Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: The Fish Hunter on November 09, 2009, 06:01:25 PM
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Does anyone know a good place to fish in Washington? Bass perhaps...
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Where in Washington? Steelhead are on fire now! Already hooked into 15 steelhead with 10 to the shore, big fish 15#.
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You can also get reports from various spots from Washingtonlakes.com
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thank you! I was wanting to do some bass fishing... I hear the steelhead are fantastic now
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check out ifish.net ;) best forum I've found for washington and oregon
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thanks!
i just stumbled on a really good one as well
http://www.wafish.com/
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are you fishing on the west or east side of the state? Also, do you have a boat?
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I am wanting to fish the west side of washington and yes i have a boat
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Wiser Lake for bass...its cold so there near bottom and lethargic....try slow fishing some plastics like worms, real slow.
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talk to some friends coho are still coming into the skaigt
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Salmon and steelhead are just about guaranteed limits everywhere now. Some flows have increased limits from 4 to 6 coho and required keep of hatchery because the numbers are so huge. Sorry, I can't help you much with bass on the west side.
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problem with most WA rivers is they are fairly far from BC (+2hrs) and also you usually need a boat...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2010108869_good_salmon_fishing_in_western.html
humptulips is perhaps the greatest river name ever.
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I was wondering why when I talk to the folks from the washington area they say the fishing is not so hot? But I always read on this forum that its gang busters for fish?I have fished with many of them on the vedder river they always say the opposite?why?
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I was wondering why when I talk to the folks from the washington area they say the fishing is not so hot? But I always read on this forum that its gang busters for fish?I have fished with many of them on the vedder river they always say the opposite?why?
Wondering the same.
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I think it is hot in Washington now. I live here and I have fished the Vedder for the past 10 years. I will take the vedder over Washington rivers for Chinook/Springs. It is also a really good wading river compared to many coastal Washington rivers. I haven't fished the Vedder for steelhead, so I can't compare it. However, In 4 hours fishing over 2 days this year in Central Washington, I have hooked 14 steelhead, landed 10 of them with one 14#, one 15# and none under 8# without bait. I also have a friend that has over 60 steelhead caught this year. It usually gets better in December, so I can't wait. Unlike your season, ours usually closes in February to allow fish to spawn without being harrassed. As far as coho, I'd take coastal Washington rivers over the Vedder (as long as I have a boat). The fish are bigger, brighter and seem more willing to hit your lure. Chum are a toss up and pinks are too.
If you're into bass, I'd take Washington waters any day. My big fish is 10# and have caught more than I can count in the 5# range for largemouth and several 4# smallmouth. It's not uncommon to have 60 fish days for bass in several lakes and rivers here. If you're into triploid trout...keep your eyes open in the next few years for fish approaching 30 #. I personally know someone who has caught a 19 and 21# triploid this year on Rufus Woods reservoir in a kick boat with a fly rod.
One more difference that I have noticed is our WDFW officers seem more aggressive with people breaking the rules. They are not shy at all about coming up to you and checking you out. They are also commonly glassing the river for violators. Also, in many cases, tickets are written and gear is confiscated. I have never had a DFO officer ask to see my license, check my hook, nor have I ever seen one ask anyone else on the Vedder, despite the blatant attempts to harrass/snag fish. Don't get me wrong, we still have way more than our fair share of A holes, I just notice them getting busted more.
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At least vehicles are safer in WA than on the Veddar. It only takes one person but I've lost $3000 in Vehicle damage and I pay high home insurance and property taxes in Canada, I just have the wrong plate. I have hoped DFO would go through and penalize snaggers by taking gear and then ticketing them. That would be so easy. I'd start at the limit hole and take everything each of them had. I was on the North side of the river and several barely missed me with their gear. Very rude but I never cut any lines which I had to unhook when they overthrew my line. Since I was alone, I guess they felt I had no rights. We know it happens in WA too.
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BEntrod, does Washington aggressive enhance the river's your talking about, or are they a mix of wild and hatch steelies?
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They're typically a good mix of wild and hatchery. Like most areas throughout the US, this topic is highly controversial though. The hatcheries in Washington are primarily used for supplementing fisheries with hatchery fish; which, according to some works against the survival of the native gene pool. You then get 2 groups; those opposed to hatchery propagation and those in favor of. In Eastern Washington, native steelhead are federally protected. However, the number of returning hatchery fish are so great that it is typically deemed ok to fish for steelhead because the risk of incidental take to the native fish is reduced. The fisheries also wants to remove excess hatchery fish from the system so they don't water down the native gene pool.
I'm really tired of this discussion and prefer to be more simplistic in my approach. If I can fish, it's a good thing.
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Moses Lake in Washington.....for bass that is.
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can somebody recommend good place and guides for steelhead fishing(end of january).
thanks,
lapa
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BEntrod, does Washington aggressive enhance the river's your talking about, or are they a mix of wild and hatch steelies?
must rivers that have hatcherys are funded by the native tribes that fish them its law in washington state, however there are a few government funded hatchary like the sol duc river. the hatcherys are typically small example the sol duc is large hatchary for washington state it similar to the size to the chehalis.
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"must rivers that have hatcherys are funded by the native tribes that fish them its law in washington state, however there are a few government funded hatchary like the sol duc river. the hatcherys are typically small example the sol duc is large hatchary for washington state it similar to the size to the chehalis". Huh? That's news to me. I know several people that work at hatcheries and the hatcheries they work at are not funded by BIA. The tribes do have their own hatcheries and have legal rights to a certain amount of fish. They also have a number of projects at different watersheds. Their interest is not, however, in genetic health of the species. It is purely in numbers of fish. More fish = more money
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BTW, cold and windy yesterday. Managed to hook and loose 4 steelhead on the Methow River. Really slowed down as of recent. Things are really in flux now though. Looking for it to pick up soon.