Recent Fishing Reports for Washington. 9/15/04

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[size 1]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.[/size][url "http://javascript:%20addTag('cool')/"][size 1][cool][/size][/url][size 1] [/size]
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Neah Bay - September 4th, 2004
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FISHING: Poor [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/member_site/photo/water/114_20040119_6df55000fbae851.jpg"]maps[/url]
We at Big Salmon Fishing Resort are sorry to say but salmon season is closed as of September 2nd.,2004. But what a season it was! And what a season it still could be if we were able to fish. But thats ok, thanks for all your business and support. There is a chance that we may have one more opener this year, and if this comes true we will notify you as soon as we hear.You will not want to miss this opener for you will see some of the best silver fishing in the Northwest. So we will post it for sure so stay tuned.

Thank you very much,
Joey Lawrence

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South Puget Sound - September 9th, 2004
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RECORDED: 68 ° FISHING: Great
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FISHING: Finally!!! There are decent numbers of fish off of our beaches. This should last… let’s keep our fingers crossed. Over the past several days, we have received reports of good numbers of silvers at Brown’s Point and the Narrows. Pay attention to tides and to light, but as they say, the best time to fish is when you can.


BEACHES: Brown’s Point, Doc’s, Purdy etc…

FLIES: Clouser Minnow (White, Pink or Green), Bendback, Miniceiver, Muddlers, and other assorted baitfish are always good searching patterns.
TECHNIQUES: Take a 6 weight or better rod, as the wind can tear up lighter gear. Clear lines and an erratic retrieve will catch more fish, or if you prefer a floater and a beach slider can be very fun.

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Cowlitz River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Good fishing. Steelhead from Blue Cr. down to the Toutle river. Salmon are starting to show in the lower river.

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Lewis River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
Steelhead and salmon are fishing fair.

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Queets River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Steelhead are in good numbers. River levels have been up and down with the weather.

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Hoh River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
River Level and Flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Hoh"]click here[/url]]
Tides [[url "http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/tides04/tab2wc1b.html#134"]click here[/url]]

Finally coming around. 2-3 ft visibility. Summer-run steelhead are in now. Fall Salmon and Steelhead. Work on the river is quite the operation.

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Quillayute River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Lots of silver salmon and summer steelhead are coming in!

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Calawah River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
River Level and flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/uv/?site_no=12043000&PARAmeter_cd=00060,00065"]click here[/url]]

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

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Bogachiel River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Stream height and flow [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Bogachiel"]click here[/url]]
Tides [[url "http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/tides04/tab2wc1b.html#134"]click here][/url]

River is low and clear again. Fishing has been very good for steelhead. Flys, spinners, and eggs are best. Retention on hatchery steelhead only. Cutthroat too.

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Sol Duc River - September 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
Super low and clear. Fishing is fair. Lots of summer silver salmon and some Steelhead are though out the river. Fly fishing and spinner fishing are working the best.

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Yakima River - September 12th, 2004
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RECORDED: 65 ° FISHING: Fair
The Yakima is back in wading shape and its time to start thinking about late summer and fall fishing. This is my personal favorite time of year to fish the Yak with the low flows, fall color and of course my favorite aquatic insect, the October Caddis!

I fished the Yak briefly on Sunday, during my [url "http://fisheyesoup.com/member_site/custom.php?page=195"]Trout Rivers, Trout Tactics[/url] class and I rose a few fish to October Caddis dries. I fished the Cle Elum area and there wasn't much insect activity so I think larger attractor patterns and ants for dries and October Caddis pupa and small beadhead nymphs would be good until the weather cools and the better fall hatches start. I did notice a number of October Caddis larva in the shallows, so I would imagine that fishing large orange attractor dries in the evening would be productive as well.

I personally like the Canyon water the best. Head east on I-90 to exit 109 and follow the Canyon road to Yakima. You'll drive along miles of easily accessible water. The river should eventually get low enough to where you can cross in certain sections and this will open up your access.

Report submitted by Nathan Keen

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Skykomish River - September 13th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
"You really don't want to fish there."

Did someone mention rain?

After the great deluge, our rivers have all peaked since yesterday, and on their way back down.
Mike & I can report some happy fishing on the North Fork Stilly, but with the silt load coming in at the slide below C-Post, the only decent fishing before the rain, was either in the upper river, or all the way down into the tidal waters below Silvana. After the rain. Nada.

Weather patterns: Wow, not looking good for the cowboys. Rivers are at saturation levels, which means: Any significant rains are going to make your rivers jump. Keep one eye on the weather Doppler and the other on the USGS river gages.

I look for poor bay fishing in the saltwater, because the fish will pull right into the rivers with the high waters. River conditions are up and down faster than the stock market, and the tributary fish is an October gig. Here is what I see:


Tuff gig:
I like clean water for both tidewater Coho and SRC. Coho see the fly better, and SRC aren't feeding along the bottom, as if when the water is dirty.

Skykomish System:
The Sky also took it's jump but now back down to 3,640 cfs, as we speak. The early pulse of even year Humpies had their day, but now it is the ever-loving Wallace River non-biting Coho that runs the show. Don't dishearten. The bigger wild fish are on his heels and these fine biting bigger Coho will push right up into the forks. Follow your fishing regulations, please. Presentation is everything.

