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GoingtoFish
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Looking for good Fly Fishing waters near Monroe

Post by GoingtoFish » Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:08 am

Been having a ball learning to fly fish for the last 10+ years. ;) My son has recently started to enjoy it to. Unfortunately I don't get out much to fly fish and I’m not sure where the small rivers/creeks are near Monroe that would be good for my son and I where we can catch something bigger than a 3 or 4 inch brookie. That is all we have caught. Can anyone recommend a small river or stream with easy access within 20-30 minutes of Monroe that may produce some larger fish?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tight Lines!

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Re: Looking for good Fly Fishing waters near Monroe

Post by Gringo Pescador » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:18 am

Now that the Skykomish water level is dropping you should be able to find plenty of places to throw flies for steelhead and dollys - they would be a little bigger than thos brookies :fish:
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Re: Looking for good Fly Fishing waters near Monroe

Post by natetreat » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:20 am

I second Gringo - also the sultan river and wallace river are perfect spots out there for cutthroat and dollies and a few steelhead mixed in.

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Re: Looking for good Fly Fishing waters near Monroe

Post by rcthepirate » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:37 am

If you are willing to travel a bit further I always like to recommend the cedar river. It's all the way down near Renton, but it's a great spot with a ton of bank access and plenty of average to decent sized cutthroat and rainbows that are more than willing to take a nymph or a dry.

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Re: Looking for good Fly Fishing waters near Monroe

Post by GoingtoFish » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:47 pm

Thanks guys. We are going to head up by the Wallace and see what we can pick up and then move over to the sultan.

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Re: Looking for good Fly Fishing waters near Monroe

Post by natetreat » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:11 pm

Remember that it's only the lower stretch that is open, I'd hate to see you get a ticket.

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