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Where to Go Fly Fishing in Washington in October

Michael Bennett - Pacific Fly Fishers - Coho - Silver Salmon Fly FishingOctober’s cool mornings and shorter days are certainly upon us.  Great fly fishing in Washington continues in the month of October.  For us anglers in the Seattle/Everett area of Washington, fly fishing opportunities peak for many different species.  Here is a look at some of the popular October fly fishing options and some ideas for places to go wet a line.

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Wenatchee River Steelhead

Looking upriver on a sunny fall day on the Wenatchee.

After a recent, very unfruitful, and very long trip to B.C. that resulted in almost no fishing due to high water and catching the cold of all colds, I was anxious to take advantage of some of the E. Washington steelheading that we are blessed with each fall. On Saturday, Oct. 10th, I met up with Joe’s dad, Bill Ewing, on what has to be one of the most beautiful rivers in Washington — the Wenatchee.

We decided to float the river in our pontoon boats and did a nice float from Cashmere to Monitor. It was a cool morning but by the time we got some breakfast, shuttled the trucks, and organized our gear, we shoved off around 8:30 and had already shed our jackets. By mid-morning, the sun was shining bright and the temperatures were getting into the 60’s.

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Missouri River, Montana

Morning temperatures were right around freezing but, to the dismay of the guides, the days were mostly warm and sunny. In this picture, flies on the cooler of guide Mike Kuhnert are frozen until the Montana sunshine has a chance to thaw them out.

I fished the Missouri River in Montana for the first time over the last few days. What a great river with great numbers of fish and lots of really big fish.

This trip was hosted by the folks at RIO and me and a two other fly shop owners had the pleasure of getting to know a few of the main guys responsible for the sales, marketing and manufacturing of RIO lines

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