Author Archives: raincoastguides
single hand spey class almost ends in tragedy.
For a big spring chinook. The fish came to the net a couple times before coming off. Otherwise we had a nice day on the river, learned a lot about casting single hand spey, and caught a few trout. Email … read more »
Never fail springer fly
Any body got one? Sure would come in handy. We are catching springers now, and yes, the jumpy thing below is a summer steelhead, and you REALLY want to be looking at dates the first week of June. Also, Do … read more »
Yep, Spring Chinook
Catching spring chinook on a fly is crazy hard, and Sol Duc spring chinook seem to be more stubborn than most. So, we gear fish sometimes…….but not all the time. George came out and fished with Ryan, If you … read more »
Who doesn’t like catching spring chinook?
Crazy people. And probably terrorists. Are you a terrorist? No? Then you should go spring chinook fishing. It is painfully hard to catch these fish on a fly rod, but we will try, and occasionally succeed. It is pretty … read more »
Fishing, catching, some of the best weather of the year
Its spring, one of my four favorite seasons to fly fish here on the Olympic Peninsula. It is definitely my favorite season to Spey fish. Warmer water and weather, much lighter crowds, more aggressive fish and a nice mix … read more »
Spring is here
That means…. Spring chinook…… Yep, in the mix anyway. Since the Hoh springer season has closed we hook a lot less spring chinook on fly’s. But we do hook some, and we swing lots of steelhead from late April through … read more »
Fly fishing for winter steelhead
Is supposed to be hard. And this winter has lived up to that ideal more than any in recent years. Are than less fish than usual? I think so, and high flows have made them harder to reach than usual. … read more »
