May 3, 2018 Sound, Yak, Large Scales and Warm-water Ah May...such a love/hate relationship with this month. While on one hand everything is in bloom, it also leaves us with virtually no steelhead in our immediate surroundings but...both the Yakima and Puget Sound as well as Carp (aka Large Scales) are fishing very well at this time. This time among the multitude of hatches both floral and insect, everyone should be out fishing. On the Yakima front, we are on the cusp of what was once a famed Mother’s Day caddis hatch that seems to inch its way later into the month every year. Roller coaster flows will be a challenge for the walk and wade anglers but if you have the desire to continue swinging flies, we are absolutely hitting the Yakima with trout or micro spey rods because it is that much fun. Super light two handed rods and trout ripping the fly either skittered on the surface or as a soft hackle is a blast, we would love to show you. PMD’s, a few March Brown’s up high and caddis are all present at the moment some come prepared. The Sound on the other hand, while tides act a bit like the Yakima with rising and falling water levels, has been so placid lately and the water is littered with tons of pink fry as well as every growing chum fry and other baitfish of the season. As the sun begins to creep up in the sky, getting on the water earlier and earlier will be not only helpful but essential. Knowing how your favorite beach looks at various tide levels is also crucial. Please come in and ask if you want help putting all these pieces together. Large scales are already fishing well in eastern WA which means we should see some of the local lakes around Seattle heat up for bass and carp. We are ramping up our bass and carp fly selection for just this reason. So if you are looking for something new to challenge yourself and put giant bends in your rod, bass and carp are IT! Come in and let us help you figure these fish out because they are abundant and extraordinarily fun. Lastly is summer steelhead is just around the corner. The Skykomish always fishes very well the first couple of weeks after it reopens so if you want to get out and swing we have availability to do so, call now and book. June 2nd is our EWA Fly Fest at Me Kwa Mooks Park here in West Seattle. We will have all of our reps for all the rod companies there...T&T, Winston, Sage, Loomis, Echo, Scott and Hardy and we will have Airflo, Rio and SA lines to cast on all of them, both single and two handed. Free clinics and lunch will be provided and this is free to the public. See everyone soon, don’t let May pass you buy without wetting a line.