Fly Fishing Road Trips
Good People      Good Water       Good Fish

Washington is part of the 2016 Banff trip.  British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington were an afterthought.  After staying in Alberta, Canada, I realized I could do British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington before going home.  It would mean a non-stop trip to Chicago for 33 hours.   Leaving at midnight, I would cross the continental divide and arrive at the border of British Columbia and Washington state.  I would try to fish both in the early morning. 

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Washington took a couple of delays.  First, I was doing so well that I was ahead of schedule.  The border didn't open until 8:00 am; I arrived at 6:30 am.  I found another river only five miles away and burnt up sometime.  I crossed the border with no problem.  The second issue was that my phone got ruined as I dropped in a lake.  I will guess about the locations I chose earlier as I have no GPS.  Lastly, I lost my net, so catching a trout and taking a picture would be challenging.  Catching a trout was no problem.  A log was lying over Sullivan Creek, and a dry fly was placed on it.  The rainbow hit it at once, and it is a nice size trout.  But, when trying to take a picture, it wiggled out of my palm and into the water.  I caught another one, and the same thing happened.  It took another hour to see a small trout and a picture.

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Washington State is Done!

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