| December 2009 We had a banner fall on the Humptulips and Satsop Rivers with limits almost daily. Despite the less than perfect weather conditions fishing has continued to stay on fire. We expect to stroll into winter with the same momentum. The Wynoochee and Cowlitz are already starting to see good numbers of Winter Steelhead showing. Expect a mixed bag of coho and steelhead for the next couple of weeks. Come out for the fresh chrome winter steelhead pouring into the fish box. November 2009 To say that October and November was good fishing for Coho would be an understatement! Most days we ended up with limits of fresh coho with our slowest day still hooking up with 5 fish. Most fish were taken casting custom spinners (pinks and chartreuse #4,#5,#6's) Also twitching jigs and backtrolling K-15 and K-16 sardine wrapped kwikfish. We will be chasing these chrome bruisers on the Satsop and Cowlitz until the end of December. I will also be doing combo trips for both Winter Steelhead and Silvers since we are starting to see some fresh Steelhead starting to show up on both the Cowlitz river as well as the Wynoochee. I will be starting winter steelhead trips at the end of December through March on the Wynoochee River. Wether you are looking to sharpen your skills or learn new water or techniques give me a call I have prime dates available. So dont wait and lets get out on the water! October 2009 Fall Salmon September was a great month to get out on the water and catch one of the many coho that returned to the Chehalis River System. We enjoyed sunny weather and lots of Coho! Most of the coho were in the mid-teens making the fishery worth while. October is shaping up to be a much drier than normal but still very successful month. We are fishing on the Humptulips and Chehalis Rivers with easy lmits of King Chinook Salmon as well as lots of nice bright Coho Salmon. Those of you scheduled to fish the next few weeks are in for a real treat. August 2009 The month of August was amazing on the Columbia River for Fall Chinook and Coho Salmon. We fished all month at Buoy 10 out of Astoria. Full day clients enjoyed catching limits of Hatchery Coho and Chinook while releasing plenty of native fish along the way. The next couple of weeks will see the end of the peak Buoy 10 Fall salmon fishery, but we still have a few seats open for anyone who'd like to get out before the season is over. The steelhead fishing on the lower Cowlitz has been very good this last month. We are looking forward to getting back to this amazing fishery within the next couple of weeks as the Coho and Chinook Salmon make entry as they move up through the Columbia River System. We still have a couple seats left for the Humptulips River Fishery which opens September 16th and runs through October. This is an amazing fishery with tons of Huge Fall Kings Salmon. The limit is two salmon, one of which can be a Native Fall Chinook. Don't miss the opportunity to catch one of these Trophy Humptulips River Fall Chinook! August 2009 Fall Salmon and Summer Steelhead This has been a great month for both the kick off of fall salmon and the continued success of the summer steelhead season. Everyone is excited about the huge returns expected this year for Columbia River. The season opened up August 1st and was better than normal with many boats catching limits of coho and a lot of Chinook being caught as well. Now is the time to call and reserve your spot for the Buoy 10 Fall Salmon Fishery. The Nisqually fishery has also kicked off with bang. There are fish to be caught as long as you can get to the right holes. Boaters have been catching 2-3 fish a day and we've even hit quite a few limits of adult Coho/Chinook. Be aware that the current netting schedule on the Nisqually River is from Sunday at noon, until Thursday at noon. We have been consistently catching 2-4 steelhead a day on the Wynoochee floating from both 7400 and Cross Over. The recent rains helped bring the water levels up to guidable/driftable levels. It's like a ghost river with only 1-3 boats a day on the river. This makes for a very nice, quiet and scenic float down the beautiful Wynoochee River. The Cowlitz River has been a little slower than usual this summer but we've managed to pull our fare share of steelies out of the river. Pulling plugs and drift fishing have been equally productive. Fishing Report February 5th, 2009 Floated from 7400 on the Wynoochee River to the White Bridge Boat Launch. Went 3 for 5. Most days we are hooking 2 to 5 fish a day. The Wynoochee is running at 600cfs, with 3 feet of visibility. Steelhead fishing on the Wynoochee River should improve throughout the next few weeks. We are catching steelhead on pink tad pollies and green and chrome brad's wigglers, and side drifting eggs. Springer season's right around the corner. Book now for prime dates. Record runs expected. FIshing Report Jan. 3, 2009 Wynoochee River running at 1600 cfs, water in great fishing condition. Three to four feet of visibility below the diversion dam on the Wynoochee. Fished between Black Creek Boat Launch and the diversion dam. Had a great day of fishing, went 6 for 6. I have available dates for Jan. and Feb. Call Jessica for discounted rates. Fishing Report Dec 29th, 2008 Winter Run Steelhead are starting to show in good numbers on the Wynoochee River in S.W. Washington. The slow snow melt has brought the Wynoochee River up, and has 3-4 feet of visibility. Side drifting eggs, and bobber and jigs have proven very effective. We are averaging 3-4 fish each day and are anticipating fishing to improve through the month of January. The Cowlitz River in S.W. Washington has been in great shape, but the fishing has been slow to fair at best. We are hoping on a late Steelhead run on the Cowlitz River. Report for Week December 7th, 2008 We are starting to get excited for Winter Steelhead on the Wynoochee River! The water is up and the fish are coming in. We've been catching a good number of steelies and a coho or two. Report for Week November 23rd, 2008 Satsop River Coho fishing is still in full swing and water conditions are perfect. We are starting to see a few winter run Steelhead. on the Wynoochee sidedrifing eggs, Steelhead fishing will only get better through the month as coho fishing winds down. Cowlitz River still running high and dirty, but should start to clear throughout the week. Report for Week November 16th, 2008 With all the rain and high water on the Chehalis, Satsop, and Wynoochee I had a chance to make it down to the Cowlitz for some early winter Steelhead action. The water conditions and weather were absolutly perfect! I managed to scratch out a couple winter run and a few summer run each day. Look for things to only get better from here. Im back on the satsop this week as it drops back into shape chasing those big late Silvers. Fish the softer shallow water when the water has low vis. Kwikfish, and casting vibrax spinners worked for us today. Give me a call for WINTER STEELHEAD DATES AVAIL. ON THE COWLITZ RIVER. See you on the water Casey |
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