Puget Sound is our bread and butter, backyard fishery. We fish year-round for coastal sea-run cutthroat trout in this unique, protected saltwater environment.

Like steelhead, these native trout are anadromous, meaning they are born in a stream, migrate out to spend their adult lives in saltwater and then return to their natal water to spawn--and eat salmon eggs and fry. Puget Sound is a unique and vast fishery and harbors a healthy population of these feisty trout. This is one of the most prolific and accessible trout fisheries in North America though and remains unknown to most trout anglers.

We pursue these critters from a specially equipped power boat, giving us maximum versatility and the ability to target unpressured beaches with no foot access. This is trout fishing, so we throw five and six-weight rods armed with small baitfish and shrimp imitations. Coastal cutthroat are aggressive, ambush predators and they are highly migratory, chasing food around the Sound, moving with the tides and currents. The fishing is often very visual as you watch fish attack your fly in shallow, clear water. Salmon often live and migrate along the shoreline too and depending on the season we may incidentally encounter them while fishing for cutthroat.

Full day saltwater trips are $650 and half day trips are $450. 2 anglers max and all fishing gear is provided. Light lunch is provided on full day trips. See bottom of the page for more info.

When you're from Western Washington winter steelhead fishing runs deep in your soul. This isn't easy fishing. In fact, it's often cold, wet, dark and mentally and physically challenging. But, just the chance to find even a single, chrome bright steelhead is enough to fuel the day. 

The Skagit River Basin is where the modern spey/two-handed rod revolutaion began and we head there to swing flies with two-handed rods for steelhead on the Skagit/Sauk system from December through April (the open season can change year to year). This is sink tips with big rods and big flies kind of fishing. We save the nymph rods for trout on the Yakima, preferring to swing flies for these native fish. If you wish to fish with a snagle hand rod that is just fine too.

Bull trout/cutthroat/spey casting tune up trips are offered on the Skagit River October--December too. This is a fun way to catch a few fish and work on your casting in a beautiful setting.

Full day steelhead float trips are $600 for 2 anglers max. All fishing gear and light lunch provided. Shuttle is included when available. See bottom of the page for more info.

During the warmer months, hiking along Cascade mountain streams is a fun and scenic way to spend a day fishing. Just a short drive up hill from Seattle are several, clear running rivers and tributaries full of native cutthroat and wild rainbows.

This is a hiking and boulder hopping, wild fish on light rods and dry flies kind of day. The fish are small and fun on light gear. This is an excellent way to brush up on your skills or just a spend a pleasant day in a pretty place.

This was the first place we began guiding, in 2006, and remains one of our favorite places to spend time.

These trips are offered as a half-day walk and wade outing, $450, for 2 anglers. A third anglers may be added for an dadditional $100. All fishing gear in provided. No lunch or drinks provided on half day trips. See bottom of the page for more info.

Note: While this fishing isn't complicated, the hiking and wading requires a moderate level of physical fitness to find fish and cover water.