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Skagit River - October 15th, 2008
supplied by: Angler's Guide Service RECORDED:51 °FISHING: Excellent
Had a bump in river flow and it brought in some more fresh fish. Jigs and dick nites worked well in the back water areas for some anglers. The majority of the fish today seemed to be on the move. Pulling plugs in the traveling lanes today was the hot technique today. We hooked silvers or chums on every pass in water from 5 to 8 feet deep. Dress for the cold temperatures have been in the thirties in the morning.
Chehalis River - October 1st, 2008
supplied by: Columbia River Fishing RECORDED:60 °FISHING: Great
With the smell of Fall in the air and October just around the corner, its time to start pursuing Coho Salmon and several rivers.. J and L Guided Sportfishing is gearing up for Fall fishing on the Chehalis, Cowlitz, and Lewis rivers. With both summer steelhead and the Buoy 10 season over we are looking forward to being on the waters of Southwest Washington. Fall fishing for Coho is one of the best times for an angler in Washington.The Chehalis river opens on October 1str and is the best bet for Fall Coho. Using light spinning rods and jigs we hook 15 to 25 fish a day in the calm tidal water of the river just outside on Elma, WA. October 1st thru the 15th an angler may catch 2 adult coho with only one being wild. Then on the 16th, all wild coho must be realeased. All Chinook salmon incidently caught will be released. Chehalis river coho are Big! Averaging 12 pounds with some as large as 18. Looking for lots of fight on light tackle Then this is your fishery. Call me today. Stop wishin and lets go fishin!!!The Lewis river is aso a great bet specially if the weather "blows" out the Chehalis. Coho in this river are availble thru mid November and run 8 to 12 pounds. Hover fishing bait and small spinners is the way to go. The Cowlitz also is a good bet just above the mouth of the Toutle better known as "the lake". Trolling wiggle warts is the ticket on this section of the river. Fish can also be caught up at Blue Creek and Barrier Dam. Summer run steelhead are also available in the Cowlitz. We are currently taking reservations for Chehalis, Lewis and Cowlitz rivers. Jet boat trips on the Columbia and Lewis rivers for 4 anglers are at a special price of just $580.00.Additional information can be obtained online at http://www.columbia-river-fishing-guide.com/ or by phone at 206-920-2428Best Regards, Capt. Jerry Brown Columbia River Fishing http://www.columbia-river-fishing-guide.com 206-920-2428
The Kalama River is a beautiful little river located about 2 hours south of Puget Sound Fly Company. Steelhead are in the river almost year ‘round and strong runs of Salmon enter the river from April-November. One of the most exciting aspects of fishing the Kalama is created by the low and clear water conditions. Sight fishing is the norm. If you have any questions about the Kalama, give us a call at (253) 839-4119.
The water is low this time of year. The opportunity to raise Steelhead to the dry is quite good. For those of you more interested in catching fish any way you can, Nymphing is extremely effective. Currently there are good numbers of fish from Red Barn all the way down to I-5.
Flies: Steelhead Muddlers, Copper Swan’s, Septober Caddis and Eggs.
If you have any questions or just need directions, please give us a call or stop by the shop. 253-839-4119
Lone Lake - July 2nd, 2008
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:75 °FISHING: Good
Fished Lone Lake on Wednesday, July 2nd. Weather was clear and wind calm for most of the day until the thunderstorms moved in.
Considering the success we have had on the rubber legs stone fly nymph on two other lakes, decided to try it on Lone Lake. Again, success! Trolled the fly slowly in the deeper parts of the lake using an intermediate line and landed 24 fish to 19 inches. My two fishing partners had similar success.
Tried the shorelines out to about 50 ft from shore but no fish found until very late in the day when they started moving into shallower water. Unfortunately, thunderstorms were moving in and we decided that it was not a good idea to be on the lake with feet in the water and a graphite fly rod (lightening rod??) in our hand so we headed in and called it a day.
