given to me down there.

 

[Scott]

Islander Charters. Neddie Farrington owned Islander Charters and I think Lynn Trotter was her husband or something.

Bill Geary (and his wife Sue) was the skipper whom we were friends with. When I was there he ran the Kay Jay and later the Nettie Rose. I remember that "Kings" was where they spent most of their off-time. LOL

I was there in summer of 1987.

I'll dig out a pic of the King I got that summer on my last day out. I didn't have to work cause I actually got to fish.

 

[jer]

my grandparents lived in grayland i have alot of very good memories of the time i spent on the beach the economy is bad there but if you can make a living its a great place to live

jer

 

[diamonddave]

Islander Charters. Neddie Farrington owned Islander Charters and I think Lynn Trotter was her husband or something.

Bill Geary (and his wife Sue) was the skipper whom we were friends with. When I was there he ran the Kay Jay and later the Nettie Rose. I remember that "Kings" was where they spent most of their off-time. LOL

I was there in summer of 1987.

I'll dig out a pic of the King I got that summer on my last day out. I didn't have to work cause I actually got to fish.

Yep..happy hour at Kings..That was the goal every day. Punch out in time so the old timers could make happy hour. Known Bill and Sue for years. Bill ran the Neddie last summer as a matter of fact. Summer 87...I worked on the Shenandoah, you gotta remember old Lyle Might? King of the Corkers?

Small world...I ran my own boat from 90-96. In 94 when they shut down salmon altogether, a couple of us went wide open albacore fishing, back to back trips all summer non stop. Now that's what half the fleet does.