Methow Valley Fish Report
Steelheading is open on the Methow River and its great fishing. I hooked 10 fish this morning and landing 5 between 5:30am – 7:30am. I landed one beautiful wild Steelhead, a hatchery for dinner and 3 Bull Trout (released unharmed). Using a hevi-bead egg pattern, that glowed in the dark, I lost 3 right off the bat. Then I switched to a double beaded peacock stone fly once the sun came up. All the fish landed ate the stone fly. The other winning pattern, that a buddy was using, was a small black and white bead head wooly bugger. Water temp was a nice 40deg. The fish were very frisky at dawn and the bite slowed down around 7am. It looks like the rest of the weekend will be rainy and warm (in the 40’s) witch should keep the fishing hot. If you are coming over to fish the Methow, I can mail you the hot flies so you can fish your way up the river with confidence. Give me a call and set you up. If you need any more details on the fishing, leave a reply to this post and Ill answer you questions as soon as possible. Tight Lines – Greg
Chewuch River – CLOSED for fishing as of Aug 15th
Methow River – OPEN for Steelhead fishing from the mouth to the confluence of the Methow and Chewuch Rivers (see the Fish Map for more details). We expect it to stay open until around the 15th of March. Flies to use: double bead peacock stone fly size 8, hevi-bead glow-egg pattern size 6, frenchies size 10, black and white bead head wooly bugger size 8, egg sucking stone fly and egg sucking leeches sizes 8 or 10.
Twisp River – CLOSED for fishing as of Aug 15th
Alta Lake – CLOSED for fishing as of Oct 1st.
Big Twin Lake – CLOSED for fishing as of Nov 1st.
Black Pine Lake – Frozen over.
Buck Lake – Frozen over.
Campbell Lake – Frozen over. September 1 – March 31 statewide size/daily limit on trout.
Cougar Lake – Frozen over. September 1 – March 31 statewide size/daily limit on trout.
Davis Lake – Frozen over. September 1 – March 31 statewide size/daily limit on trout.
Leader Lake – OPEN for ice fishing. Mixed bag of bass, trout and bluegill.
Little Twin – CLOSED for fishing as of Nov 1st.
Patterson Lake – OPEN for ice fishing. Statewide size/daily limit on trout. Mixed bag of bass, trout and perch.
Pearrygin Lake – CLOSED for fishing as of Oct. 1st
To find out how to get to any of the mentioned rivers and lakes, use our fish map to point you in the right direction. The map is free online at www.flyfishersproshop.com or pick up a printed copy at the Flyfishers Pro Shop (located in the lobby of the Mt. Gardner Inn) or at The Carlton General Store. Sign up for this blog and receive the fish report every week click here.
Stop by the fly shop for more information and any equipment needs.
Tight Lines,
Greg Knab
Flyfishers Pro Shop 509-996-2832
www.flyfishersproshop.com
Before you go out fishing check the regulations and have a license and catch card. Call Flyfishers Pro Shop at 509-996-2832 for more information on current conditions.