September is a fine month for the Olympic Peninsula streams. The never-ending theme is of course is watch those river flows. I always cringe a little when there is enough water for the locals to start running their hardbottoms, again. River attitude changes back to the winter kill mentality when the whack-em & stack-em starts up, again.

I guess the good news is, these guys don't mess with the SRC. The Bogey, Sol Duc & the Calawah rivers, all have fine populations of this underrated fish.

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Skagit River - September 13th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=skagit"]water levels - click here[/url]

"You really don't want to fish there."

Did someone mention rain?

After the great deluge, our rivers have all peaked since yesterday, and on their way back down.
Mike & I can report some happy fishing on the North Fork Stilly, but with the silt load coming in at the slide below C-Post, the only decent fishing before the rain, was either in the upper river, or all the way down into the tidal waters below Silvana. After the rain. Nada.

Weather patterns: Wow, not looking good for the cowboys. Rivers are at saturation levels, which means: Any significant rains are going to make your rivers jump. Keep one eye on the weather Doppler and the other on the USGS river gages.

I look for poor bay fishing in the saltwater, because the fish will pull right into the rivers with the high waters. River conditions are up and down faster than the stock market, and the tributary fish is an October gig. Here is what I see:

Skagit: Upper river jumped to nearly 20,000 cfs. The Chinook are spawning now. I mentioned the Cascade River will have some good fishing above the bridge, but we need a dry spell. The Cascade will also be opening for the below the hatchery kill fishery so you might want to avoid that. Skagit Coho are in now. Egg patterns, and egg-sucking leeches for Coho and the Dollies are the drill.

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Stillaguamish River – North Fork - September 14th, 2004
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RECORDED: 60 ° FISHING: Great
The Stilly has been fluctuating a little bit lately with various weather fronts moving through, but the cutthroat fishing has picked up considerably in the past few weeks. I have had reports of good fishing in both the main stem and the North Fork, so I would recommend either as a good place to start looking for these late summer/early fall river entrants. Fish the North Fork from the Cicero bridge all the way to tidewater and plan on using a floating line and attractor patterns. If the fish seem picking go smaller, and if they are down right difficult, dead drift dry flies and nymphs to them. Make sure you cover water as fish can pod up in certain locations and leave other sections of river barren.

I recommend muddlers, october caddis, spiders and small baitfish patterns.

Report submitted by: Nathan Keen

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Puget Sound - September 14th, 2004
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RECORDED: 65 ° FISHING: Fair
All Star Fishing Charters weekly fishing report



Area 9

The silver fishing was spotty this past week. Up through Friday we were catching them great, then over the weekend it was slow catching.

Still using coyote flashers and green or white squid.

Fish 40 to 60 feet down and go fast, at least 2.5 to 4 miles per hour.



Crabbing closed



Area 8.2



Silvers are showing from Mukilteo to the shipwreck

This area was slow over the weekend and on Monday

We did get a couple nice silvers on the early morning bite.





Crabbing in area 8.2 closed









Area 10

Salmon fishing open for catch and keep on Coho.



Hooknose silvers are showing out in front of Edmonds

Fishing deep around 70 to 90 feet with white or green squid

This has been the most consistent spot in central Puget Sound.



Crabbing Closed

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Yakima River - September 17th, 2004
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RECORDED: 60 ° FISHING: Great

Yakima River Report for Friday, September 15th, 2004

The valley has seen some interesting weather over the last week; Ample clouds and rain showers has been the pattern with a bit of wind mixed in here and there. The weather for the next 5 days is basically more of the same, minus the wind!

The fishing and catching has been good. We are starting to see a few pods of fish feeding on the Baetis! This is a nice change to the basic searching with dries we have been seeing for the last few months of high water. The water is wader friendly throughout the system as well. Utilizing multiple techniques to catch the trout including, big dries, little dries, full-on nymphing, dry droppers, streamers and the swing are all worthy techniques. Remember, the Fall can be " The Far and Fine" season on the Yakima... Finer tippets and smaller bugs, especially with dry flies and nymphs!

Fish-on The Hatch and Riverside

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Skykomish River - September 20th, 2004
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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".

Skykomish River: Out, Ditto.

Mike's southwest streams are fishing well. The trick is finding a little separation. He and Jonathan have done very well.

"Steelhead can be fooled if you can show them something a little different." The best experience in freshwater is fishing surface flies. You would be amazed how well it works. Try it, when everybody else is throwing the book at them.
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Grande Ronde Campout[/url] 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.

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Stillaguamish River – North Fork - September 20th, 2004
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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.

[url "http://www.flyfishsteelhead.com/gr.htm"]
Grande Ronde Campout[/url] 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.

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Skagit River - September 20th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=skagit"]water levels - click here[/url]

"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".


The Skagit River has only marginal fishing conditions as we speak, but tons of fish and even more anglers are huddling around the Cascade River below the hatchery. Summer steelhead are there, but mostly it is a Silver salmon show.

These Coho are throughout the Skagit system, now.


"Steelhead can be fooled if you can show them something a little different." The best experience in freshwater is fishing surface flies. You would be amazed how well it works. Try it, when everybody else is throwing the book at them.
[url "http://www.flyfishsteelhead.com/gr.htm"]
Grande Ronde Campout[/url] 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.