White River

[RyanS052]

Does anyone know if the White River is a good fishery? It feeds Lake Wenatchee, but haven't really seen anything if its good to fish or not. Looks like they have done a ton of work on Salmon and Steelhead habitat!

Just curious is anyone has fished/had any success up there.

[Skyvalhunter]

I thought it was closed to fishing for salmon/steelhead but I could be wrong. I know the trout fishing is not all that great.

[Bullkllr]

Regs read "from mouth to White River Falls and tributaries, except Napeequa River
All species CLOSED WATERS."

That whole main basin has been about shut down with esa based closures.

[jackelope]

It may be changing, but I have lived within a few miles of the White my entire life. No one fishes it. It’s really silty and I am told fish struggle to survive.

I have heard an old timer or two say it was pretty good steelhead fishing 60+ years ago.

Wrong white river I believe.

[Bullkllr]

It may be changing, but I have lived within a few miles of the White my entire life. No one fishes it. It’s really silty and I am told fish struggle to survive.

I have heard an old timer or two say it was pretty good steelhead fishing 60+ years ago.

Wrong white river I believe.

  Ironically "No one fishes it. It’s really silty and I am told fish struggle to survive" actually still applies.

[RyanS052]

Thank you for the information! I was looking up and down the regs and researching and couldn't find anything about it. Couldn't even find a video of people fishing it. Thank you all!

[Skyvalhunter]

I fished the Napeequa but no luck. I ran into a guy that fished White river below Boulder Pass trail, he was catching pan size trout. Steelhead and Salmon can't make it up that far due to the falls at the TH I believe

[FreeSkier85]

I can't imagine the fishing to be that great above the Falls either. They are pretty aggressive. I am looking to backpack into the Napeequa this Fall and may throw a rod in there to see if there is much going on in that river. Either that or a rifle for bear, would be a hell of a pack-out outta that Valley though... .

[teanawayslayer]

I can't imagine the fishing to be that great above the Falls either. They are pretty aggressive. I am looking to backpack into the Napeequa this Fall and may throw a rod in there to see if there is much going on in that river. Either that or a rifle for bear, would be a hell of a pack-out outta that Valley though... .

I fished the napeequa about 6 years ago. We caught over a 100 trout in 4 hours. Mostly small. Biggest one being 16”. It was sure fun. Wouldn’t hike up that brushy bottom again!

[FreeSkier85]

Oh really? Mind mentioning what ya'll were using? Usually I am a spin bait kind of fisherman. Might be doing the Boulder Pass to Napeequa and up out of Little Giant Pass over the Labor Day Weekend.

[Bushcraft]

I can't imagine the fishing to be that great above the Falls either. They are pretty aggressive. I am looking to backpack into the Napeequa this Fall and may throw a rod in there to see if there is much going on in that river. Either that or a rifle for bear, would be a hell of a pack-out outta that Valley though... .

I fished the napeequa about 6 years ago. We caught over a 100 trout in 4 hours. Mostly small. Biggest one being 16”. It was sure fun. Wouldn’t hike up that brushy bottom again!

Are you talking about "the bottom" just up behind Tall Timber Timber Ranch?  I can't imagine too many, if any, fish exist up valley. There are a series of huge falls that would prevent fish from moving upstream into the valley.