Fly fishing inWashington
Olympic Peninsula steelhead rivers and Eastern Washington trout streams. Year-round fly fishing diversity.
Washington waters
6 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
Green River
Important Puget Sound tributary and steelhead fishery; urban-accessible but holds quality fish in Gorge sections.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeLake Chelan
Deep, glacier-fed lake renowned for kokanee, lake trout (togue) and summer fly opportunities for resident rainbows near tributaries.
Flows, flies & reports→riverMethow River
High-desert freestone river famed for bright rainbows, wild browns and summer hatches; classic Western trout water.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSkagit River
Large river system offering trout, steelhead and summer salmon runs; Upper Skagit freestone sections are fly-fishing favorites.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWenatchee River
Freestone and spring-influenced river flowing through Leavenworth with excellent trout and summer caddis and mayfly hatches.
Flows, flies & reports→riverYakima River
Classic Washington tailwater known for year-round trout fishing below irrigation dams, with prolific hatchery and wild rainbows and abundant dry-fly hatches in summer.
Flows, flies & reports→Washington reading
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