Our new location will be Twin Bridges Park near Montesano on the mighty Wynoochee River. Along the Wynoochee we located several excellent spots where parking and river access was easy and available. As the Wynoochee is tidally affected we do get to sleep in a little this Saturday. Low tide is 9:38. The best time to start working the river is as the tide comes in. So I will be posted up at 9:30 to meet and greet everyone as you all arrive. From there we can start fishing and moving to the other scouted bank locations if need be.
When: Meet at 10:00
Where: Twin Bridges County Park at 29 County Farm Rd, Montesano, WA 98563
What: We will be walk and wading, fishing on the incoming tide for Coho Salmon. There is really good bank access at the county park with knee high slow-moving water and deeper holes using a 25 to 30 ft cast. We will go out to lunch afterwards.

Special note: You need a salmon and steelhead catch card if you plan on retaining any fish

Rod: 7 or 8 wt
Line: Floating, intermediate, or sink tip depending on technique
Recommended fly patterns:
Beads or egg patterns
Egg-Sucking Leeches: These are classic and highly effective for coho. Variations tied with marabou or rabbit strip in black and purple, with a pink or orange head, are a top choice.
Bunny Leeches: Similar to the Egg-Sucking Leech, these have an enticing, pulsating action. Bright colors like cerise and purple are favorites.
Clouser Minnows: A versatile baitfish pattern. Pink/white, chartreuse/white, and chartreuse/pink are the most effective color combinations for coho.
Dolly Llama: This articulated streamer is popular in a pink/purple color scheme.
Contact our Outings Chair Jesse for any questions: 253-432-0659

Additional info:
Multiple species were seen coming in last week. Everyone I talked to was hauling them in on egg patterns. I suggest the fluorescent, neon, sometimes referred to as cheating pattern flies. The brighter and more alien looking the better. Glo bugs, blood dots, meth eggs, slush eggs, the more industriall and toxic looking the better. These fish are all hopped up on the spawn, in stressed water and eating to attack as much as they are to feed. That all being said, the usual patterns can still be applied. Anything bright and flashy should be just fine. The chartreuse, pink, jointed and articulated monstrosities your non fishing friends are sure of is a sign of decline. Due to their absolute lack of representing anything in nature. Those flies are the ones you want to bring.

Low tide is at 3:00 pm and the fishing is going to slack out way before that. So it will be up to the river and fish to decide when we’re done. If everybody is up for it, I suggest that when we’re finished descending upon the great Wynoochee salmon run. We meet at the nearby ShipWreck cafe. I’ve had several meals there in the last few weeks. It’s a great place to get warm and lie to the waitresses about all the fish you caught. They’ve gotten the hang of smiling and nodding in agreement that my scraped knuckles, bruised forehead and muddy state of near hypothermia is from some great adventure. And not slipping in the parking lot and splashing hot coffee down my face and waders.

Easiest way to find Twin Bridges Park is using whichever map app you like the best. Plug in Twin Bridges Park, Montesano and it will come right up. I will be in the main parking lot. I drive an older silver Tundra. It has four doors, a beat up topper and is covered in ‘look at me, I fly fish’ stickers. If you don’t see it right away just look for the white SSFF cheese board signs and follow the arrows. I’ll have them posted at the main road, parking lot entrance and one last one by the meeting area. If anyone has any extra stickers laying around I’ll take them. I love stickers.

Can’t wait to see you all tomorrow, I’ll be sending out a text this afternoon to everyone who signed up so be looking out for that. Its just a final check in before tomorrow.

Jesse