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REGION:
Olympic Peninsula coastal rivers
near Forks,
Washington.
"THE RIVER REPORTS"
Current fishing reports are
primarily for Steelhead, King Salmon, Silver Salmon and Trout fishing on
Olympic Peninsula
rivers, with special interest on the Sol-Duc
River, Bogachiel River,
Hoh
River, Queets River
and Calawah
River near Forks, Washington. From time to time
we will also include Saltwater
Fishing reports regarding Halibut, Ling-Cod and Saltwater Salmon
fishing
at Neah Bay, Sekiu and La Push, Washington.
The
BIG Picture:
The Quilayute river system is the only show left for
Steelhead fishing right now and the curtain falls in here on April 31st.
The sol-Duc River will remain open for Spring King Salmon fishing through
the month of may
FLY FISHING REPORT:
The lower Sol-Duc and lower Bogachiel rivers have
been producing a handful of bright Steelhead for us but by and large the
majority of the fish are on their way out instead of on their way in.
River temperatures have been excellent and the fish are moving quit a
distance to nail a fly. I'm really looking forward to the upcoming Summer
season, we've had some huge cutties on the end of the leader recently and
those Summer Steelhead are never as fussy as their Winter-run cousins.
Conventional River Reports:
Sol-Duc
River (pronounced sole~duck) -- Great shape
right now and there are a few fresh Springers up at the Sappho hatchery.
Sol-Duc River Cam
[CLICK
HERE]
NOTE:
Wild Steelhead catch & release reg's are in effect.
All wild Steelhead must be immediately
released unharmed in the section of river upstream from the Sol-Duc
hatchery pump station.
Bogachiel River -- Primarily a
spawner show in here right now, hopefully there will be some new fish in
here when it opens for the Summer season on June 1st.
NOTE:
Wild Steelhead selective gear regulations as well as catch & Release reg's are in effect
above the US HWY 101 bridge.
All wild Steelhead must be immediately
released unharmed in the section of river upstream from the HWY 101 bridge
CLICK HERE: To
go to Bogachiel River water level gage
Calawah River-- We definitely had a decent Winter / early
Spring Steelhead season in here. Hopefully there will be a few fresh fish
in the lower end of this river when it re-opens on June 1st.
NOTE:
Wild Winter Steelhead selective gear regulations as well as catch & Release reg's are in effect.
All wild Steelhead must be immediately released unharmed in the section
of river upstream from the HWY 101 bridge. Violators, suspected
violators and anyone aiding and abating a violator will be abused to the
fullest extent and diameter of distention by a non-licensed
correctional facility proctologist (named Bubba).
CLICK HERE: To go to Calawah River USGS hydrograph
HOH RIVER
-- Closed. All wild Steelhead must be immediately released unharmed
in the section of river upstream from the HWY 101 bridge to Olympic
National Park boundry (and within the ONP).
CLICK
HERE: To go to USGS hydrograph of the HOH RIVER
Queets River--
No recent reports
CLICK HERE:
To go to USGS hydrograph of the Queets
River
Quillayute
River
-- tough duty recently. A
few Spring King Salmon shooting through and a few Steelhead heading out. The nets
are back in as of April 10th so plan accordingly.
Lower
Quinault
River--
Check the reports from the web sites listed below.
Please Contact:
http://quinaultguideservice.com/
or
www.lettypotter.com
give them a call and I'm sure
you'll have a fine time
Sooes ("soo-yes")
River,
Neah Bay--
You will need a
tribal permit to fish this little river, which
is available
in Neah Bay at Washburns General store
360-645-2211.
SALTWATER FISHING
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Rick
Reeves slugs it out with another big Halibut and then we're back at the dock with a load of fine "Flatties" I just drool looking at this picture, these Halibut provide some of the finest fish fillets on the planet.
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---------------------- for the OLYMPIC PENINSULA.
AVAILABLE SPECIES & SEASONS:
Steelhead:
Summer-run > June ----- early October
Steelhead: Winter-run
> Late November ----- April
Salmon: Coho
> Late July ------- November
Sockeye > Mid
July ---- August
King
> May--mid July
or Late
September--November
Sea-Run Cutthroat:
>
June 1st------October
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