August 4, 2019 - Early Rises This time of year, no matter which fishery in Washington you are hoping to engage with, an early start is going to almost always arch the experience in your favor. Most won’t get up when daylight begins much less before that to be on the water when the sun rises which is somewhere around 6am currently. All the creeks, the Sound and Yakima and any of the steelhead rivers are going to provide a slight benefit to those who take advantage of day emerging from night. Fish are less inhibited during dark hours and it takes them a little bit of time to gain weariness again in any clear water situation. On the Sound, if you can coincide early AM with a strong outgoing tide more of the kelp will make the Pink Pursuit a little less frustrating. Early AM on the creeks will see some small hatches of PMD’s that will quickly move into caddis so have a selection of those on hand for any streams you are headed towards and finally our steelhead rivers have some fish in them but water is very low and VERY clear. Long leaders, Scandi, Rage or Long Belly lines will present more gently and try smaller flies as well. In the end, remember you are on the water, have fun with it and enjoy your time out there. Call is with questions, we are here 7 days a week to help you find success.