Several other folks were on the lake that day but no one seemed to be having a "fishy" day. The rubber legs nymph seemed to be the ticket although we did take a few fish on olive leech patterns. But for the three of us, the nymph was king. As best as we can figure, it must resemble a dragonfly nymph.
Pass Lake - June 24th, 2008
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:74 °FISHING: Poor Pass Lake Fishing Report 6-24-2008
Avid anglers hoping to land lots of feisty fish at Pass Lake may want to find their fishing fun elsewhere, as only the bald eagles seemed to have good fishing luck this week. That's the latest information about the popular fly-fishing only lake on Fauntleroy Island, just sound of Anacortes, Wash.
In fact, most anglers who hit Pass Lake recently report similar conditions: great water clarity, unpredictable June-uary weather, and very few fish willing to take a fly. Fishing on Tuesday proved all those observations true.
The sky was sunny with wispy clouds, and the wind was stout from the southwest, which made boating difficult during strong gusts. We nearly had the lake to ourselves when fishing started at 12 p.m., but about 10 boats were on the water by late afternoon. Of all those anglers, only a handful reported fish caught, and each of those only caught one or two fish. Far from the stellar double-digit days Pass Lake offers in fall, winter and spring.
That could be a result of the water temperature, which seemed oddly warm to the touch considering the cool weather. Nearly nine hours of fishing later, and all we caught between us were three fish to hand. Several others were hooked and quickly escaped, but the bites were rather soft and half-hearted. All fish caught were rainbow trout, the largest 18 inches and the smallest 15 inches. None of the fish caught were brown trout, although other anglers reported catching a few small ones.
The insect hatch was minimal, with a few tiny size 24 brownish-colored midges seen in late afternoon. Only one swallow skimmed the lake's water searching for food, and nearly no chironomid molts floated on the surface, two sure signs that the trout are likely eating other foods – or not eating at all.
Fish were caught on two different flies. One, a tan Kiwi Muddler in size 4. The other a wrapped rabbit-strip streamer crafted from olive- and black-dyed rabbit in size 4, as well. Other flies tried included a Carey Special size 10 and an all white rabbit strip streamer with bead head in size 4. Only the black-and-olive streamer consistently produced strikes, and was fished with a RIO Aqualux intermediate line and Airflo 5-foot intermediate polyleader with a 20-inch 4x fluorocarbon tippet.
Perhaps anglers hoping to hook up on a fat lowland trout should heed the wise words of one Avid Angler customer, who suggested, "Skip Pass. Fish Lone Lake." See you on Whidbey Island!
Dry Falls - June 23rd, 2008
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Fair
Fished Dry Falls Lake the week of June 23rd. Weather was cloudy on Monday and clear on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wind was almost calm – a rare event for eastern Washington.
Was able to get a few hours on the lake on Monday after setting up camp. First thing we noticed was that the water surface temperature was 71F and there was virtually no surface activity. Fished several areas of the lake using an olive leech but no takes. Headed back to camp for a fine dinner, cigars and cocktails.
Started fishing about 9 AM Tuesday morning. Had a few taps in the shaded areas but, again, no takes to speak of. And no surface action. About noon, my partner landed a nice 17-inch rainbow on a brown woolly bugger at about 15 foot depth. He was fishing a type 6 full sink to get deeper. I changed to a Rio Deep 7 with a brown leech and started working the deepest part of the lake. No takes. I then decided to change to a weird fly – a brown rubber legs stone fly nymph. I trolled it as deep as I could get and the trout could not resist it. By the end of the day, I had landed 16 rainbows to 20 inches and 4 lbs (fat fish) and had lost another 6 fish including the biggest of the day judging by the head shakes.
Tuesday night a mild front blew through with winds to about 20 knots. By Wednesday morning, the wind had calmed and we resumed the same techniques. Unfortunately, the frontal pressure change must have put the fish off their feed as I landed only one fish out of about 5 or 6 takes. Slow day!
