July 27, 2016 Puget Sound, WA OK, so in all honesty, as much as we would love to say we crush fish every trip, we don’t. I know, shocking almost as if we should call this whole thing fishing rather than...you know where I am coming from. Puget Sound - Conditions to start the day lately have been nothing shy of perfect. Big tides, cloudy with a nice breeze but bait in some places has been sparse, down south anyway. By now most of the bait such as sand lance and herring should be making their way north of Seattle but with salmon season mostly closed one must be careful where they are fishing. That said, fish a spectrum of flies from small euphasids to larger baitfish and even some polychaet worms. In other words be prepared, break out some faster sinking lines even if necessary. Yakima - Water is high and warm, caddis in the evenings and starting to see some hoppers pop. Walk and wade is difficult with flows fluctuating between 3800-4500 cfs so pay attention. Mountain Creeks - As the water has dropped we have been able to get on some of our more favorite streams and are amazed at how much change occurred over the winter and spring...a lot! This is one of our favorite reasons for fishing these small waters, new landscapes create new learning experiences each year which really helps keep it anything but boring or predictable. Mid sized stimi’s and caddis through likely water and hold your breath. Early morning droppers and moving a streamer through deeper water might entice some of the larger residents out of bed so play around and have fun. Snoqualmie Forks - These have been on fire lately. Dry flies all day long, water is super low so wading is easy and for those with young kids, this is a great areas to begin immersing them in the sport. Questions on exactly where, don’t hesitate to call or email us, we don’t own the water, obviously, so we are happy to point you in the right direction. Steelhead - Cowlitz has fish in it but flows have been all over the board the past few days which shifts fish around quite a bit and also can lower water temp also shocking fish a bit. Look for the flows to stabilize and then get after it as there is incredible water to swing through and the fish are in. This should be an easy coast into fall when the sea run cutthroat are in so plan accordingly. photo Dave McCoy
