Olympic Peninsula Winter Spey Rod Steelhead

Winter steelhead season on the Olympic Peninsula is sneaking up on us and dates are filling in. We will swing flies with spey rods on the Hoh, Bogachiel, and Sol Duc Rivers for the baddest steelhead on the planet. Please get a hold of me asap if you are interested in chasing the fish of a lifetime.
 616-540-3836 or zack@pnwspey.com

Thanks!

Colder weather, still hot fishing.

Fishing is still going strong on the Clearwater/Ronde/Snake Rivers. Fish are coming to the fly almost daily with plenty of multi-fish days. The big fish are tougher to come by on the Clearwater than in recent years past but still available. We had a nice little bump of water yesterday and things look good for the coming weeks. Bring your Spey Rods and lets go swing some flies.

Dry Fly-Big Fish on the Grande Ronde

Hooked up on the Ronde.

First steelhead, first day with a spey. Nice!

Clearwater Sunset

Perfect late fall day on the big river.

Keep em coming!

Clearwater? Grande Ronde? Snake? Let's go fishing! October is FISHtober. And great fishing will continue until December. Now also taking dates for OP winter steelhead January-April.

A beauty for my buddy Zo.

Dennis for the win on his first day with the spey rod.

Bill from NYC with his first West Coast steelhead...kind of trouty looking.

Bill fights a big one.

Pretty little jack chinook. They are plentiful this year.

Floating lines, dry flies, who is in?

Grande Ronde...come fish.

After some initial concern about fish numbers coming up the Columbia/Snake basin, things have picked up and seem to be doing fine. October is a wonderful month to fish this area. In fact, there is no where I would rather be. I like to fish day trips walk and wade or floating the are from the Oregon state line down to Boggan's Oasis, and sometimes further down. Many people like the lower river near the mouth...many many people. I like a little bit more space.


Options for the fall will be the Grande Ronde and the lower Snake River. We can likely do both if you are in to that sort of thing. I will start this in early October and fish as late into the fall as people are interested in coming. The weather gets colder but the fishing continues to be great.

The last option I would love to do is a multi-day float. This will be a no-frills operation. I will provide all the food and drink (except alcohol), you bring your sleeping bag and tent, etc. We won't have a camp cook and someone to set your tent up but I am pretty sure it will be more affordable!

Previous years photos below to wet your appetite. Please contact me soon if you are interested in joining.

News

Swing the Fly magazine will launch in just a couple days, July 1. Myself and my partners are very excited. Please be sure to take a look at www.swingthefly.com

Preparations are underway for the fall season on the Grande Ronde. I have open dates through the months of October and November. Multi-Day overnight floats and day trips are both available. Contact me for details on one of the sweetest summer steelhead rivers around.

Typical Grande Ronde fish from a couple seasons ago.

I am selling some flies assortments to help provide a little cash in the off season. 1 dozen custom summer steelhead flies tied by myself that are my favorites on the Grande Ronde and Clearwater Rivers. Also great for a Deschutes trip or pretty much anywhere else during low water periods. Price is $44.99 including a fly box. Contact me directly if you would like to purchase some. Additionally, I will take any fly requests, whether it be OP winter steelhead flies or even if you are in need of flies for a BC trip.

The Good Stuff

Thanks for the support, hope to see you this fall!

Swing the Fly

I am very excited to finally be able to announce Swing the Fly Magazine. This has been several years in the making and now with my new partners at Dry Fly Media, has become a reality. Hope you all enjoy and see you on the water!

In other news, I am relocating yet again. This time to Pullman, WA putting me very close to the Clearwater and the Grande Ronde. I will be guiding on the Grande Ronde this fall and we will see about licensing for the CW. And yes, OP still in the winter.

Mike found a summer run in late March. 

As most of you know, I currently am employed with the Gig Harbor fly shop, working and guiding between here and there. Rivers are blown today and rather than type the same thing in two spots, here's my rambling.

Fishing was good last week. Rivers are out right now and it may be a few days I'm sad to say. When they come back it should be decent. I have some openings for the next couple weeks for anyone interested. 616-540-3836

Back in the USA. Still a week from the OP and steelhead. Can't wait! Ill be getting my new raft together next week and then on the water myself for a few days getting caught up on things. Available guide dates start February 12. Until then...I will share some pictures from the far south.

Big brown on the first evening.

Kelly with a big rainbow, sight fishing little dry flies.

Sea run beauty.

Sunset in paradise.

Chasing sea runs at the end of the world.

B