Author Archives: Jim
More steelhead fishing trips
Most of my trips are geared to anglers whose goals are to learn about steelhead fishing and catch steelhead. We utilize lots of different techniques, indicator nymphing, high stick nymphing and swinging from the boat as well as the beach. Most days I plan on spending two thirds of the day nymphing from the boat and then get out and pound some REALLY good swing water. By mixing it up this way most people hook some steelhead as well as tune up on several different presentations.
2 angler max Rates vary seasonally
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Deep Thoughts, sink tips for steelhead fishing Vol. 1
First of all, what sink tips do I like; Well here is the deal, Unlike the Skagit, most of the Peninsula streams are small rocky fast and shallow. Big long tips with long compensators are difficult to control until they are well downstream of you in this type of water. You need something that will get the fly down fast and allow you to steer it with pin point accuracy, you may not however need to keep it down there very long.
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Gone south
Here is a left over picture of Jim Farr with a Bogachiel
hatchery steelhead, rivers have started to look good, weather is nice and I am
leaving for Baja today. I heard a
pretty reliable rumor today that the Hoh tribe netted a 45-inch steelhead yesterday
and apparently sold it to a taxidermist from Port Angeles who was on hand with
$200.00 dollars. The fish is said
to have weighed 31 pounds. I hope it had a big brother who made it through. If you are looking to get out fishing I have quite a few dates …
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Donna whats up, why does the text look like crap before I click the “more” button? It doesn’t look like that in preveiw.
First, a note.
So this Blog thing is very new to me, I am making it up as I go along (obviously). I would really like to make it into something that my friends and clients find useful so please, if you have any criticisms or comments let me know. There is no way I can improve without your input. Also, go ahead and make your comment right at the bottom of the page, it really helps my search engine listings, which helps me reach more clients. If you don’t want me to post your comment just put that in your message and I won’t put it up.
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Bull on target
Rivers coming in as I am heading out Well it looks like the rivers will start to be fishable in a week or so, right about the time I head to Mexico, so your on your own. Remember, get to … read more »
20 incher
Storm
Warning
A
WARM AND VERY WET STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL BE AIMED AT WESTERN WASHINGTON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA AS WELL AS RISING SNOW LEVELS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE ORDER OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
ON THE COAST AND IN THE CASCADES…WITH UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE ON THE WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS.
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Shameless
This morning before light the elk
had come down into the front yard, the sea gulls were in the back yard, this it
turns out is a clear sign the weather is about to get really fowl again.
Earlier this week we had some tough fishing but for in the
last couple of days we seemed to get things dialed in.
I fished with Shane and his father Mark on the sol duc today
and things started out O.K. when Shane hooked a hot chromer on the first cast,
the action was come and go all day long and despite …
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