So, over two days this weekend, I probably fished well over a dozen holes between the Modrow boat launch and the Weyerhauser gate on the Kalama River. On friday I caught 4-5 whitefish up near the gate, that was it. On sunday, not a single damn fish over 8 hours of fishing. Well, i hooked one, looked to be about 12", but most likely another whitefish.
I threw everything i had at them... A variety of beaded nymphs, perdigons, buggy streamers, dry droppers/emergers (there were still some big caddis and a good hatch of some sort of tiny pale mayfly coming off). I euro'd, floated, dead drifted, swung, stripped, jigged.... Nothing...
Are there no trout in the kalama? I thought for sure I'd get in to some sea runs in the lower river. Not even stupid little dinks and smolt...
Anyone know the story? I'd think a big free flowing river like that would be loaded with some variety of trout considering the steelhead and salmon that run up there...
I threw everything i had at them... A variety of beaded nymphs, perdigons, buggy streamers, dry droppers/emergers (there were still some big caddis and a good hatch of some sort of tiny pale mayfly coming off). I euro'd, floated, dead drifted, swung, stripped, jigged.... Nothing...
Are there no trout in the kalama? I thought for sure I'd get in to some sea runs in the lower river. Not even stupid little dinks and smolt...
Anyone know the story? I'd think a big free flowing river like that would be loaded with some variety of trout considering the steelhead and salmon that run up there...
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