Hit the snoqualmie river this morning around 7 am. Parked near the Tolt river bridge and walked down to the snoqualmie. I was trying out the new spey rod, and my friend was fishing his 8 wt. Today I saw 2 gear guys and about 7 fly rodders. Kinda neat to see.
The tolt river was kickin out a lot of mud, and turning half the river into a muddy mess. We tied on some pink flies and started swinging. Despite the off color we both landed one chum a piece and hooked into a handful of others. They weren't too dark, but definetly were in spawning colors. I now know why some guys wear/reccomend eye protection... when those flies come loose from the fish, they can come shootin back at you real quick. First time out fishing with the new rod and I was lucky enough to break it in with some fish. Woo hoo! Mark
