Olympic Peninsula Steelhead Fly Fishing Report – 3/28/10

The steelhead are running hot and heavy right now. All the rivers near Forks, WA on the Olympic Peninsula have steelhead in them and we are getting a good push of large fish. We had hooked some fish that were for sure in the 15 – 20 lb range, we saw them before ran across the river and under a log jam or into a fallen tree upstream. Those big ones really test your abilities as an angler. April should be a good month. we have been getting some spring rain and along with it come fresh steelhead. The Hoh River has been fishing good. Nymphs and streamers have been producing fish. The Sol Duc has been good also, nymphing is more effective than swinging, but fish we have found fish with smaller dark leeches. The bogichiel continues to produce fish under an indicator and on the swing. There are fish in the Calawah, but it is best to hit it on the drop.