Happy Client with brown brick
Here is a copy of this weeks 97.5 KTRT (the Root) Fishing Report Fish On Ya’ll!
K-ROOT Fishing Report
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Methow Fishing Report
Big Twin Sunrise
Well its official lowland lakes general opener is here which marks the beginning of fishing season for many people. There are also some out there who never stop fishing however, general opener brings more options to choose from.
client with nice bow
Sid’s bow
The Methow Valley is blessed with many beautiful lakes in the low and highlands all of which have their own charm and their own character. Many of the lakes in the Methow are stocked annually for the general opener with “jumbo” trout as well as many unique species such as Tiger Trout and Kokanee.
In the Methow’s “lowland” lakes you have many to choose from such as Big Twin, Davis, Campbell, Cougar, Periguine, Patterson and also a bit of the beaten path and higher in the hills with camping options Black Pine and Buck Lakes. Most of these lakes have standard rainbow while some have westslope cutthroat, tiger trout and if you know where to look even a few brooke and brown trout.
chubby spring brown
If you are interested in a trip for some spring trout in the beautiful Methow check out our guides page there is no extra rod fee for fishing our private waters. Drop us a line, we’ll get you out on the water having fun! Happy Fishing Season!
General in the sun having fun
KTRT 97.5 Fishing Report
Here is a copy of this weeks KTRT 97.5 (the Root) Fishing Report with Deputy Don and Leaf Fish On Ya’ll!
Fishing the Twisp River
The Twisp, how should I describe it? Twisp was the Methow Native’s word for the wasp and yes there are some on this rough and tumble little river but what I would think of first would be all the fish! Of course there are what seems like a million steelhead smolt in the river as well though there are more than a few nice cutthroat, resident redband and of course chunky cuttbows.
The Twisp meets the Methow in the town of Twisp and starts in the mountains to the west of town almost parallel with Lake Chelan, just separated by a short pass at the end of many of the Twisps tributary drainages. The lakes situated in the top of some of these drainages have produced Washington States record Westslope Cutthroat as well as the standing state record Golden Trout.
But back to river, fishing the Twisp is one of my favorite ways to start the year as it seems to come down soonest from the spring run-off and the fishing is great. I like fishing the Twisp with either a dry-dropper or on the swing and as the water calms down I love to skate bugs. The water being short and fast with many grabby rocks can prove a bit tricky for nymphing which is why I prefer dry, drop or swing.
The Twisp is usually fishable starting in the first week or two of June depending on flows. All rivers in the state now open May 25th, whether they are fishable at such point would be to the angler’s judgment. Being a small stream like the Chewuch all fishing on the Twisp is walk and wade if you are interested in booking a trip with us on the Twisp, Chewuch or Methow Rivers just click on our Guides page and drop us a line we’ll get you on the water having fun!
