Swingin' Flies in the Pacific Northwest: Spey Clave / Sandy

May 24, 2012

Spey Clave / Sandy

Went to the Spey Clave last Saturday. After walking around, eating food, and talking with others, I spent the last 4 hours fishing in Oxbow below the Clave. Good looking runs with no action. Was using T10 and T14 with various weighted and unweighted flies. Water visibility was at least 6 feet. I didn't mark down river stage, however, looking back it appears to be around 9.5. Temp was in the upper 40s.

Access	Sandy / Oxbow
Air Temp	70's
Water Temp/Visibility	40'sF / 6 feet
Weather	Mostly Sunny
River Stage	9.5?
Time in/out	4pm / 8pm
Leaders/Lines	Comp Skagit
	10 and 12 feet of T10-T14	All day
	12lb Maxima
Flies	Various sizes in winter and summer	-
Notes	Post Spey Clave fishing. Runs looked good. Didn't mark down river levels. Had a few bumps. No real pulls.

I'd post more, but I didn't take notes the day of, so I've forgotten all the important info.

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My interest in fly fishing began as a teenager in my home state of Missouri. After years of fishing rivers in and around the Ozarks, I moved to California in the early 90's. Life continued on, I happily drove hours around to various streams hunting trout. Then it happened. One rainy fall morning, I landed my first steelhead.

Game over. Buh bye trout. Hello steelhead!

Fast forward to 2011. My obsession with steelhead was out of control. I convinced my wife and family, that we needed to leave California and head to the Pacific Northwest.

Now, I'm able to happily fish for steelhead almost year around in both Washington and Oregon. My now home-water is a quick 10 minutes away. Within two hours, I can reach the Deschutes, Klickitat, Wilson, Sandy, Clackamas, Hood, Lewis, Cowlitz, Kalama, and dozens of others. Many of those are within a half hour. Paradise.

Although I started out with single handed rods all those years ago, I switched almost exclusively to 2-handed rods around 2005. I find them to be more efficient and less tiring over those long days. Initially reluctant to give them a try, I've rarely looked back.

This blog is my little spot on the internet to keep record of my trips, fly tying, and thoughts on fishing. Originally conceived as a personal journal to help myself remember where I went and what flies were productive- for whatever reason, I decided to make it public. Hopefully you will get something from it.