Saturday, July 21, 2012

Canyon Creek, Southwest Washington

After a successful weekend earlier this summer, I figured this to be a good place to take my buddy who just moved here from Virginia. We headed out on a Friday and camped the weekend in the campground. This happen to be the weekend after the 4th so it was pretty busy. The campground fee was activated but only $5/day. Since this river is planted you can also catch a hatchery fish and keep it for breakfast/dinner.

Early in the day we fished the section of river below the Canyon Creek campground. There are two bridges below the campground and they both hold good water. A man was with his kids in one hole, so we dredged are way down the rest of the river. We both managed to land a few fish but none with any real size. The last time I had fished this a man spoke of good water above the camp ground and the guy at the bridge confirmed it was worth the walk. This section is much better before the 4th but after all the planted fish are caught or drift down river, this stretch can become difficult and slow.

We returned to camp and began fishing up river. We fished every ripple we could up to what was to be a huge hole. I managed to land several nicer fish and Jonny did as well. The rocks are slippery but the fishing was worth the journey. There is a lot of river to fish and if you enjoy quantity over size this is great water. Once, and a while you do catch a bigger fish and get to smile about it. Sure as the stories I heard, the hole was there. The water drops twice creating two big deep holes that held a lot of fish. They are a little hard to fish with the fly, whether it be mending the line or making room to cast, but it is a good spot to fish and one I will return too.

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Summary:
Location: Canyon Creek, located 30 miles east of I-5 from Woodland near Chelatchie, WA
Time: 10am to 9pm
Rod: 5 wt w/ floating line, 5 wt w/ sinking tip
Tackle: 8 black stone nymph, 16 psycho prince,14 sparkle elk hair caddis,12 parachute adams, 12 Mosquito, 14 Olive Elk Hair Caddis, 10 Orange Stimulator
Fish: 20+
Species: Rainbow
Biggest Fish: 13"
Smallest Fish: 4"
Rating: 8/10

 Nice Rainbow
 Casting around a rock to a small pool
 Typical size above the campground
 York and Luna admiring the pool

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