Midweek report from Sekiu, WA: Salmon slam is well underway with lots of hatchery silver salmon pulled out of the saltwater off the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. This is a big pink salmon year, but the tricky little guys are hiding down deep. No matter, the silvers are game, and with a few extra guests this year I’ve been forced to use the fly rod a bit more, and it’s paid off. The old-school technique of bucktailing — dragging a bucktail fly behind the prop wash of the boat at relatively high speeds — is really working out this year.
-MS
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