Olympic Penninsula - Steelhead Report - Nick Petosa

Nick Petosa emailed me this AM with a little update on the upper Penninsual steelhead fishing, here it is.

Sol Duc is in great shape at ten boards with about 3 feet of viz. Fish are spread out all the way from Riverside down to Leyendeckers. Fishing has been quite good on the Sol Duc last week but, after this last high water it was suprising that there wasnt as many fish as I had though. Best techniques is Side-drifting Pautzke cured eggs on double Vision number 3 hooks and a size 10 corky in rocket red or orange scale. While fishing the Sol Duc I will run 12 pound test Izorline Hi-Viz and 8 pound leaders. For those that like to pull wigglers Tadpollies in Pink Met. and Orange Herringbone are producers as are the K-11x and K-9x in Lower water conditions. Bogey is currently dropping back into shape and will be fishing good for the next week or so with the current forecast. If fishing above Highway 101 single barbless hooks are required, below the 101 it goes to regular rules. Best techniques is Side Drifting or Bobberdoggin Mad river worms in 4 and 6 inches in colors Pink, Orange and purple and pink. Look to the shallower flats first thing in the moring and then gradually work you way through the holes. Plugs can also be effective. Hoh is out.