The recent change in weather sure has been nice, I had forgotten what it was like to be able to fish all day with out suffering from heat exhaustion.  The floaters/tubers have moved off the rivers allowing the Salmon/Steelhead to get back to their normal haunts.   With the overcast weather we have been able to hook fish throughout the day.  The summer time flows are definetly upon us.  Be patient and sneaky…, you will be rewared sooner, or later. 

The Cowlitz is a low river show at the moment…,  Blue Creek is slow at press time.  A rise in CFS will bring in more fish, but unit then focus your summer run fishing on Columbia river tributaries and there confluences with the Columbia.  Mathematically speaking the Columbia is the place to be.  Run spinners and  flat fish at the mouth of the cowlitz, or pull bait divers from Blue Creek to I-5.  

This Sunday has river Pink Salmon fishing opening on the Snohomish and Skagit systems and I can only think this freshet of rain helped things a bit.  I will be offering a book for 4 pay for 3 deal on the Snohomish system starting August 16th for the Pink Salmon fishery.  If the fishing is anywhere close to years past…, we are in for a blood bath.  The Sky took a slight rise today and should have its first Humpy Salmon entering the river.  There are still plenty of Steelhead around in the upper river, you just have to beat trail and be willing to put in your time. 

Sincerely,

Bonner Daniels

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