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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.
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.
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.
Columbia Basin Lakes - April 24th, 2007
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:50 °FISHING: Good
East of the Cascades has been a great bet this last week for consistent fishing, the only drawback being a strong headwind kicking up in the morning and blowing all day long last Friday.
Chironimids in Nunally and Lenice have produced consistent fish. Olive, grey, and black are the go-to pupae colors, but chrome and red ice cream cones are likely trout-takers as well. Fish these guys 5-10’ below an indicator, and if the wind kicks up and makes indicator fishing difficult, switch to a hand twist retrieve on a long leader with the same chironomid patterns (or you can switch to a leech and sinking line to get below the chop).
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.
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.
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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