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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.
Snoqualmie River - August 5th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:75 °FISHING: Great
I had the chance to get up to the Middle Fork to help a friend hook a fish, and there was ample opportunity. These fish will knab anything that comes their way, especially if it floats high. We concentrated on fishing likely spots behind rocks, along current seams, and had fish hit in sizes from 3" to 9", with one nice fish in the 12' range. They aren't monsters, but they have quite the colorations.
The most successful fly was a Lime Green Humpy in a #12, but I really don't think it mattered. Caddis were coming off in good numbers as twilight approached, and there were a ton of midges on the water as well. If you have the urge to go hook so absolute jewels, head up to the Snoqualmie this week!
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.
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!
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