Thanks to all the guys giving me a bit of advice of where and what to throw. I had a 1.5 hour window to fish at Bingen Point from shore. I caught 8 bass in that time with a 3.25 inch strike king rage swimmer on a round jig head just dragged across the bottom and along the riprap. Mostly dinks but had a chunky 13 incher. I will one day return with my kayak.(life vest provided a little extra warmth)
I have been stopped 3 times this salmon season. The last 2 were back to back on the white salmon/columbia just this week. The last time, I was on my paddle board with a lady friend and we were almost in, and the officer made us paddle at least 150 yards back into the main channel of the Columbia, just to tell him I didn’t have a lure cuz I snagged it on some wood, and I had no fish. I’m really annoyed because I’m a rule follower with limited resources like this, and every time I go to fisher hill bridge on the Klickitat, people are obviously trying to snag and floss every time I’m there, and WDFW is never, ever there. However I’m getting checked multiple times and not doing anything wrong.
I’m looking for someone who really knows the Middle and South Forks of the Snoqualmie River and might be willing to spend some time fishing with me and helping me shorten the learning curve.
I’ve been fly fishing for about three months. I understand the basics, have spent a lot of time reading, watching videos, learning flies and techniques, and I’ve fished quite a few different spots on both the Middle and South Fork.
The problem is that I’m just not consistently putting it all together on the water.
I’ve had a handful of fish come up and attempt to take a dry, but other than that I’ve had very little success. At this point, I think I’ll learn a lot more spending a few days on the river with someone experienced than I will watching another 50 YouTube videos and trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong by myself.
I’d really like to learn things like:
I’m not looking for anyone to give up secret spots. I’m much more interested in learning how to recognize productive water and become a better angler.
I’d absolutely be willing to compensate someone for their time, trade hand-tied flies, buy lunch/gas, or work something out. Ideally, I’d love to meet someone who enjoys teaching and might eventually become a regular fishing buddy for the Snoqualmie and other rivers around Western Washington.
I have my own gear, transportation, and wading equipment. I’m mainly interested in trout. I have also been looking at tenkara as well.
If you know the Snoqualmie system well and wouldn’t mind mentoring a newer angler a time or two, shoot me a message. Even recommendations for local people who might be interested would be appreciated.
Thanks!