Went out to my honey hole on the Snoqualmie again this morning and it didn't disappoint. After about 45 min caught this nice 8 lb buck measuring 29" on my favorite black/red/white jig. Picture doesn't do the fish justice as I took it standing about 5 yards back. Was raining a little which was nice instead of this bright sunshine we have been having. Would have stayed longer but had to get going unfortunately. Wish I would have stayed.

Something cool happened today that you don't see to often however. I noticed a gentleman coming down to the river to fish the spot about 20 yards upriver where I hooked mine. While I was getting my fish situated, I watched him make his first cast and wham. He hooked into a real dandy on his very first cast and it must have weighed at least 10lbs. Put up a great fight and was very cool to see someone make his first cast and land that dandy.

I thought on this post I would share a little insight on my experience fishing for these beautiful fish on the Snoqualmie. Living in North Bend now I have learned this river pretty well and I am always confident I will at least hook into one each time. I always see a lot of people fishing big eddy and staying in one spot for a long time. One thing that has helped me become a better steelhead angler is the fact that I started to move spots and change tactics a lot more and it has paid off big time. Big eddy is a great spot for fish as they move up tokul creek to the hatchery but don't think that is the only spot they stage in that general area. I have noticed that these hatchery fish on the Snoqualmie will be anywhere from a half mile upstream and downstream from big eddy staging as well. I never fish big eddy anymore since I have found a couple spots that consistently hold fish where not many people think of and most of the time I am fishing all by myself. Try taking a day and do some exploring and changing tactics, you might be surprised in what you will find.

Tight Lines