Yesterday afternoon after leaving work I headed out to the Wallace below Reese Rd. to get some evening trout fishing in. I had been wanting to get out to some of the smaller rivers that are relatively close to me this summer, specifically targeting just trout. After learning a good technique that produced fish consistently on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie on my last trip out, I decided to try the same thing on the Wallace. I'm happy to say that it worked.

My basic setup and strategy is as follows. 8lb main line on my trout rod to a standard snap swivel. About half an inch of pencil lead in the snap followed by about two and a half feet of 5lb leader with a size 0 copper Vibrax at the end of the line. Work your way upstream as you go, staying as far back/out of the water as you can in order to not spook the fish in the clear conditions. Cast basically upstream into any good looking pool or riffle and bring the lure straight back downstream at a pace that is at least quick enough to get the blade spinning while moving in the same direction as the water flow. I also did some casting cross current and downstream with success, but predominantly was casting upstream.

Using this technique and moving my way slowly upstream from spot to spot, I caught about 10 fish (2 cutts, 1 steelhead smolt, and probably at least 7 rainbows) in around two hours with many other hits and follows. It would have been a five star day if only the fish were a little bigger (average size was only about 6"...maybe); but, I also wasn't expecting giant fish, and catching 10 is still fun in my opinion. It was a great evening out on the water as I was able to explore some new holes in the low water that I have not been able to reach before.

Tight lines!

---