By the end of the day Wednesday, the water surface temperature was up to 73F. We noticed on Tuesday that the fish took some effort to revive after landing them. Considering the rising water temps and the warmer days in Eastern Washington (temps to 90+ in Moses Lake), it is time to give the lakes a rest until Fall.
Possession Point - May 19th, 2008
supplied by: All Star Fishing Charters RECORDED:74 °FISHING: Fair
Area 8.2
Lingcod opened May 1 Lingcod catching remains slow this week
Salmon fishing closed
Area 8.1
Lingcod opened May 1No reports this weekSalmon fishing closed Area 9
Salmon Fishing ClosedLingcod opened May 1 Lingcod, Rockfish and Cabezon were the catches over the weekend off Possession Bar.
Although the currents were moving with the low tides, just as the current changed directions was the best bite. Still using live bait for the ling and switching up to some jigs for the Rockfish and Cabezon.
Lewis River - May 7th, 2008
supplied by: Angler's Guide Service RECORDED:65 °FISHING: Great
Lewis in great shape with 4 ft of vis and running at 5600 cfs.
Springers slow to start but showing up more each day.
The best techinques in this early season has been fishing cut plug herring in green label size on a size 20 diver. Have also had good success with T-4 flatfish, magnum wiggle warts, k-13 kwikfish or k-15 kwikfish. The best colors have been Silve/char bill, Silver/red bill, blue scale, green hornet and gold.
As more fish start to stack up we will start to switch over to Eggs/shrimp combo or eggs/sardine combo hover fished in the deep holes or back bounced in the shallower holes. One of the other killer baits will be Dyed pink prawns fish by themselves or with a spinner in front of them.
Water is warming up and so our the springers. This should get better each day.
Columbia River - April 10th, 2008
supplied by: Columbia River Fishing RECORDED:51 °FISHING: Excellent
Columbia River continues to be on a roll for chinook!!!The Columbia River spring chinook fishery remains the hotbed on the fishing scene.
"Spring chinook catches have been pretty strong, and there was a pretty good bite [Wednesday morning] from the [Portland] airport down to the railroad bridge just below the I-5 bridge," said Joe Hymer, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist.
Anglers at the Marine Park boat ramp just above I-5 were averaging anywhere from two-thirds to three-quarters of a fish per boat.
While some of the best sport catches have been coming from the airport downstream to the railroad bridge off Hayden Island and Vancouver, further upstream places like from Camas-Washougal up to Bonneville Dam have picked up.
"The Port of Camas check showed they're still catching fish, and the best fishery has been up towards the dam," Hymer said. "One recent check showed it was a two-plus-fish-per-boat average, and Oregon was seeing the same catch rates."
The portion of the Lower Columbia from the west power lines on Hayden Island to Buoy 10 has closed, but the river from the Hayden west power lines up to McNary Dam is open for fishing.
"The Columbia spring chinook is the talk around town, and it is pretty much a no-brainer fishery," said Bryan Nelson at Three Rivers Marine and Tackle in Woodinville. "Trolling with a Fish Flash and cut-plug herring does the job, or anchor up and put down a Kwikfish."
From April 1 to 6, an estimated 24,590 angler trips were made with 4,438 chinook kept and 624 released.
"The [Bonneville] dam counts have broken 100 fish per day, but they are going to start spilling more water over the dam [beginning today] and that could spur more fish to move over the dam. That could also spur the bank fishery bite just below Bonneville, too."
We are currently taking reservations for Columbia, Lewis and Kalama rivers. Jet boat trips on the Columbia and Lewis rivers for 4 anglers are at a special price of just $580.00 and 2 person driftboat trips on the Kalama are $325.00. Hurry as the Columbia River closes on April 30th, 2008.Additional information can be obtained online at http://columbia-river-fishing-guide.com or by phone at 206-920-2428
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.
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