Sauk River Fly Fishing – Wild Steelhead

Pricing:  Full Day $550 – $100 Additional 3rd Angler – All equipment included – Fishing License, WA Sales Tax and Gratuity not included
Season:  June – January
Species:  Wild Steelhead
EWA Cancellation Policy

The Sauk is a the largest tributary feeding into the Skagit River near Rockport.  Though nearly 2 hours from Seattle, Emerald Water Anglers offers premier Sauk River fly fishing guide trips for winter steelhead on the swung fly.

Despite, or maybe because of its temperament the Sauk is well known and revered for steelhead fly-fishing in both winter and summer months. March and April used to be catch and release only when growing numbers of wild fish enter the river but due to poor management and a number of other factors, this and all of the Puget Sound rivers close at the end of January to protect the remaining numbers of wild steelhead still returning.

Although the numbers of fish in this river are not what they once were, enough still return to make fishing the Sauk a beautiful experience. Both chum and coho salmon also make a fall migratory journey into these fabled waters. A wild fish of over 15 pounds, which is likely here, will rip a poorly designed drag system into a lurching frozen block of recyclable metal. Memories both good and sobering are free.

We highly recommend the use of spey rods here and on all the steelhead rivers we guide. We have a full line of them for you to use from Winston, Scott, Echo, Gary Anderson, GLoomis and Sage and our staff are all accomplished spey casting instructors more than happy to teach you this unique style of fly fishing.

See also Skagit River and Skykomish River

Additional Information:

Flies:  Intruders, General Practitioner, Metal Detector, Mega Moal, Skagit Minnows, Morrish’s Trailer Trash, River Rats, Fergus Rock Star, Skunks, Purple Perils, Skykomish Sunrises
Ideal Flows:  Below 4500 cfs
Clothing/Equipment Lists:  Summer season, Winter season
Rods and Lines:  11 1/2 – 13 1/3 foot, 5-8wt spey rods, Rage, Skagit, Scandi, Scout and OPST heads with various tips from floating T-10, T-14 and T-18
Species: Wild Steelhead
Duration:  Full day trip 8-9 hours fishing time
Distance from Seattle:  2  hours