It’s almost August and the fishing is GREAT all over Washington State. The Ocean is kicking out fish … the Columbia river from the mouth all the way to Rufus Woods is giving up chromer fish … and the rivers, lakes and reservoirs are all hitting for bass, walleye, trout, steelhead and even panfish … basically it’s ON like Kong!
Since the June 1st opener of the Snohomish River System life has been good to great for the local fisherman. The Skykomish River has been showing consistent results for summer-run steelhead and king salmon. These fish come in almost everyday on the bell curves due to the snow melt and rain. This means chrome-bright, sea liced, scrappy fish that fight like crazy every day!
I completely switched gears over to the Potholes Reservoir to catch walleye, bass, and trout. The weather and the fishing has had it’s ups and downs, but that’s why I head east this time of year. With all the different waterways to fish and different species of fish there is ALWAYS a bite going on somewhere within a 30 minute drive. Also: now booking summer run steelhead and king salmon trips!
Bonner was on the Potholes Reservoir last weekend, catching trophy bass and walleye.
2010 Rod Meseberg Spring Walleye Classic was held on Potholes Reservoir this last weekend, May 1 & 2. Seventy-nine teams fished this year’s classic and Jason Bauer and Rod Hewitt won it all on their custom Fetha Styx rods.
Washington and Oregon rivers are full of big, bright, chrome fish these days — springer salmon, late-run hatchery steelhead, and native steelhead!