Fishing Washington

It has been some darn slow fishing for Spring Chinook in the tributary rivers.  The water is running cold and the few fish that are in the rivers have been reluctant to bite most days.  Instead of the normal hot fishing we experience this time of year it is slow but steady fishing.  Most days we are pulling 2 or 3 fish by hovering eggs in the deep holes and back trolling Kwikfish and diver / bait rigs in the mid depth holes on the Lewis and Cowlitz.  I have been working the Kalama by back bouncing eggs and Kwikfish.  The river is up which makes for fast currents and difficult times for pulling plugs which is often a hot ticket on the Kalama.

 On the upside, I have been running some Carp fishing trips, Bowfishing right now, with fly fishing trips soon to follow.  It is early in the season for carp.  With the cold water the best days have been windless days with sunshine to warm the water.  The fish are there and easy enough to find.  Stay tuned for tips and tricks, and the latest scoop on when the fishing gets hots.  Bowfishing is a ton of fun and the guys on the boat have been having a blast hammering the fish.

Shad season is not far off and I am already booked heavily on the trips for the mid weight battlers.  I fly fish these migratory Shad and even in high water conditions the fishing can be flat out spectacular.  20 fish is a slow day and 100 fish days happen every year.  This is a fishery that every fly fisherman and woman should try at least once in a life time.

Keep you lines wet and your hooks sharp.

Clay Walker 

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