Quileute River System
Bogachiel, Calawah and Sol Duc Rivers, Washington



The Quileute System on the famed Olympic Peninsula is made up of three major tributaries, the Calawah, Bogachiel, and the Sol Duc Rivers. All three are classic winter run steelhead fisheries offering excellent fly water for wild native steelhead.

Although the Sol Duc and the Bogachiel join one another close to the Pacific Ocean to form the Quilleute River, each has its own personality. Click the following links to go to each rivers respective page:

Bogachiel River
Sol Duc River

December marks the arrival of hatchery born steelhead on these three rivers. These steelhead ascend on this system in very strong numbers although their size is generally smaller than that of the natives that will arrive later. January is normally when the native steelhead start to make their upriver migration towards spawning grounds. These large, bright and incredibly strong fish will trickly into these three rivers until late April. Many of these can be very sizable, nearly 20 pounds and occasionally even larger. These beauties are the reason so many fly anglers consider the Olympic Peninsula the mecca for steelhead in the lower 48 states.

A smaller number of summer run steelhead arrive in May and remain in the Quilleute system until late fall. Chinook and Coho salmon also find their way into the Sol Duc along with the steelhead providing a good summer source of fly angling.

Multi-day trips to these scenic rivers can include combinations of both drift boating and hiking days to provide optimal fly-fishing opportunities as well as the most memorable experience possible.

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