Camp pool on the G.R. (Steve in the pic hooked up minutes later)

Update - last minute opening on the Methow for steelhead Oct  30 and/or 31st.

I just got back to from the Grande Ronde. The river was consistently putting out fish with a little better than normal fishing. There was a rain that brought the river up in early Oct. that really helped. Also the weather was warm! On the 12th we woke up to 68 degree weather and the water temp was perfect for skating dries.
We had some great takes with some fish coming to the fly up to 4 times before the take. Dicksons's Crystal caddis was our top dry fly.

Hooked up

On the local scene the cutthroat fishing has been great. The coho..... where's our puget sound coho. The snohomish system has the most fish but also know as the worst biters. The skagit has a decent number but the natives are running up and down the river drifting nets so if you fish above birdsview you have a better chance.
The Stilly has been dead compared to what its supposed to be. I know there is some fish in the bay so hopefully the high water last night finally brought them in. Mid to late October is best anyways.

The Methow just opened and I talked to Griff who says guys are catching some fish and that the slide doesn't have a big affect on the river right now. I'll be headed over there in a week and have a guy looking for a partner on the 27-29th.

Looks like all our hatchery steelhead that would be river bound are now headed into our local lakes. What a waste of time and money. So I guess for good steelhead fishing go fish in Green lake :)
I'm torn on the issue of getting rid of hatchery fish as I know if we do more rivers will probably close and the ones that do will close longer. In the end I know it's better for wild fish but it doesn't stop the biggest problem of tribal netting.

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Summer is fading but the fishing is heating up! Cutthroat fishing has been killer and coho, chums and east side steelhead is about to start.

Sounds like the coho numbers locally will be pretty good. The early hatchery fish in now can be horrible biters but the wild fish that show up a little later are pretty good.

I have a few dates from Oct. 13-15th open on the Grande Ronde River for single or a 3 day trip.

l'll head over to the Methow River after the 20th of Oct

I have a guy looking for a partner Oct 27-29 on the Methow River for Steelhead. Join any or all the days. $200 a day or $175 for 2 or more days.

In November fishing for Chum salmon and dolly varden will be a nice addition to to any coho, cuthroat and steelhead around. The year before last my client Chris hooked all 5 species in one day... helps to get a little lucky every once in a while.

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Update - I have a guy looking for a partner to split a guide trip any time sept 13th,15-18th. We will probably fish the stilly for sea run cutts and possibly coho or the Skagit. Let me know if interested.

I have been fishing the Skagit and Stillaguamish river lately.  
The last couple times on the Skagit we have hooked Chinook. They are usually hard to target because they can hang in faster/deeper water at times. Seams to be a few more than usual this year. Also a client of mine got into a few Pink salmon the other day. There are a few that come back on the Sky and Skagit on the even years. I haven't seen many on the Skagit though. There has been plenty of nice dollys to catch too.

On the Stilly I have been fishing for cutthroat. Fishing has been great. The north fork below the slide is fishing good. If it rains from the slide down will color up but it has been clearing within a week. The main stem will stay clearer longer due to clarity coming from the south fork. I will be doing trips for them till late october.

Looking ahead I will be fishing the Grande Ronde and Methow starting in October for Steelhead. I have availability and some good dates. Trying to catch them on dry flies when we can. 

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Tight lines,

Mike D

Steve's Methow Cuttbow

I just got back from fishing the Methow for a week. I fished from Winthrop to floats down below the town of Methow. I personally enjoy the water lower. Lots of great pools. Fish were mostly looking for dry flies but we would catch a few on nymphs especially before noon. Some of the tribs are fishing pretty good but close on the 15th. We were able to catch rainbows, cutts and about every other day we were lucky enough to catch a cuttbow. They are the cherry on top. Beautiful, killer fighters with the chance to go up to and over 26". Pops has caught the biggest one I have seen at 28". When they get on the bigger side they are a lot to handle on 4x tippet.
The fires in areas where devastating, our hearts go our to those who lost there homes.

