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Cady Lake - March 29th, 2008
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC RECORDED:39 °FISHING: Great
Cady Lake near Belfair is our favorite Westside lake. Offering a unique combination of private property with public access, this is a resource that should be enjoyed but respected. “Cady Lake Manor” (a beautiful bed and breakfast) controls the only access to this fly fishing only lake. This is not a “pay lake,” but in return for the privilege of access, fishermen are asked to respect the rules of the lake and leave a small donation. Please call us at Puget Sound Fly Company if you have any questions 253-839-4119.
FISHING: Because Cady is spring fed, this lake maintains excellent fishing throughout the year. Dress warm, bring a hot beverage and be prepared for some real big fish. Cady has been producing decent numbers of big fish this spring.
FLIES: Streamers such as Flesh Flies, Sheila Sculpins and Beldars are very effective on full sinking lines. For you Chironomid guys, long leaders and smaller (#16's and 18's) will work well under an indicator. Black, Snowcone and Chromies have all worked well. Believe it or not, small adult and hatching midge patterns can work on warmer days.
EQUIPMENT: You can fish with a variety of line weights but a good assortment of sinking lines is essential to cover the depths. To cover your bases, everything from a floater to a type 6 will come into play on a typical day at Cady.
Sauk River - March 26th, 2008
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:36 °FISHING: Fair
I'll call this report part of cutting my teeth as a steelheader - part of the learning curve of finding fish in winter water. The Sauk is a stunning river. Emerald green waters flow over multicolored rocks, cut smooth by erosion. The water is powerful when you're in it waist deep, and it's cold. When the rain breaks, you see Cascade peaks, lately covered in snow. Fishing it makes me feel like I'm in the Northwest.
I woke early and fished hard all day, covering as much water as I could as carefully as I could. Much of the game at this point is discovery, and it fuels me onto the next cast, the next step, the next feature to fish. Bringing my attention to bear on a seam line, I try my best to slow the fly down and to imagine it's at the right level in the water. Following my swing behind a boulder, I reach out with my rod tip to drop the fly and let it soak. Sweeping the line out over open water feels like I'm searching blindly, and I probably am.
The reports that we've received lately all indicate likely places that steelhead hold: below the Suiattle, at the confluence of the Sauk and the Skagit, just above the 530 bridge river left, two runs below the Concrete Sauk Valley bridge. However, there's no guarantee that they'll be there when you ante up. I can tell you that the water is low, that it's relatively clear, and that there are fish to be caught in the river right now. And I'd be remiss if I didn't stress that it closes next Monday.
Ports Susan and Gardner - March 3rd, 2008
supplied by: All Star Fishing Charters RECORDED:54 °FISHING: Good
Area 9
Open till April 15 for salmon Limit is 2 salmon, Chinook (Blackmouth) must be fin clipped
Spotty reports this past week with everything east of Point NO Point being slow and those fishing west of Point No Point catching some fish.
Area 8.1
Open till April 30 for salmonLimit is 2 salmon, Chinook (Blackmouth) must be fin clipped
Hot Plug Salmon Derby in marine area 8.1 and 8.2 was a great success with flat calm water both days.
The winning fish came from Area 8.1 caught by Mark Kingsman weighing in at 16.4 lbs, which netted him grand prize of $3100
Second place fish weighed 15.8 lbs and was caught by Don Coker netting him $1725.
Third at 13.6 and worth $1035 went to Ken Lundgrin.
At total of 115 fishers weighed in 50 fish and there were lots caught that did not get weighed in.
Area 8.2
Open till April 30 for salmonLimit is 2 salmon, Chinook (Blackmouth) must be fin clipped Saratoga passage was decent over the weekend with one of the top three fish in the Hot Plug salmon Derby coming from Elger Bay.
Plenty of bait has appeared and with the bait will come the salmon (blackmouth)
Clearwater River - February 18th, 2008
supplied by: Angler's Guide Service RECORDED:56 °FISHING: Great
Clearwater in great shape with 5 ft of vis and Med flow.
Plenty native fish spread through out the system.
All the standard techniques have been producing good results. My best luck has been floats and jigs or SideDrifting small baits. As the water drops and clears Bobberdogging small egg clusters has had great success.
Fishing in the river will pick up even more has we move into the season and the water picks up a little flow.
