I usually don't head up that way until November-- not because there aren't fish, but because I'm busy salmon fishing in the Reach. We usually troll magnum wiggle warts, wiggle warts, and 1/2 oz. hot-n-tots in metallic red, hot pink, metallic green, or fluorescent red/black herringbone. My favorite area is near Steptoe Canyon, accessible from Nisqually John Landing or Chief Timothy Park. I've also caught fish in the confluence at Clarkston, or all the way down at Lower Granite Dam.

At the confluence, drifting a bobber and shrimp or bobber and jig/shrimp will often outfish trolling. There will be plenty of company there so just follow the crowd.

Night trolling with Vortexes can also be good both at the confluence and lower down.

Good luck!


Good luck!