Sea run cutts are starting to show up now in our lower local rivers. I have 1 spot open for our sea run cutthroat school on Aug. 30th on the Stillaguamish river. If interested let me know.

I will also be headed back to the Methow and I have a few dates open on the 24th or 27th-28th of Aug.

I will be over on the Grande Ronde starting in early October doing our 3 day cabins and campouts. I have some availability before the 8th and after the 12th.

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Now booking - In less than 2 weeks the Methow River trout fishing starts! For any new trip booked I am including a dozen flies per person - Mention the "fly deal"

I have 1 guy looking for a partner on the Methow for trout on August 2nd. Dry flies and warm weather! If you need a partner for a different date let me know.  

Stilly report - There is a few deer creek fish showing up. The river below the slide is fishable at about 2.5-3 ft vis. Above the slide is pretty clear. The hatchery fishing has been a little slow but may pick up. There are some kings in the river.
I have heard the forecast for silvers in the late summer is looking good. There where quite a few last year.

Mexico report - 
Me and a buddy Jason had a great time fishing in Mexico. We hired a guide and fished on the

North side of Cozumel and I was very impressed with the fish numbers and opportunities. The scenery was also stunning. We both caught plenty of bones and in the later part of the day we started chasing Permit. We Both had multiple shot at them but with wind, throwing big crab patterns and there sketchy nature we didn't hook up.
We did chase a few huge barracuda's, I watched one follow ing my presentation all the way back to the boat before he hit but unfortunately he didn't stay hooked. We also had a good time throwing crab patters and sight to trigger fish. We got one hook up but jason was standing on his extra fly line and after the hook up he didn't have much time to clear it. Oh yeah we also hooked a couple baby tarpon one morning right in front of our hotel in Playa Del Carmen. Can't wait to get back.

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Toms killer summer run steelie

The Sky is producing some fish if you put in a little time. Tom hooked this fish in the upper float and it wouldn't stop screaming the reel. We had to chase it down river quite a ways. One of the bigger summer steelies I have seen in a while. The river is running clear with a little green tint with nice flows.

I have also fished a few local lakes in the last couple weeks. Blackmans Lake was decent with some good sized fish. The planted 250 triploids right before fathers day. Lake Cassidy wasn't real good, caught some crappie and a couple small trout. Lake fishing gets a little slower in the warmer months with eves being my favorite time to fish.

If you are in the area check out the The Confluence fly shop in Bellingham -  http://www.theconfluenceflyshop.com/ as for Scott. He's a good dude and seasoned angler that knows his stuff.

I have 1 guy looking for a partner on the Methow for trout on August 2nd. Dry flies and warm weather! Let me know if interested.

On the horizon we have some casting and lakes fishing classes. 

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The rivers are looking good. The little bit of run off we have has been simmering and the rivers have dropped into normal flows.

The Skykomish has been producing a decent number of hatchery fish with some wilds sprinkled in. Traditionally from now on you start to see even more of the wild fish showing. The majority don't come in as early as the Hatchery fish.

The north fork of the Stillaguamish in running clear above the slide, below the slide it's dirty but fishable. The main stem and the South fork look great.

The Skagit is running clear above the Sauk. The Sauk is running dirty so the Skagit below the Sauk is colored up but fishable the further down the river you go.

I have a couple spots open for our Skykomish summer steelhead school on the 21st and 22nd. It's $169 pp.

Also fathers day is coming soon. I am doing a fathers day discount from now through fathers day. $50 off a guide trip and a gift sampler of a dozen flies. Get at me if you need a Gift Certificate. The trip can be taken any time in the next year. Shoot me a email and mention the "fathers day deal"  Streamsideflyshop@yahoo.com

I have 1 guy looking for a partner on the Methow for trout on August 2nd. Dry flies and warm weather! Let me know if interested.

On the horizon we have some casting and lakes fishing classes. 

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