Steelnerves,

You won't see many winter steelhead anglers flyfishing the Humptulips. In my opinion, the Hump just doesn't have the stream channel morphology that favors winter fly fishing with the wet fly swing. True, there are a few spots, but it's generally better suited to pulling plugs, which is what you'll mostly see. If I was determined to fish this river for winter steelhead, I'd try the floating line, weighted fly, and floating indicator thingy. That technique, which I'm not experienced at, would best position the fly in the holding water, like fishing with a bobber and jig, compared to using a sink tip and wet fly swing.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.