Tacoma Area Trout Fishing Help

Greetings all: I'll be foing out to Gig Harbor, Washington at the beginning
of July. Aside from the salmon fishing that will be done, I'd like to spend
a day or two chasing trout around. Does anyone have any advise on streams
in the area? I'd like to keep within about an hour drive. I know about the
rivers at the north end and west side of the Olympic peninsula. I won't
have the time or transportation for them. I'd just like to spend a nice day
on a stream. Fish size dosen't make much difference to me.

Any suggestions?

Brian

B Squared wrote:

Greetings all: I'll be foing out to Gig Harbor, Washington at the beginning
of July. Aside from the salmon fishing that will be done, I'd like to spend
a day or two chasing trout around. Does anyone have any advise on streams
in the area? I'd like to keep within about an hour drive. I know about the
rivers at the north end and west side of the Olympic peninsula. I won't
have the time or transportation for them. I'd just like to spend a nice day
on a stream. Fish size dosen't make much difference to me.

Any suggestions?

Brian

Check with the Morning Hatch in Tacoma (253-472-1070), they'll have good
recomendations.

Darin

"B Squared" wrote in message ...
Greetings all: I'll be foing out to Gig Harbor, Washington at the beginning
of July. Aside from the salmon fishing that will be done, I'd like to spend
a day or two chasing trout around. Does anyone have any advise on streams
in the area? I'd like to keep within about an hour drive. I know about the
rivers at the north end and west side of the Olympic peninsula. I won't
have the time or transportation for them. I'd just like to spend a nice day
on a stream. Fish size dosen't make much difference to me.

Any suggestions?

Brian

I agree, stop by the Morning Hatch in Tacoma for information, but they
don't sell licenses. Almost any sporting goods stores sells them.
You can also get information from State Fish and Wildlife Anglers Web
page at:

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fishcorn.htm

Some rivers to consider at the southern Olympics, such as the Satsop,
especially the upper West and Middle forks, and the Wynoochee Rivers.
Other close rivers are the Nisqually and Deschutes Rivers, but are
often more crowded.

The latest flow information is available at:

http://wa.water.usgs.gov/nwis_imgs/
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?type=flow (statewide)
There are separate lists for basins in the state, such as:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current?type=chehalis (Chehalis
River basin)

Good luck.

"Scott M. Knowles" wrote in message
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"B Squared" wrote in message
...
Greetings all: I'll be foing out to Gig Harbor, Washington at the
beginning
of July. Aside from the salmon fishing that will be done, I'd like to
spend
a day or two chasing trout around. Does anyone have any advise on
streams
in the area? I'd like to keep within about an hour drive. I know about
the
rivers at the north end and west side of the Olympic peninsula. I won't
have the time or transportation for them. I'd just like to spend a nice
day
on a stream. Fish size dosen't make much difference to me.

Any suggestions?

Brian

I agree, stop by the Morning Hatch in Tacoma for information, but they
don't sell licenses. Almost any sporting goods stores sells them.
You can also get information from State Fish and Wildlife Anglers Web
page at:

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fishcorn.htm

Some rivers to consider at the southern Olympics, such as the Satsop,
especially the upper West and Middle forks, and the Wynoochee Rivers.
Other close rivers are the Nisqually and Deschutes Rivers, but are
often more crowded.



.. . . check out the Skokomish, up the "staircase" trail beyond the lake,
into the Nat. Park. Its rare great trout fishing for the Westside. Also. . .
trout are bigger. Watch out for bear and couger :-) Ignore the Hood Canal
rivers - they are tricky, and you don't have enuf time to learn enuf to
make it worthwhile.

Dave

"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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also... if you get going early, or drive nite befor and stay in one of the
cheap sportsmen's motels in Ellensburg. . . the Yakima ... into upper canyon
of the river east of Cle Elm, down thru Thorp, is a good accessible dose of
a big Eastside river, and clearly a Western freestone of first rate.

Dave