Okanogan and another in
Riverside. The lower river
is accessible by boat from
a couple of places, but use
caution in some areas for
shallow water. In and around
Okanogan and Omak, there
are a few places that have
proven to be quite productive
along with Riverside. Like I said
before, most people in the area
are pretty tight lipped about
good locations, so it may take
some exploring… or you can
stop in to the shop and we can
give you a direction to go in.
Lately, the use of switch rods
and commando heads has
really been taking off on the
upper Okanogan. Swinging flies in shorts for smallies is a great way
to get your game on for steelhead season (might as well get some
sun on those legs before you adopt the Simms G3 tan line for the
winter).
"Though it might not carry the glamour of
chasing chrome; bronze backs on sunny days
can be a welcome change to numb fingers
and frozen guides."
In addition to the Okanogan, our local lakes can produce some
behemoth bass. Leader, Whitestone, Spectackle, Palmer, Osoyoos and
Rufus Woods all harbor bronze and bucket mouth “slabs.” A couple
of lakes on the Colville Confederated Tribe (Buffalo, Twin Lakes and
Washburn Pond) are known to be inhabited with Leviathans. Like
any type of fishing, you’ll have to work them yourself to figure out the
“when and what.” What works for me may not work for you.