Tag Archives: Olympic Peninsula fly fishing guide

Donald Trump fly fishing?

No. If he does fly fish I know nothing about it.  They certainly make reels small enough for his hands though. However I do know that early summer steelhead fishing is starting up.   Book a trip in the next … read more »

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Summer run steelhead season

Which is maybe a bit unfair, because I don’t feel like being done with spring salmon.  There are still some pretty good numbers of springers coming in.  I left a pool yesterday with some big chrome ones rolling in it … read more »

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Wading angler mauled by king salmon.

Or he might have been, had we not been there to catch that salmon first. We here at Rain Coast Guides are committed to keeping the rivers safe for waders and swimmers. So we have continued to catch as many … read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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