Green River Report

• Date: Saturday February 02, 2008
• Where: Green River (fishing) Snoqualmie (spey casting)
• Flows: 268 CFS
• Temps: 30 to 40 degrees and sunny

Today’s Agenda:

• ‘The Day on the River’ in Carnation
• Steelhead fishing on the Green

This morning I started out in Carnation attending ‘The Day on the River’ link with Aaron Reimer. I’m new to the spey game and Aaron is a plethora of information and very helpful. I learned a lot today and as the morning progressed my casting and presentation was looking good. Amp’d with confidence I was chomping at the bit to chase steel. After hanging out at the shop in Carnation I headed home dropped and off the two hander and traded it for the single hander and was off to the Green. I arrive at the river about 2:30 and the water was low and clear. Guess I won’t need a sink tip… The water I was targeting wasn’t swinging water but more pocket water not suitable for swinging so I went with the indicator set up instead ( for shame!). Anyway, after half an hour on the river as I’m floating the tail out of a run when my indicator goes down and a rocket of a fish doesn’t hesitate and runs straight down a white water chute like bat out of hell… OH SHIT! Miraculously, to my favor the turbo charged fish shoots back up the chute and is running at me. Stripping line like a mad man I get the fish on the reel and to my surprise I bring in a small 21” 22” unclipped fish… YES! Damn, what a friggen awesome day! As I’m working my way down the skinny river I come to a run that has a deep slot. I’m thinking to myself this run has to have a fish sitting in it and sure as shit I’m right! After a couple casts my line goes tight, as I set the hook my rod buckles over and a pissed off steelhead decides to give me a glamour shot pose and jumps out of the water. ONCE AGAIN IT’S ON! As I fight the fish he hunkers, tail slashes, runs and gets my heart racing… Alright, this is a BIG colored up buck and I’m not about to lose this one…. Come to daddy! Right when I think he’s done I apply side pressure to bring him in and that’s when my line comes catapulting back at me... Damn it! After I regained my composure I fished a while longer with no results. Great day on the river!