Upper Columbia Steelheading Starts Today!
Today is the season opener of the upper Columbia steelhead season and it’s tributaries that surround our Omak, WA fly shop. The Wenatchee, Icicle, Methow, and Okanogan Rivers are all open for Steelhead...
View ArticleMethow River Report: 12.12.2014
I got a call from my friend Rod, from Griff’s Fly Fishing Adventure the other week. He said we should hit the river on my birthday. Sounded good to me since I had not had a chance to get out for a...
View ArticleMethow Report: Steelhead Season Over
With today’s river level, I’m sorry to say it looks like the steelhead season may be over. I looked at the river this morning, and it’s high and dirty. Normal river level for this time of the year...
View ArticleMethow River Opening
The Methow River opened May 23. High and dirty water from run-off has plagued us since the opening. The big contributor to the run-off has been unseasonable rains combined with the fire damaged...
View ArticleShowtime on the Upper Columbia
It’s show time for the Methow and the rest of the Upper Columbia Region. Finally got the official word yesterday. The steelhead season for the Upper Columbia region will open on October 15th. Here is...
View ArticleOpening Day On The Methow
This was the first time since the Methow River re-opened back in 2002, that I was able to fish the opener. 5:30 am on the 15th found me gearing up in the dark. With a slight chill in the air, I made...
View ArticleMany Out on the Methow
On the Methow River a lot of the pressure is below Carlton, with water temps on the river around the mid to upper 40’s. As far as what’s working, well it seems it’s an angler’s choice. For those of us...
View ArticleSteelhead: The Season So Far
The deep freeze is over and our area steelhead are becoming more active. This year’s season got started with a bang. We saw an increase of anglers on the Methow River. From what I was able to piece...
View ArticleMethow River Report 6.29.16
After getting a few things done around the house, I was able to hit the Methow River for a few hours yesterday. The river looked good nice and clear but up some from the last couple of days. With a...
View ArticleMethow River Report 7.7.16
Got a chance to hit the Methow River for the day and decided to run through some of the new flies in the shop. Starting off with some of the Fulling Mill flies, my first fly was a Slum Hopper in brown....
View ArticleMethow River Report 7.27.16
I thought I would hit the Methow River for a couple of hours before coming into the shop today, but I got quite the surprise when I got to the river. For the last couple of days, we had a series of...
View ArticleMethow River Report 9.14.16
With only a couple of weeks left to fish the Methow River, I was able to get out for a few hours and check out some of my favorite runs. I got started a little later then I want to, but that was okay....
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