Other anglers attach flies to a simple running line, and strip cast it – somewhat like egg fishermen did, in the late 50′s called rolling shot. The debate of what really constitutes fly fishing may never be resolved, some fly fishers fish only the dry some go as far as attaching drift weights (i.e. I guarantee you this is my highest consideration and I will pursue this perfection right down to the hook point. Like all steelhead fishing techniques, it is also nuanced and technical and requires time and skill to be successful and with the new regulations it will allow anglers interested in the technique to hone their skills.Īs a professional fishing guide my #1 job is to care for the wild steelhead and trout we pursue. This method is newer to west coast anglers and is very effective when done right. One of these techniques that we have spent time dialing in over the past few seasons is centerpin float fishing. Now, with the regulation change forcing anglers to fish on foot, this will not be an option.īeyond increasing the swing time, the regulations will still allow for the same techniques used from the boat to be applied from shore. That results in an angler not putting time into the swing, thus not improving their swing skills. When you are indicator fishing from the boat from swing spot to swing spot, it isn’t unusual for anglers to get “lazy” and skip the swing spot and keep indicator fishing. In fact, it will help anglers commit to the swing in turn improving their swing fishing techniques. Join me on your next trip to find the always elusive and majestic wild steelhead of the Olympic Peninsula.ĭoes the regulation change mean we won’t be able to do fish and guide steelhead anglers? No, for our spey swing fishing, it will be business as usual since swing fishing is done on foot from the bank already. are common every season and at any given moment the biggest fish I have seen in over twenty years of angling in the region can show up. The Olympic Peninsula is well known for these giant wild winter Steelhead. The area boasts not just one great steelhead river, but 6 steelhead rivers! All of these rivers are within an easy drive of our base of operations at the Wild Duc Lodge just outside Forks, Washington. Any date January through April can easily be the best day of steelhead fishing for the entire year. With the ever present El Diablo of wild winter steelhead many anglers agree it is truly WORLD CLASS FLY FISHING.

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