stream fishing w/ 10 yr. old

[kramman]

this year my 10 yr. old son informed me that he wnts to stream fish for trout.being mostly a salmon fishermen i was wondering if anyone knew  of any  good easy hikes into the cascades[south or central]or maybe the olympics for some river fishing. would like to hike 2miles or so fish have lunch and turn back.any help would be appr.including any books that might help.                                                                                                                                              thanks kram

[jackelope]

a lot of the smaller streams have tons of little wild trout in them that are a blast to catch especially for a 10 year old. i have picked one on a map, find it and try it. maybe a tough proposition for a 10 year old if there are no fish there i guess.  any of the forks of the teanaway, taneum creek, boxwood canyon creek, etc. the teanaway is always fun and you might be able to hike up into esmerelda basin a ways and find the stream and try it, i never have. i just always fish along the road. the further you get from the yak, the more cutthroats and less rainbows you'll fine.  there is a book i bought at a flyfishing shop that is titled something along the lines of the apline lakes wilderness fishing guide. a lot of the hike in fishing you'll find is gonna be at lakes.

[Dman]

 You might also try Tahoma Creek in Mount Ranier Park in late August or September. No fishing license required and loaded with native Cutts that love flies. 

[jackelope]

it would probably help if we knew what area you wanted to be in to fish.

[kramman]

jackelope i live tacoma anything within a3hr. drive .also have property by elma so anthing in the southern olympics. thanks

[jackelope]

the little creeks i mentioned are all within an hour at the most of snoqualmie pass.

[Dman]

 Close to your area there is great fishing in the Duckabush, Dosewallips and Hamma Hamma Rivers, I've flyfished the mouth of the Dose for Cutts and it was pretty consistent. Doublecheck regs for sea-run restrictions, a lot of streams in that area are closed to the retention of sea-runs, catch and release.

[Ridinshotgun]

Try Skate Creek its planted all the time. There is easy access along the road. Its opened June 1 to Oct. 31.

[kramman]

thinking about taking the kids over to rufus woods lake for spring brk.w/ gas at $3.50+ i dont want to pull the boat.ive never been over there but ive heard its possible to plunk from shore.anyone ever done this?do you need a tribal permit if your on the res.any shore access places to plunk? sporting good stores  where i might get some info? any info would be appr.thanks  kram quad and slojo

[mossback91]

tribal permit needed on rez. Not needed on white boy side. I usually fish on whiteboy side by bridgport above chief joe dam. Fishing has been picking up. Easy to catch fish from the shore kids would have fun. Last time I went it had picked up alot since it was warming up. they will swallow but have been biting lightly right on the drop and usually require hooking but will swallow if u give them time.

[kramman]

thanks for info mossback i will stay on white boy side.is most the shore fishing done w/power bait or a different method

[billythekidrock]

thanks for info mossback i will stay on white boy side.is most the shore fishing done w/power bait or a different method

I know alot of guys use powerbait but I think if you use bait you have to keep the first 2 caught. I would suggest trying micro jigs under a bobber.

[mossback91]

spoons and rooster tails work great also.

[kramman]

well im heading over tomorrow hope the weather warms up abit are there any other lakes out there that might be worth trying im thinking of   staying in wenatchee.any lowland hikes worth trying.if we catch anything ill try to get a pic up.will probable need wife to do it 

[boneaddict]

Should be picking up, they lost another 5,000 fish out of the nets by accident last week.  OOOpps

[kramman]

my plan was to take the kids to wenatchee and stay in a hotel with a indoor swimming pool so the kids could swim at night and we could hike fish and exploer during the day. well anyone w.w/ kids know that plans can change .heres the story.wife and i are remodeling the rec. room took the deer antlers off the walls and informed the kids of the dangers of playing in the room w/ all the tools and antlers on the floor well what happens but they dont listen and my littlest falls and impales his arm on my big 3pt.trip to hospital and 3 stitches later he can not get the arm wet so we stay at  home and make day trips from here. still waiting to go to rofus.    

[jackelope]

most of the rivers and streams are closed till june 1, make sure to read the regs..they can get complicated.

hope the kid is feeling better quick!!

[ICEMAN]

kramman, I hope your antlers are ok! 

Just kidding..., kids can sure find those things to get hurt on. I hope your child is ok. And, hopefully you can get them out and have some fun too!

[kramman]

both the antlers and kid are doing fine.the wife still seems to be poed at me though still.she hates telling that story the other baseball moms