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Klickitat River - July 2nd, 2007
supplied by: Adventure Fishing - Tracy Zoller RECORDED:85 °FISHING: Great The Klickitat river in Washington State is putting out Big hatchery and Wild Steelhead. Fishing has been Slow for most. As a guide for 30 years on the Klickitat I float twice the distance as the normal boater. I put my time in the best of the best holding water this provides my customers with many fish on. being a glacier stream I pay close attention to my night time melt so that I can be fishing the best clear cycle off water this also provides more hook ups. For more Klickitat information look me up Tracy Zoller Klickitat river. Good fishing to you!
Rocky Ford Creek - June 4th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Fair
I had the opportunity to stop at Rocky Ford Creek on the way back from a concert at the Gorge this last weekend, and it was as chock-full of huge rainbows as ever. Surprisingly, there were few anglers out there for a Sunday. If the heat hadn’t been so oppressive, I would have stayed longer, and there was little or no wind.
I managed to pick up a smaller 16" fish on a bead-headed olive and black Wooley Bugger in a 10 immediately, but I had to work for my other fish. Basically the process broke down like this: I would tie on a pattern that looked good to me, I would fish it to a targeted fish, and it would be rejected. I would drop down a fly size and a tippet size, and the process would repeat. Eventually, I found a size 22 baetis emerger in olive/size 24 micro scud combo that was picking up fish, but on 6x tippet, it’s no easy feat holding onto those strong fish. I managed one to hand, and hooked two that were good for a run and a few head shakes.
Lenice Lake - April 4th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:55 °FISHING: Great
Lenice and friends are fishing well and should continue as such into the near future. Bring chironomids in small and large sizes, stake out a good spot and fish different depths and sizes of flies to dial in the fishing.
Take time to search the flats for cruising fish that are rising (my personal favorite method of taking fish). Use a small suspender midge in black or pearl for optimal results.
Look for late evening leech action and as the weather warms night time activity should be good as well.
Snake River - February 17th, 2007
supplied by: Snake River Guide Service FISHING: Poor
Snake river fishing will be in full swing within the next couple of months. As weather becomes predictable and more spring like the interest in fishing will grow. Remember we have our covered boat for the spring and summer fishing. That cover is nice for spring showers but becomes a real asset for your comfort and well being when the temperatures rise and the sun is an issue. We enjoy having all age groups on board and having that shade makes it a possible for everyone to experience the outing.
Quillayute River - January 21st, 2007
supplied by: Fishing Northwest FISHING: Poor
Nets are in 4-5 days a week. Maybe the tribe will get the last fish!
Queets River - January 21st, 2007
supplied by: Fishing Northwest FISHING: Good
Coming back in shape fast. Cold weather will bring this river in fast. The Salmon River steelhead are in good numbers. Should be good fishing when the level drops, maybe in a few days or so.
Stillaguamish River – North Fork - January 7th, 2007
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides RECORDED:48 °FISHING: Fair
Was fishing great before the river blew out to 25K. Jonathan had a great day just before the new year that produced the report pic. She has come down to 3,300 now. The pulse of water should make for some great fishing as the water comes down and clarity goes up. There are quite a few anglers in the usual spots, if you don’t mind hiking around you can get some 1 on 1 time with the river.
Illwaco - September 12th, 2006
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC RECORDED:75 °FISHING: Excellent
Pacific Albacore are amazing animals. Not only beautiful they are undoubtedly the strongest fighting fish in our state. Capable of pulling off over one hundred yards of backing in seconds, this fish will make you fight for every inch you gain back. Sometimes you get lucky. As a whole our latest Albacore trip was our most successful. The only thing that would have made it better was a supply of live anchovies for some chum. Even without chum, there were so many Albacore we didn’t have trouble getting 14 fish for 5 fly anglers. An easy ‘Bar’ crossing, flat seas and t-shirt weather made the trip as well. Once we hit the 62 degree water you could see ‘jumpers’ in almost any direction. Unfortunately the flat seas had a downside. We could see small pods of fish working everywhere, but without chum the fish were pretty skittish and were difficult to keep near the boat. The action still felt non-stop as we were constantly spotting fish and when we were able to find a larger school, hook-ups were all but guaranteed.
Neah Bay - July 22nd, 2006
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC RECORDED:70 °FISHING: Great
Neah Bay consistently offers saltwater anglers the best fishing in the Northwest. We at Puget Sound Fly Company hope that this report will help anglers plan their trip and prepare them with up to the minute conditions.
FISHING: We went to Neah Bay hoping for Silvers and got a few. What we found in numbers were schools of Rockfish. Big Rockfish, busting bait miles from shore. I’ve seen this before, but I had never seen so many fish consistently on top so far from structure.
What brought the fish together was the abundance of Krill and Herring. We caught more big Rockfish than I’ve ever seen, including a huge 7lb. monster. Wait just a little more. I think the silvers will be later this year. The bait is right there waiting and when the Salmon come in, it should be lights out.
FLIES: Shock & Awe, Clouser
RODS: 7-9 weights
REELS: Reels should feature high quality drags and ideally be machined and anodized.
LINES: The Rio ‘Striper’ 26’ line in 250-350 grains is THE BEST line for covering as much of the water column as possible. Floating ‘Outbound’ lines are excellent for surface presentations.
GUIDES: Currently several guides are working Neah Bay for fly anglers. Give us a call and we can give you a recommendation.
There are a few examples of fish and flies in our photo gallery. If you are planning a trip be sure to call 253-839-4119 or stop by the shop. Be certain to stay current with updated NOAA marine weather forecasts (see below). The fishing can be fantastic but not worth dying for!
Lenore Lake - April 2nd, 2006
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC RECORDED:52 °FISHING: Good
Lake Lenore offers a different experience for anglers. It is very accessible, harbors huge trout, and is easily fished from shore. The only downside is that this is not a secret and conditions can get crowded on weekends. If you fishermen are willing to explore a little or fish from a boat they will be rewarded with more space and solitude.
Fishing: Lahontan Cutthroat are in the shallows right now (in huge numbers) looking for a place to spawn. The North end of the lake is loaded right now, but enterprising anglers can find fish at other locations on the lake. Please limit your techniques to those that minimize the risk of foul hooking or snagging these fish (floating line and chironomid or lightly weighted fly.)
A floating line and bead head bugger with a 9’ fluorocarbon leader tapered to 2x-4x also works great, and with a slower retrieve doesn’t foul hook fish.
Flies: Snow Cones, Chan’s and a variety of other chironomids are working well right now. SLSB’s, Twin Lake Specials, Carey Buggers and other buggers and leaches are very effective for those of you who would rather retrieve flies.
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