SFR Leweston/ Clarkston Seems nice

Sorta fishing-related
I am so grateful for the input here folks. I have never even seen a steelhead. Catching one is not a high priority for me, but I would like to see one. Small stream fishing and the Smallmouth fishery is more my speed.
Rattlesnakes,.... I have had many close calls with them in the Southwest. A coiled up rattler can sketch me out for days. Best thing about Anacortes ..no venomous snakes!
Lewiston is an easy drive to visit my family near Spokane (a huge plus), seems to have somewhat "milder" weather, affordable housing,, and a ton of fishing and rockhounding opportunities. Again I thank everyone for their input. Any additional input, as always, is much appreciated.
 
You're spot on with smallmouth fishing. Use the retention ponds along the snake, they're full of smallies ready to be targeted on the fly. There are snakes in the rip rap that border them.
As for the smell, do some prevailing wind research and don't live downwind and close to the mill. Literally everything people are saying about the mill is true of Tacoma, Vancouver, bellingham (formerly) and frankly any major dairy town is a hell of a lot worse. I got the choice of of eau de manure pond at home or heaters run by the steam of an evaporated milk plant at school.

People still trip over themselves to move to Lynden, and I promise the smell was worse circa 97.
 
You can drive to CRAB couple hours. Couple arrrs. Where the biggest browns float down the stream after a port a potty tipped over
 
Thanks Pink Nighty. You tube videos and AI research are helpful, but "local knowledge" is always pure gold. This thread is choke full of "leads" for me to further research. "Use the retention ponds along the snake" is one such example... I plan on doing as much "research" into this area as possible before actually checking into my hotel room. Thanks again
 
I wouldn't make any future decisions based on Steelhead. I'm still in but no way I'd recommend getting into the game now. It's a dying sport. The CW is a very tough river to start on as well.

There is some great trout fishing "near" there. It can take some serious time to get to some places fairly "close" to Lewiston.

Just go and check it out.
 
For decades I have been told of the Steelhead. All of it discouraging. Long ago, I knew the locals of the Nojo River in Ca. They would use the eggs from the previous years catch. They would watch the water color and they would rarely catch one. A city slicker like me had no chance.
I moved close to the Skagit River 9 years ago with a notion of maybe catching a Steelhead. I was educated to the extent (discouraged to the extent) that I felt it was not worth the effort..not impossible...just not worth the effort.
For me it seems better left for the pros.... 50 years ago I would have jumped in with two feet.
That being said, it appears that trout fishing and Smallmouth fishing in streams within a one or two hour drive from Lewiston would be heaven on Earth. Obviously I have a lot to learn about being an outdoorsman in Lewiston...Any input is much appreciated.
 
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