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spokey9
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Quinalt River

Post by spokey9 » Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:01 am

Has anybody done a guided trip on the Quinalt? i'm thinking about booking a winter steelhead trip and am looking for a good guide reccomendation. any info on peak run timing and what to expect would be greatly apprecited as well.
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Re: Quinalt River

Post by riverhunter » Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:31 am

Look for any tribes guiding on the cook river. It is phenomenal from December thru early February.

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Re: Quinalt River

Post by Brat Bonker » Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:17 pm

I went with wayne james of lower Quinault monster guide service on cook creek last year and had a blast, mid January and no one else there, really nice fish too and that's when the big ones come in I guess. lots of guides on facebook too just can't remember the name of some but theres Letty potter, Ruben Estavillo, Richard obi

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Re: Quinalt River

Post by riverhunter » Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:31 am

Correction cook creek not cook river. Thanks Brat Bonker for the reminder

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Re: Quinalt River

Post by chwong » Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:17 pm

Has anyone fished with Lower Quinault River Guides Fred and Lisa Eastman and if so would you recommend them? If not, any other Quinault fishing guides that you would recommend.

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Re: Quinalt River

Post by DannyL » Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:23 pm

If you're looking for Quinault guides I would go with Wayne James. He guides on Cook Creek. Some monster fish in there.
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Re: Quinalt River

Post by Brat Bonker » Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:01 pm

I have heard great things about fred Eastman, I know a couple that go with him and they continue to go with him.

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Re: Quinalt River

Post by spokey9 » Sun Nov 15, 2015 2:11 pm

Thanks everybody, I'm gonna look these guys up and talk with them to see what's what.
Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except i still get to kill something.

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