FISHING REPORT

Snoqualmie River:

Below the Falls:

Below the falls has been under emergency closure. This includes the Raging River. Per WDFW “Limited allowable take of wild Chinook salmon in the Snohomish system necessitates strict controls to conserve impacts for pink and coho salmon fisheries this fall.” Based on my conversation with WDFW fall and summer chinook do move around up into the Snoqualmie and can even be encounter in august.  The hope is that minimal impact to these chinooks we will be able to open for pink and coho Labor Day weekend similar to the two week coho season last year.

Currently the river is expected to be closed until November 30th 2023.

Above the Falls:

Above the Falls Consists of the three forks of the Snoqualmie river, North, Middle, and South. While our river flows have been quite low and it almost appears to look like late summer river flows, the water is still quite cold- especially above the falls. The fish are not quite moving to dry flies as aggressively as they do in warmer water currently.  If you are a dry-fly purest, focus your fishing efforts during early mornings and late evenings. Getting down into pools with nymphs will produce strikes throughout the day.

Recommended Flies:

- Nymph Patterns: Pheasant Tails, Prince Nymphs, Hare's Ears

- Dry Flies: Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Adams, Purple Haze

- Streamers: Woolly Buggers, Muddler Minnows, small Sculpzillas

Cedar River:

Personally, I fish the area south of the Landsburg bridge as it is a quick drive over highway 18 and less populated so I don’t have to compete with any river floaters. However, I have seen some quite sizable fish caught in the Renton highlands area. I have had great success targeting pools and structure with pheasant tail nymphs. Early mornings and late evenings are particularly productive during the warmer days.

Recommended Flies:

- Nymph Patterns: Pheasant Tails, Copper Johns, Zebra Midges

- Dry Flies: Parachute Adams, Blue Winged Olives, Caddis imitations

- Streamers: Woolly Buggers, Sculpzillas, Conehead Zonkers

Puget Sound:

Sea-run cutthroat is the main attraction for now, Baitfish imitations and ghost buggers, and orange sculpin patterns have been very successful in the summer.  Fishing the incoming tide in the author’s experience has been the most successful. Later in the summer come august pink salmon will start to show up as well as coho.