La Push/Quillayute River Olympic Peninsula
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Sentinel
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If it were me I would try and get on Jambo's boat out of Neah bay just a bit north of Lapush he is the high liner in the area and always knows where the fish are. Most of the Springs caught out of LaPush the last few years are targeted deep at 300+ and unless you have done it before it is a fairly steep learning curve. 15-20 balls, braided line on riggers and reels. And the reels need to be a high speed retrieve of 5:1 or better. Leave the knucklebusters at home. If still interested PM me.
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Sharphooks
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I'll chime in here. La Push is at the mouth of the Quillayute River. Not much of what you could call a breakwater out into the surf but possibly enough on the La Push side to cast for black rock fish. Just about any jetty in that part of the world will get you into rock fish territory
But don't pass by fishing the main-stem Quilleyute. If you go into the Olympic Nat. park campsite just a mile or so upstream on the Mora Beach side of the river, you can hike down to the river and if you're an hour ahead of an in-coming tide, there are pretty much ALWAYS fish coming through. This time of the year, you could expect summer steelhead and/or springers
The downside this year: very skinny water, so the fish are spooky when the sun's out and probably move better at night or on overcast days
I was there with my daughter two weeks ago: the lowest I've ever seen that river for June, but those fish have to move some time, and there's always the chance of having a pleasant surprise
This was taken behind that camp site in June:
The water's so low this year a boat is not an advantage: you can easily wade the river if you pick your spot, and cover all the holes
Brass Blue Fox spinner, anything smallish in these conditions
Good luck!
But don't pass by fishing the main-stem Quilleyute. If you go into the Olympic Nat. park campsite just a mile or so upstream on the Mora Beach side of the river, you can hike down to the river and if you're an hour ahead of an in-coming tide, there are pretty much ALWAYS fish coming through. This time of the year, you could expect summer steelhead and/or springers
The downside this year: very skinny water, so the fish are spooky when the sun's out and probably move better at night or on overcast days
I was there with my daughter two weeks ago: the lowest I've ever seen that river for June, but those fish have to move some time, and there's always the chance of having a pleasant surprise
This was taken behind that camp site in June:
The water's so low this year a boat is not an advantage: you can easily wade the river if you pick your spot, and cover all the holes
Brass Blue Fox spinner, anything smallish in these conditions
Good luck!
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Tugcapitan
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Great photo Sharphooks!
Cuba Libre
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Ditto that!!!!!
In my limited experience I have found the rivers out there to be really finicky and they change really quickly. With a little rain they get packed with fish, and then the fish move through in a day or two and it is a desert. I'd recommend giving Olympic Sporting Goods a call before you head out there if you're interested in fishing the rivers. I can't remember his name, but the guy there is very helpful with reports and river levels. 360-374-6330
