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September 27, 2001
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Please note that we have made every effort to spell every word correctly in the following fishing report, including the words we made up. Should you detect a misspelling, please, hang up immediately and dial ‘911’….we tried to make the fishing stuff reasonably accurate too. Past performance does not guarantee future results, however. Do not ingest. The Yakima River is lower than low.
The water is so low….that a one-legged mexican jumping bean
could clear it with room to spare. So low that my mother-in-law
could walk it’s entire width without saying a word about nutrition.
The water is as low as Jerry Falwell is on the AFLCIO membership
waiting list. Low as the bottle of Jim Beam in the cabinet. The Forks of the Snoqualmie continue to fish well, and the October Caddis are present over here as well, so don’t be afraid to skate the big stimulators. In general, attractor patterns work very well- adams, coachmen, humpies, etc. also bring along your nymph box. Like everywhere else, the water is extremely low and clear, so the fish will likely be in the bigger water. Steelhead- recent rains will bring fresh fish into all of our river systems, and along with the various impending salmon will surely be some new steelhead that have yet to be pounded with flies. Reports from the Snoqualmie have been outstanding, as have those from the Skykomish. Rain will help to oxygenate the water, which may infuse those fish already in the river with a little extra spunk. Thems that ams fishing ams catching. Thems that ain’t aren’t. Puget Sound can get a little weird this time of year as the returning anadramoids stage up to enter their spawning grounds. Consentrations of fish will likely be found at the mouths of the Sound’s tributaries, with pushes accentuated by the tidal flows. With most of our larger tributaries to the north, the northerly beaches will likely be the sites of good fish activity. Bring both the baitfish imitations you’d normally fish, and the attractor patterns you would use in the fresh water. The resident fish still ought to be on the bite, feeding ravenously. The returning spawners, however, are likely shorter tempered. Hence the obnoxious stuff should be given it’s time on the leader….if nothing else, to rule it out. Skykomish Sunrise, Fall Favorite, Purple Peril….traditional attractor wet flies. A fast strip is still prefered when fishing the waiting period for silvers and pinks too. For pinks deeper drop-offs will produce, and for coho the shallow gradiant cobbly beaches are bettter. If you get a soar arm from beaching large salmon all day and you want to challenge yourself try big pink dries for the coho and pinks; such as the good ol’ polywog. Getting the fish to take a dry is sometimes a great task, and believe it or not it can be the most effective presentation at times too. Local Lakes have come back nicely, with good reports from the Lenice/Nunnally chain/area. Buggers, chironomids, nymphs, sculpins are all taking fish. We haven’t really heard much from the local local lakes, such as Rattlesnake, Pine, Beaver, but the fishing is typically very good this time of year, so why not. So, remember, please arrive at your fishing destination at least
two hours ahead of time, and wear loose clothing to hasten the strip
search process. Straight Lines. Hugh Pastoriza Seth Taylor And the happy Creekside Angling Company Staff www.creeksideangling.com Creekside Angling Company
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