Best guides who fish the Solduc

Posted by: fishtale

Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/03/16 11:09 AM

I have a friend who is looking to book a trip to the Solduc. Who in your opinions are the best Solduc guides besides TRBO? Any help would be great! Thanks in advance.
Posted by: deerlick

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/03/16 11:12 AM

Bill meyer, Bob gratzer, Larry scott if they have any days
Posted by: steelhead59

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/03/16 11:27 AM

J.D. Love for fly fishing the Solduc. No kill on Wild fish.
Posted by: The Moderator

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/03/16 12:06 PM

Well, if I were to hire a guide for the Sol Duc and his name wasn't Bob Ball, I'd hire either Mikey Z or Carl Windle....but you're not going to have a bad day with Bill Meyer, Larry Scott, Matt McCuloch either.

All of these guides have their favorite runs on the Duc..and I'd pick the guide depending on what run of the Duc you wanted to fish and possibly how you wanted to fish it (flies, bobber dogging, beads, worms, floats, etc).
Posted by: Fish Stalker

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/03/16 08:50 PM

Skinny Bob Ball will get you into as many or more than any of them and is a great guy to spend a day on the river with..if he is booked which most likely is...bob kratzer or Larry Scott...
Posted by: tailchaser51

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 06:10 AM

Ryan Celesta is probably the best kept secret on the peninsula. Doesn't advertise because he don't have to. Hit him up. 360-640-3360 Mike Z , Bob Kratzer , Larry Scott, all good guides. Just depends on what stretch of river you are looking to float
Posted by: RUNnGUN

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 06:38 AM

Originally Posted By: paker
Well, if I were to hire a guide for the Sol Duc and his name wasn't Bob Ball, I'd hire either Mikey Z or Carl Windle....but you're not going to have a bad day with Bill Meyer, Larry Scott, Matt McCuloch either.

All of these guides have their favorite runs on the Duc..and I'd pick the guide depending on what run of the Duc you wanted to fish and possibly how you wanted to fish it (flies, bobber dogging, beads, worms, floats, etc).

Sounds like good old fashioned drift fishing or boon doggling, aka side drifting, is becoming a lost art?
Posted by: WDFW X 1 = 0

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 07:08 AM

So is learning the trade.
Posted by: chrome/22

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 07:11 AM

Originally Posted By: RUNnGUN
Sounds like good old fashioned drift fishing or boon doggling, aka side drifting, is becoming a lost art?


Matt is a side drifter.
Posted by: STRIKE ZONE

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 01:22 PM

Bob Ball, Larry Scott, Matt McCulloch, Bill Meyer...........Good luck,

SZ
Posted by: Dub

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 06:37 PM

I liked fishing with Bill Meyer. Think he has a real nice new boat too
Posted by: fish4brains

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/04/16 09:01 PM

Bob Ball
Posted by: fishtale

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/05/16 07:59 AM

Thanks for all the info! Now it's up to him to get intouch with
them!
Posted by: Paul Smenis

Re: Best guides who fish the Solduc - 02/05/16 09:11 AM

Have fun should be great fishing!
That stream is on my bucket list for the spring some year!
Good luck!