Washington Fly Fishing Articles:

GO GO COHO
Go Go Cohoby Roy Morris and Dr. Nancy MessmerABLE GUIDE SERVICEEach spring, millions and millions of Coho alevin emerge from spawning gravel in thousands of natal streams. Naturalists who wander our wooded watersheds have an opportunity to...

9-1-2006 Views: 8720

Steelhead Nymphing Strategies
Steelhead Nymphing StrategiesBy Andy Simon and Mike DavidchikNymphing is a fun and effective way to take steelhead under many different conditions. Knowing how to nymph effectively will open up water to a fisherman that they have never been able...

3-13-2006 Views: 41488

Stillwater Fly Fishing: Fly Design and Presentation
Stillwater Fly Fishing: Fly Design and PresentationArticle by Tyler LaurentiIn the last article, Having a Game Plan, we covered the basics of lake structure. In this article, were going to get some insight into what is necessary to make your lake...

6-9-2004 Views: 41005

Stillwater Fly Fishing - Having a Game Plan
If I were to make a guess, I’d say that about 80% of fly-fishers are attracted to running water. Of that 80%, I would be willing to venture that half of that 80% fish running water exclusively. Having neither a preference for one type of...

6-6-2004 Views: 36241

Fly Fishing the Olympic Peninsula for Winter Steelhead by Steve Buckner
Fly Fishing the Olympic Peninsula for Winter SteelheadArticle by Steve Buckner - The Northwest Fly Fisherman Guide ServiceThe skin on my hands had wrinkled as if they had been submerged in a tub of water overnight. The extended forecast called...

6-6-2004 Views: 20488

Fly Fishing Steelhead - by Steve Buckner
Fly Fishing SteelheadArticle by Steve Buckner - The Northwest Fly FishermanSteelhead holding water - A look at the variables. Although we may never understand all of the variables that attract a steelhead to a given section of water, and...

6-6-2004 Views: 12756

Fly Fishing for Coho Salmon - Mining for Silver by Steve Buckner
Fly Fishing for Coho Salmon - Mining for SilverArticle by Steve Buckner - The Northwest Fly FishermanIt was a typical fall morning in early September. The first of the fall freshets had risen the rivers slightly and my hopes were high that fresh...

6-5-2004 Views: 9725

Sixteen Years Ago by Ray Helaers
Sixteen Years AgoArticle by Ray HelaersThe Maple trees across the street from my house are leafing out. They've still got a ways to go before they completely block my view of the Sound and the Olympics beyond, but tufts of delicate, bright green...

6-4-2004 Views: 3186

Rocky by Ray Helaers
RockyArticle by Ray HelaersI have had to revise my usual schtick regarding black rockfish. I usually start out with rockfish not getting any respect, how Northwest anglers often wonder why God would even bother making one, let alone why...

6-4-2004 Views: 3914

At Issue: Paying for it by Ray Helaers
At Issue: Paying for it Article by Ray Helaers Some anglers will never pay to fish. They're against it. They can get their own, thank you very much, and they won't hire guides, stay in lodges, or pay to fish private water. Fair enough, I...

6-4-2004 Views: 4860

At Issue: Marine Protected Areas by Greg Tims
At Issue: Marine Protected Areas Article by Greg TimsMarine Protected Areas (MPAs) are "…any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by Federal, State, territorial, tribal, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting...
(No rating) 6-4-2004 Views: 3523

Fly Fishing the Salt for Searun Cutthroat Trout by Greg Tims
Fly Fishing the Salt for Searun Cutthroat TroutArticle by Greg TimsSea-Run Cutthroat Trout in Puget Sound are all wild fish. In 1998 the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission gave Sea-Run Cutts catch-and-release protection in all Washington...

6-4-2004 Views: 18159

Stacked Fish by Chad Keller
Stacked FishArticle by Chad KellerMaybe it's just me, but when I think of "stacked fish", I immediately think of dolly vardens. Like I said, maybe it's just me? OK, back on topic. Most of us have found a spot on a river (or even in lakes...

6-4-2004 Views: 5719

Carp Fly Fishing by Keith Meyers
Carp Fly Fishing by Keith MeyersArticle by Keith MeyersThere are few things that can make my heart pound and my hands shake like the sight of a big carp cruising in shallow water. No other game fish here in the northwest offers such a unique...

6-4-2004 Views: 25241

Spey Fly Fishing - Demystifying the Two Handed Rod by Jack Cook
15 years ago I was stepping and casting my way through upper Ferry canyon on the Deschutes River in Southern Oregon. With trees lining the bank preventing anything longer than a 10 foot back cast I was limited to roll casting my double taper line...

6-4-2004 Views: 14182

Yakima River Fly Fishing - A River of All Seasons by Jack Mitchell
Yakima River Fly Fishing - A River of All SeasonsArticle by Jack Mitchell - The Evening Hatch Guide Service & Fly Shop A success story it has been and lets hope it continues. It is the jewel right in our back yard. It is a river for all...

6-4-2004 Views: 34338

Fly Fishing for American Shad on the Columbia River
Fly Fishing for American Shad on the Columbia RiverArticle by Steve Buckner - The Northwest Fly Fisherman LinkIf you're looking to hook into a number of hard fighting fish, it is hard to beat fly fishing for American Shad. On the West coast, the...

6-4-2004 Views: 9184