King salmon are a challenge to the persistence and the patience of a fly fisherman. While often being stupid-easy to hook on spinning lures, they are not
easy to land for either spin or fly fisherman, and in the river environment they become even tougher to land than in the lake environment. Late August and early September are the best for bright king salmon down river, while late September and October are good for the more plentiful dark fish in the upstream areas.

June through August steelhead are scarce in the river, but September through December they become progressively more abundant and available for the good scout prepared to laugh off the weather man. Their numbers grow until they start spawning in late February or early March, then they subside temporarily until the spring arrives. Sometime after the snow melt and runoff, the silver hordes arrive and the biggest days for fish numbers occur. Don't ask what the exact date that is as our Ouiji board is currently on the blink. We can tell you that it is different every year and for every river. Trust your luck!

In May, the brown trout get their river back from the big fish and are on the bite after every rain or every hatch of mayflies.

In June, evening and night fishing is good with large flies on the surface for the angler not afraid of the dark or those odd noises one hears along the river at night.

July brings grass hoppers, insects that jump by mistake onto the water to be devoured by hungry brown trout and fly fishers that hop into the river on purpose to cool off and catch trout. Night time still has it's large fish ready to chomp on mice and their imitations.

August is much the same, except for the occasional king salmon making a surprise appearance. Most sightings occur each day as the summer gets old and the lower river comes alive with salmon each morning. While tourists lay on the beach or canoe the upper river on Labor Day, more salmon slip quickly between the pier heads at the river mouth and ascent the river.

Fall has arrived again!! Brown trout take a back seat and another eight months of lake run fish on a small river have begun!