Olympic Peninsula Steelhead Fly Fishing Report – 1/4/10

Happy New Year! Fishing has been really good on theÊBogachiel RiverÊnear the hatchery. We have been getting between 2 and 6 hook ups a day. Focus on the heads of the runs and the tailouts. Nymphing has been the producing the most fish, but there are fish around that will take a swung fly. Nymphing prawn and egg patterns have proven effective while dark colors have been swinging the best. This last push of water should bring in the majority of what is left of the Bogachiel hatchery fish. TheÊCalawahÊandÊSol Duc RiversÊshould start fishing great. There are hatchery fish as well as native steelhead in both rivers and we can’t ask for better weather for fishing on the Olympic Peninsula. TheÊHoh RiverÊhas been fishing good, hatchery and wild steelhead are coming in and fishing will only get better. If you are sitting in Seattle and looking at the graphs, just head to Forks. It will be worth it.