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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: RyanS052 on June 20, 2021, 11:25:24 PM

Title: White River
Post by: RyanS052 on June 20, 2021, 11:25:24 PM: 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.
Title: Re: White River
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 21, 2021, 05:33:21 AM: 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.
Title: Re: White River
Post by: Bullkllr on June 21, 2021, 07:03:39 AM: 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.
Title: Re: White River
Post by: jackelope on June 21, 2021, 07:59:38 AM: Quote from: Buckjunkie on June 21, 2021, 06:26:22 AM
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.
Title: Re: White River
Post by: Bullkllr on June 21, 2021, 08:09:35 AM: Quote from: jackelope on June 21, 2021, 07:59:38 AM
Quote from: Buckjunkie on June 21, 2021, 06:26:22 AM
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.

:yeah: Ironically "No one fishes it. It’s really silty and I am told fish struggle to survive" actually still applies.
Title: Re: White River
Post by: RyanS052 on June 23, 2021, 08:40:11 AM: 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!
Title: Re: White River
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 23, 2021, 11:54:36 AM: 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
Title: Re: White River
Post by: FreeSkier85 on August 03, 2021, 07:37:43 PM: 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... .
Title: Re: White River
Post by: teanawayslayer on August 03, 2021, 07:54:43 PM: Quote from: FreeSkier85 on August 03, 2021, 07:37:43 PM
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!
Title: Re: White River
Post by: FreeSkier85 on August 11, 2021, 01:23:40 PM: 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.
Title: Re: White River
Post by: Bushcraft on August 11, 2021, 03:13:02 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on August 03, 2021, 07:54:43 PM
Quote from: FreeSkier85 on August 03, 2021, 07:37:43 PM
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.