My home rivers are closed now for the rest of winter steelhead season. They will open Memorial Day weekend for summer steelhead. I am transitioning to the Cowlitz river in my my jet sled with room for up to 4 fishermen, and the Kalama river in my driftboat with room for 2. I've been intermittently fishing the Kalama river over the last few weeks with average to good fishing. I will be fishing these rivers till mid- late March. Then I'll be fishing the lower Columbia River near Longview Washington for the famed Spring Chinook through the lower river closure...
My home rivers are closed now for the rest of winter steelhead season. They will open Memorial Day weekend for summer steelhead. I am transitioning to the Cowlitz river in my my jet sled with room for up to 4 fishermen, and the Kalama river in my driftboat with room for 2. I've been intermittently fishing the Kalama river over the last few weeks with average to good fishing. I will be fishing these rivers till mid- late March. Then I'll be fishing the lower Columbia River near Longview Washington for the famed Spring Chinook through the lower river closure that typically happens around April 4th-6th. I
It will be very limited report as the rivers here in Washington state have been at flood stage for nearly a month. Rivers just dropped into fishable state last week and things look to be starting off very well for the Wynoochee river. With a release of 172,000 smolts, plus 3 salt returns from the previous release year, the Wynoochee looks to be really productive this season. In the last 3 adventures, on the river, we've had 4-6 hookups each day. I have availability right now. This season will close on after Febuary 15th 2026, so there is limited time...
It will be very limited report as the rivers here in Washington state have been at flood stage for nearly a month. Rivers just dropped into fishable state last week and things look to be starting off very well for the Wynoochee river. With a release of 172,000 smolts, plus 3 salt returns from the previous release year, the Wynoochee looks to be really productive this season. In the last 3 adventures, on the river, we've had 4-6 hookups each day. I have availability right now. This season will close on after Febuary 15th 2026, so there is limited time to get out and experience these chrome rockets in the beautiful pacific northwest.
Very excited about this upcoming spring/summer season and getting out after Columbia River spring chinook salmon and summer run steelhead.
This season is forecasted to be nothing short of a epic return and so far its living up to the hype..don't miss your chance at the finest table fare washington state has to offer!!
Scotty C.
Montesano, WashingtonReported 3 years ago
Very excited about this upcoming spring/summer season and getting out after Columbia River spring chinook salmon and summer run steelhead.
This season is forecasted to be nothing short of a epic return and so far its living up to the hype..don't miss your chance at the finest table fare washington state has to offer!!
Fishing around the Olympic Peninsula has been steady as water conditions have been stable most of February and early March. Chilly mornings and blue skies make for great steelheading
Fishing around the Olympic Peninsula has been steady as water conditions have been stable most of February and early March. Chilly mornings and blue skies make for great steelheading
We really enjoyed our trip. The wrong salmon were biting so we weren’t able to keep any of them. So he moved to another spot and we were able to catch flounder. Thank you Captain Dale.
Mike was a great guide. Full of information and the right amount of conversation and appropriate silence. It was a life long goal of mine to catch a steelhead and Mike put me on many fish. Thanks Mike
We had a blast! Ivan’s a great guy and very knowledgeable and helpful. This is our second trip with Flatout and I can’t see any good reason to fish with anyone else. Thank you
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