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Fly Fishing the Sol Duc River
Washington
The Sol Duc River is one of Washington's great
steelhead rivers. It's located in Washington's Olympic
Peninsula in the capital of the winter steelhead country.
This is a great winter destination for any steelhead
angler but it's winter steelhead fishing that isn't for the
faint hearted angler. It's fishing under harsh weather
conditions, very cold water, short bleak days, and if
your not careful, frozen fingers can test your steelhead
fishing ability to the utmost.
There's good runs of both hatchery steelhead as well as
natives. It also has good returns of summer steelhead,
Chinook salmon, both in the Spring and Fall, Coho
salmon and Sockeye salmon.
The Sol Duc River is also one of the very best coho
salmon rivers you'll ever fish. You'll find them in the
same type of water as the steelhead. You will need a
sink-tip line and a down and a across presentation of
one of our Perfect Flies, and before you make very
many strips you will probably hear the reel scream.
The fish enter with the rain. Just after a good rain is the
best time for fly fishing the Sol Duc River for the coho
salmon. The river is one of the Olympic Peninsula's
typical small streams consisting mostly of pocket water.
Short cast are normal for the Sol Duc. Switch rods are
popular.
The Sol Duc stays in as good of shape as any in the
Olympic Peninsula. It starts in the mountains and is one
of the first streams to clear after high water.
Winter steelhead fishing is generally from January into
April and Summer steelhead fishing June through
September.
If you fish from the bank, you can access to the Sol Duc
from Highway 101 which runs fairly close to the river. To
get the most from fly fishing the Sol Duc River, fish it
from a drift boat. You can cover more water. Use caution
when you use a drift boat on the Sol Duc. Though it isn't
a technically difficult river, there's some sections that
deserve attention.
Seasons:
The season regulations is subject to seasonal changes.
Be sure and check the current year regulations and
dates for seasons.
Spring:
March and mid-April, Chinook salmon begin to show up.
Winter steelhead are still in the river until well into April.
Summer:
Summer steelhead run from June through September.
Fall:
Salmon fishing starts about the second week of October
when the river levels start rising from the Fall rains.
Steelhead fishing begins about mid November.
Winter:
January to April is the best winter steelhead fishing time.
The wild steelhead head
Fly Fishing Guide - Sol Duc River Gear, Tackle and
Flies
Washington
The Sol Duc River is one of Washington's great
steelhead rivers. It's located in Washington's Olympic
Peninsula in the capital of the winter steelhead country.
This is a great winter destination for any steelhead
angler but it's winter steelhead fishing that isn't for the
faint hearted angler. It's fishing under harsh weather
conditions, very cold water, short bleak days, and if
your not careful, frozen fingers can test your steelhead
fishing ability to the utmost.
There's good runs of both hatchery steelhead as well as
natives. It also has good returns of summer steelhead,
Chinook salmon, both in the Spring and Fall, Coho
salmon and Sockeye salmon.
The Sol Duc River is also one of the very best coho
salmon rivers you'll ever fish. You'll find them in the
same type of water as the steelhead. You will need a
sink-tip line and a down and a across presentation of
one of our Perfect Flies, and before you make very
many strips you will probably hear the reel scream.
The fish enter with the rain. Just after a good rain is the
best time for fly fishing the Sol Duc River for the coho
salmon. The river is one of the Olympic Peninsula's
typical small streams consisting mostly of pocket water.
Short cast are normal for the Sol Duc. Switch rods are
popular.
The Sol Duc stays in as good of shape as any in the
Olympic Peninsula. It starts in the mountains and is one
of the first streams to clear after high water.
Winter steelhead fishing is generally from January into
April and Summer steelhead fishing June through
September.
If you fish from the bank, you can access to the Sol Duc
from Highway 101 which runs fairly close to the river. To
get the most from fly fishing the Sol Duc River, fish it
from a drift boat. You can cover more water. Use caution
when you use a drift boat on the Sol Duc. Though it isn't
a technically difficult river, there's some sections that
deserve attention.
Seasons:
The season regulations is subject to seasonal changes.
Be sure and check the current year regulations and
dates for seasons.
Spring:
March and mid-April, Chinook salmon begin to show up.
Winter steelhead are still in the river until well into April.
Summer:
Summer steelhead run from June through September.
Fall:
Salmon fishing starts about the second week of October
when the river levels start rising from the Fall rains.
Steelhead fishing begins about mid November.
Winter:
January to April is the best winter steelhead fishing time.
The wild steelhead head
Fly Fishing Guide - Sol Duc River Gear, Tackle and
Flies
| Type of Stream Freestone Species Steelhead (Native and Hatchery) Chinook Salmon Coho Salmon Sockeye Salmon Size Small to Medium Location Olympic Peninsula Nearest Towns Forks Season See Seasons Below Access: Good Non-Resident License State of Washington Weather National Weather Service Link Fly Fishing Guide - Gear, Tackle and Flies |
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