I agree with DC,too much rain and snow ,volcanoes etc,terrible fishing conditions, just terrible, you don't want to come to Washington to fish,just terrible.

Yes,what they said,worms,eggs,powerbait,if you get the chance to troll in a boat,popgear and wedding ring spinner and worms work very well

How about my local court has ruled a settlement in my favor,I've gotten about a dozen in the last few weeks ranging from 12,000-32,000$

Someone with covid went swimming and farted under water and a fish swam through it,It could happen.

The study was probably done in California were everything causes cancer

Been a lot of opinions good and bad out here,I just bought two reels,a 30 and a 40 size,very smoot operating reels,just a suggestion that may save time,parts and some frustration, if you grab the spool/bail and give the handle a good snugging,they might just stay on better,kinda like torquing lug nuts eh.

So far it seems most replies are about pan fish.as I'm mostly a salmon fisherman my filet of choice is salmon and it really depends on the size of the salmon.a smaller salmon say 5-6 ,lbs,I will eat one filet to myself,about 1-1/2 lb,now a bigger fish obviously means bigger filet,a 10+ lb,er will bring out the glutton in me and 2+ lbs on my plate is common,preferably from the tail(no bones)

Very true,another advantage to multi pc waders is I've used an old pair of sneakers instead of the heavy boots in summer time,mostly depends on type of bottom your walking on,sneakers work great when the bottom is small pebbles or sand.

Should be,can't account for numbers but further up north people have been catching in the Skykomish river above Goldbar by Stevens Pass.

I've gotten 3 pairs of waders,The Simms and Cabelas brands the boots were seperate so easier to get sizes that fit better plus you can choose boots with hard soles or felt,buying a set of waders with attached boots will probably be more difficult considering a size 15 shoe.The set I got with attached boots weren't as good as the others and gave up alot in traction as the boots were very slippery on rocky bottom rivers.When I decide to get new ones again I plan on getting a pair of neoprene for winter and lightweight fabric for summer and already have both felt sole and hard sole boots which still work fine.

Why limit yourself,there are alot of rivers in Skagit and Snohomish counties and most of them get steelhead running up em,just depends on how far your willing to drive,my suggestion would be to get the Washington regs book as well as download Fish Washington App.Start with the book to check normal river openings and follow up with the app for more up to date info due to unannounced sudden closures. There might even be a few out here on the stage that might direct you to some good spots but understand us locals are scattered around the state and might not have info for your area.If your willing to explore just drive around the roads along the rivers in your area and you'll see spots that might hold fish or find out where steelhead hatcheries are and narrow your search that way

My bad,thought I replied to Nicks post.

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Are you looking forward to learning to fish or to fishing the area around you.big difference on how we might respond.

Can't tell what its like over there,can tell you its very wet over here in Snohomish County though,

Alot of people fishing,not seeing or hearing of many catching though,only saw four new years weekend,emergency job over ruled attempting to fish this weekend.