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Skykomish River - August 19th, 2008
supplied by: All About the Fly RECORDED:73 °FISHING: Good
Steelhead are still moving in and conditions are prime right now! After losing some fish lately, i finaly landed my first steelhead on a skated fly for the season!! Sea run cutts have started to show in the lower river,and provide fantastic streamer and dry fly action on lighter rods!!
Spokane River - August 9th, 2008
supplied by: Swede's Fly Shop RECORDED:81 °FISHING: Fair
The lower Spokane River from TJ on down is actually doing very well. The Rathdrum Aquifer interchanges with the lower river in certain sections where underground springs become present in the river offering cooler more oxygenated and nutrient rich areas. These areas are now producing some very fine rainbow trout fishing using soft hackles, bead headed princes, bloody marys, small stones and of course, Swedes pheasant tail lightning bug. My preference would be to fish them on the swing without a strike indicator or off a hopper. Some of the river sections are quite irregular and deep and the fly needs to get down to the fish. My friend (one of two) was just down there the other evening and managed to take about 6 beautiful rainbows on an olive Humpy size 14.
Columbia Basin Lakes - August 9th, 2008
supplied by: Swede's Fly Shop RECORDED:78 °FISHING: Excellent
Rock Lake is one of the hottest lakes to fish right now according to several reports coming in from very reliable sources. Although the lake is about 7.5 miles long, it produces some of the finest brown and rainbow trout fishing when its hot. The boat launch is primitive, but workable. Try using a full sinking line with almost 90 ft. of it out and on a slow wind driven drift, short strip either electric buggers or Swedes olive hot face leech. Work your way down about a mile lake left and stay about 30 to 40 feet out from the rocks. Rock Lake can be very dangerous with high winds for small boats, as there is no shoreline for some distances. Take care.
Yakima River - July 11th, 2008
supplied by: The Avid Angler RECORDED:80 °FISHING: Great
Approx 3,000 cfs@ Umtanum Lower Canyon
Marvelous doesn't begin to describe the Yakima last weekend. I threw mostly nymphs, and had the best luck on a Lightening bug in a 16, but they also took olive Anatomays in 16, Flashback Pheasant Tails in a 14, Guide's Choice Hare's Ears in a 16, and a few other PMD emerger flies I had knocking around my box.
The majority of the fish were small, 8'' to 10'', however there were enough larger fish in the mix to keep you guessing until that moment right after the hookup. It's been awhile since I felt trout-confidence to that magnitude, and I'll admit, it sure was nice to get back to that game.What impressed me the most was the dry fly fishing. I didn't go below the surface after 5PM, with a flurry of caddis and a mix of PMD's and small yellow stones. I even hit a fish on an unintentionally skated skwala (my attention was drifing with my boat, and I looked up just in time to see a 16" trail and smash the fly).
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.
Cowlitz River - June 6th, 2008
supplied by: Columbia River Fishing RECORDED:0 °FISHING: Great June and July.......Cowlitz River Summer Steelhead Fishing with J and L Guided Sportfishing!!!With the end of spring Chinook season comes summer steelhead fishing. We are already seeing some of these fish being caught on the Cowlitz and the run will be building well into the 4th of July weekend and beyond. Looking to catch your 3 fish limit of powerful, chrome bright summerruns? Then don't delay and call today to reserve your date. Stop wishing and lets go fishing.The Cowlitz has two distinct runs of aggressive biting fish, "A" runs which are now in the river and "B" runs which show up later in the summer. The "A" run that is currently here now are 8 to 12 lb. fish destined for the hatchery at Blue Creek. "B"run's are larger fish 12 to 18 pounds and return to the Barrier Dam hatchery. Due to the Cowlitz River hatcheries seeing an abundance of steelhead return in the last few weeks, the limit has been increased to 3 fish per person. Lets go get 'em!Currently we are catching an average of 3 to 5 fish a day and expect those number to increase into double digits by the 4th of July weekend. Several limits have been caught on various days freedrifting from Blue Creek to the I-5 Bridge. We are using Fetha Styx FSSH 961-2 ultra light spinning rods with Shimano Spinning reels loaded with 8 lb line. Freedrifting produces a fishing style that is very natural to the fish and drifts that are hundreds of yards long covering lots of holding water. Come experience the heart-pounding, fast and intense fish catching action on these ultra light rods! We are currently taking reservations for both morning and afternoon/evening trips on the Cowlitz. We will be fishing from 2 large roomy 25 foot Alumaweld Super Vee boats with 200 hp motors from Yamaha and Mercury. Prime dates are still available thru August 17th for Cowlitz River Steelhead.Also don't forget to ask about Columbia River Trophy Sturgeon fishing at Bonneville and Keeper Sturgeon in Astoria. Season runs from June 1st thru the 24th.Buoy Ten is also right around the corner so book your fall salmon dates Now!Catch rates, fishing reports, and additional informationmay be obtained online at http://www.columbia-river-fishing-guide.com or by phone at (206)-920-2428
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.
Puget Sound - May 19th, 2008
supplied by: All Star Fishing Charters RECORDED:70 °FISHING: Good
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.
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