Wind River Washington Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
We also have custom Perfect Fly selections in 3 different price ranges for this stream that come with or without fly boxes. They make excellent gifts. Click Here To Order or Call us at 800 594 4726 or email us at sales@perfectflystore.com.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Steelhead (summer run)
Chinook Salmon
Size
Medium
Location
South Central Washington
Nearest Towns
Carson
Camas
Stevenson
Season
Make sure you see the current
regulations as they change frequently
Access:
Good
Non-Resident License
State of Washington
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
Varies by species
Spring:
The last most current season opened March 16. The height of the Chinook Salmon season is in May.
Summer:
Summer run steelhead – see current regulations and season.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
For Steelhead and Salmon
Fly Line:
7, 8 , 9 or 10 weight for appropriate typerod, sinking, sinking tip and floating
Leaders:
10#, 12# in 9 to 15 feet lengths
Tippets:
10# and 12#
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly 7, 8, 9 and 10 ft. single hand rods
Fly Reels:
For 7 to 10 weight lines
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
KISS Strike Indicators, Lanyards, etc.
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Wind River Washington
The Wind River originates in the Cascade Mountain Range south of Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens. It flows through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and joins the Columbia River near Carson, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge.
You may have heard of the many problems with the population of steelhead in the Wind River. It has been very much up and down. Different programs have been tried during the past years. At one point in time, the Wind was closed to angling and the steelhead were
listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. The area that is open to fishing and the length of the fishing season depends on the yearly run of spring Chinook Salmon. Summer run steelhead fishing also takes place.
It is wise to contact the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Sport Fishing Rules for current information before planning a trip.
The Wind River is one of the most popular spring Chinook sport fisheries in the state of Washington. It’s common to have as many as 200 boats a day between the state Highway #14 bridge and the white buoy line that’s the boundary between Wind River and the
Columbia River.
The Wind River is the first cold water tributary on the Washington side above the Bonneville Dam, and as such it attracts a lot of summer run steelhead. Boat
anglers get the most fish. There are wide sandbars that crowd the narrow channel and concentrates the fish.
Access to the Wind River is plentiful because the Wind River Highway parallels most of the river.