Fishing

Here are some recent fishing reports for your state. They come from the States report area as well as other reporting sources and may include some flyfishing information as well as Salmon and Steelhead information. These reports will pick up from where the last ones left off. They are arranged from oldest to newest so check the bottom of the thread for the very latest in information.


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Puget Sound - September 23rd, 2004
supplied by: The Avid Angler
RECORDED: 60 ° FISHING: Good
Location: South Puget Sound

Time Fished: Dawn to Dusk

Summary: I fished Point Southworth, Purdy and Ollala and found the fishing to be consistent at each spot. It wasn't on fire, but I did find fish consistently. Silvers were still showing at Southworth and there are a ton of silvers at Ollala, but they were pretty tight lipped when I was there.

The cutthroat were taking herring imitations and orange colored flies. I also fished a rolled muddler and took a few fish. The tides were very slow moving for most of the day and I think this spread the fish out a bit.

I also raised a few fish on dries, but didn't hook any.
Patterns Fished:

Various flatwings, rolled muddler, saltwater dry fly

Report submitted by: Nathan Keen

Stillaguamish River – North Fork - September 23rd, 2004
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
"Just another day on the pond"

Man, you would think there isn't much going on this past week, with monsoon Mary going through.

A time of reflection:

As the rains continued to pour last week, it was evident I was washed out of my up coming river trips. Oh well, I would head to our private lakes the tomorrow. I took the rare opportunity to handle some Honey-do's around the house. So as I am burning the trash in the rain, I find myself moping over the loss of our Tidewater schools on the weekend. It dawns on me; Our south eastern seaboard is flattened and decimated by hurricanes and torrential rains, and I am worried about a few fishing trips.

"The man worried that he had no shoes, until he met the man, who had no feet".


North Fork Stilly: Out, but watch for a dry spell.


Grande Ronde Campout Oct 7 > 9 $499.

If you were looking for that perfect excuse to check out the Grande Ronde and you don't mind helping out a little around camp. We just had a late cancellation for two slots. Singles are welcome. Drop an email or call 360 299 2272. Ask for Jonathan.

Skykomish River - September 23rd, 2004
supplied by: Pacific Northwest Sportfishing
FISHING: Fair
The Skagit above Rockport dropped back into fishable shape over the weekend and the Snohomish system should be at least fishable here in the next couple of days. The lower Skagit was still unfishable today, as was the Stilly system.

Transmission problems on the truck kept us at home over the weekend. Seems to be an electrical problem, so I'm hopeful they'll have me back up and running tomorrow. With no fishing today I headed on down to Seattle to watch the Mariners lose yet another game today. Wouldn't want to relax for a day!

From what I hear there have been silvers in the upper Skagit and the Snohomish system should see some good fishing once it drops back into shape. With rain in the forecast later this week those two rivers will probably be the best bet, as the Stilly is a long ways off from clearing up.

I'll get some pictures up of the new jet boat soon. She's all broke in and ready to rumble!

Until next week...Good Fishing!

Quillayute River - September 24th, 2004
supplied by: Fishing Northwest
FISHING: Good
Tides [click here]

Quillayute River -- Good

Yakima River - September 27th, 2004
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC
RECORDED: 78 ° FISHING: Great
This Yakima river report is brought to you by the staff of Puget Sound Fly Company, with help from our customers. Please feel free to call us at (253) 839-4119 for further details or for help with pattern recommendations.



FISHING: We would like to thank everyone who attended our Yakima River outing on Sunday. For those of you who couldn’t make it: The river is in excellent shape for floating and wading. We had good success in the morning and mid-day, during great hatches of Blue Winged Olives (Baetis). Later in the day, fishing slowed noticeably. We fished Buggers and other streamers until dark and picked up a few more fish.
FLIES: Nymphs: Mighty-Mite Baetis, Copper John's, October Caddis Pupae.
Dry: Baetis Cripple, Baetis fold-over, Thorax B.W.O, Orange Stimulator, October Foam, Elk Hair Caddis
Streamer: Cone-head buggers, Olive Zonker, Marabou Conehead muddler

FLOWS: Click here to get Real Time flows at Umtanum

Shuttle service is available from Red’s Flyshop.

Cowlitz River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Good
Good fishing. Steelhead from the Toutle river down stream. Salmon are starting to show in the lower river.

Lewis River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
Steelhead and salmon are fishing fair.

Queets River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Good
Steelhead are in fair numbers. River levels have been up and down with the weather.

Hoh River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Level and Flow [click here]
Tides [click here]

Dropping in shape very slowly. Lots of color. Minimum visibilty. We might have 1-2 ft. Some Summer-run steelhead are in now. Fall Salmon are just starting to show

Calawah River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Level and flow [click here]

Lots of hatchery Steelhead. Fish are at the ponds or the lower river. Fair-good fishing.

Bogachiel River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Good
Stream height and flow [click here]
Tides [click here]

Low and clear. Fishing has been very good for steelhead. Some fall silvers are starting to show. Flys, spinners, and eggs are best. Retention on hatchery steelhead only. Cutthroat too.

Sol Duc River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: Westside Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
Low and clear. Fishing is fair-good. Lots of summer silver salmon and some Steelhead are though out the river. Fly fishing and spinner fishing are working the best.

Cascade River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Conditions:
Unlimited visibility.
Fishing Report:
Lots of Silvers in here milling around,..is an early AM show and rather crowded,..bring your own rock to stand on.
They're a litte hook shy as well right now with the beating they took over the weekend.

Sauk River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Levels - click here

Sauk River:
River Conditions:
Sauk River has 4-6 feet of visibility above the Suiattle; 2-4 feet of visibility below the Suiattle
Fishing Report:
Dollie Varden in the upper reaches!!

Skagit River - September 28th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here

Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk 6-8 feet of visibility.
Skagit below the Sauk down to Concrete; Skagit side down to the Mixer 5-6 feet of visibility, Sauk side of the Skagit 2-4 feet of visibility down to the Mixer; below the Mixer to Concrete has 4-6 feet of visibility,..still lots of silt churning up in spots below Fabers from the Sauk clean-out this summer.
Skagit below Concrete has 2 foot of visibility right now.
Fishing Report:
SILVERS ARE HERE!!!
Silvers are rolling everywhere just a bit hook shy right now after the beating they took over the weekend with the crowded conditions.

End of Reports


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