Admiralty Inlet - February 13th, 2008
supplied by: All Star Fishing Charters RECORDED:47 °FISHING: Good
Midchannell Bank and Marristone Island continue to be the place to be in area 9.
Good fishing on the bank in 100 to 130 feet of water, popular lures have been Coho Killer spoons in green and coyote spoons in funky chicken. Best action has been 1 to 2 hours after the tide change fishing right on the deck.
Quinault River – Lower - January 15th, 2008
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC RECORDED:39 °FISHING: Good
The lower Quinalt River runs through the Quinalt Indian Reservation. It (or any river on the reservation) can only be accessed when accompanied by a licensed Quinalt fishing guide. The lack of public access and the numerous tribal enhancement programs combine to create some of the best Steelhead fishing in the state. Please call us here at Puget Sound Fly Company (253) 839-4119 if you have any questions. Clark, Chris, Jordan and I all fished the Queets drainage on Sunday. Fresh fish continue to trickle in. We are experiencing a mix of a few wild fish and the tail end of the hatchery run. Numbers are not high right now, but the quality of fish is (see our photo gallery).
Flies: EGGS! (beads, Glo Bugs and Crystal Eggs) And Egg Sucking Leeches were effective patterns for us.
Wenatchee River - October 28th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:40 °FISHING: Poor
Took a trip out the the Wenatchee on Sunday. No fish beyond a tug on a purple and black MOAL leech, unfortunately, but just getting out for an opportunity to work a beautiful river with a double-handed rod is worth it.
I camped the night before, and the temperature dropped below freezing. Fishing the first few runs produced ice on the guides, and the river temp was 46 degrees around 11:00 AM in full sunlight. It's easy to blame the weather for lack of fish activity, but that water was definitely on the chilly side.
Despite cooler morning temperatures and flows around 1400 at Monitor, we found some runs below Cashmere that fished extremely well. It'd be nice to fish the river at the ideal 1000 cfs flows, sometimes you just have to get out there and swing.
As this river drops into shape, it's absolutely worth heading out, as we encountered few anglers on a Sunday morning and some excellent water.
Methow River - October 10th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:55 °FISHING: Fair
Early returns on the Methow are showing that there are a few fish around and they are being caught, but the river hasn't reached its full potential yet.
Fishing the swing on floating lines and small wets will produce or on a sink tip with the same or a leechy pattern (egg sucking leech and all its various varieties) will produce. Nymphing is also a good bet on this river, which accomodates both methods well.
Isaak's Ranch - private - October 7th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:55 °FISHING: Excellent
We had a great trip out to Izaak's Ranch last weekend. The day started out a clear – a great respite from dreary Seattle weather. Despite a fair amount of aquatic plant growth and a constant, manageable wind, the fish were waiting for us when we got on the water.
Darc put us all on the upper lake, which was a little low for the season, but yielded high numbers of fat, healthy rainbows. The technique of choice involved stripping olive, maroon, or orange beaded wooly buggers on an intermediate sinking line at a medium pace. Fish would take lightly, sometimes hitting the fly two or three times before hooking up. A trailing bead-headed nymph – Squirrel Tail in 10 or a Lightning Bug in a 12, also produced fish.
All anglers had success, and the largest fish hooked was upwards of 25" and extremely fat. Of the four of us anglers with varying experience, the lowest numbers were around three and the highest upwards of twenty. That's to say that beginning anglers can easily hook into beastly rainbows without undue effort, and experienced anglers can catch fish all day long.
All in all, Issak's lived up to its reputation as an exceptional lake fishery.
Cedar River - August 17th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:70 °FISHING: Good
Did some nymphing last Friday on the Cedar below Landsburg to finish up the week, and boy are those rainbows feisty right now! I was fishing a double-rig: a size 10 double-bead Hare's Ear Stonefly trailed with a size 16 Guide's Choice Hare's Ear (hey, I don't know, I just liked the Hare's Ear, okay?!). The even flow was a welcome break from the nymphing on the upper Yak; the fish were actually where they were supposed to be. That is, behind rocks, near the bottom on deep runs, alongside banks with shelter. These aren't no Snoqualmie trout, neither. They run a little larger, 10" being more common, and I had a 14" fish to hand. It was a great way to decompress after work while missing the I-5 headache. Once out of the Renton area, the scenery gets a little bit more natural as well, and you can't beat our summer evenings. There were even a few small caddis flitting around as I walked out, though I didn't see any trout moving to them.
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