MILLIONS of Fisherman Drive Over This GEM of a River DAILY & Have ZERO CLUE What They Are Missing

[@donmelendez8224]

So many good urban rivers and streams here in Western Washington. I love this one you’re on. Haven’t been there in awhile, but you don’t feel like you’re in an urban setting. Thanks Dan!

[@FlyFishDan]

So true - so weird to have a trout stream like this below a busy freeway overpass as it meanders through neighborhood. So cool!

[@Shiddyvet]

I work in Seattle and you make it look way better than it is.

[@FlyFishDan]

We picked up a ton of trash last week so it was representing well this trip :))

[@Shiddyvet]

@@FlyFishDan you do well! Keep up the good work.

[@briankelly6113]

This looks familiar. Even catching little fish is fun in a nice setting. Thanks for the video.

[@FlyFishDan]

Well said - gorgeous fishery for sure. Thanks for watching Brian! Cheers!

[@tommypointer7876]

Love it when they hit on anything you through at them . Yall got some gorgeous water up there! Happy fishin. 😊

[@FlyFishDan]

Agreed - I am pretty lucky to live in the PNW for sure!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Hello Dan! Is it an urban river? No kidding, it looks very nice stream. Great fishing!! All the best.

[@FlyFishDan]

Flows right through town - pretty crazy, you would never know it while on the river (besides the car noises). Thanks and cheers!

[@drewhbend]

I would use Ellensburg angler anytime, We fished with Todd a few weeks ago, great guide service. Still trying to determine where you are as likely not far from my house :)

[@FlyFishDan]

Keaton is a great guide too - if you reach out to him, I am confident he would share his secrets to this amazing urban fishery. Cheers!

[@chrismccoy9230]

I appreciate that you have just a handful of go-to flies for most any moving water you come to.

[@FlyFishDan]

Funny too...I have boxes and boxes of different variations...but I typically use the same 12 every trip.

[@MV-Dan]

My local river, I love getting a couple hours in after work. I don’t carry a streamer and a dry rod, I carry a sculpzila and a dry rod.

[@FlyFishDan]

sculpzilla is an amazing fly indeed - love that river!

[@patrickbasin9389]

That’s one of my holes. We have to keep it a secret!!! Good job

[@thestepcast]

This is near Seattle? You would never know just how close to town you are - pretty incredible!

[@FlyFishDan]

Very near Seattle - give Keaton a shout and I am sure he'll give you full scoop.

[@thebigroy]

Best fly fishing channel out there!!

[@FlyFishDan]

Thank you! Very kind!

[@jaysung2725]

I know that guest! May recognize some spots too? 🤔 haha great job, fish Ooon! 🐟

[@FlyFishDan]

Nice! Thanks for taking the time to watch Jay!

[@martinludvik8361]

Hey Dan,so today IT was more of a fishy thing.😁😁😁🙄🙄🙄 And finally a beautiful beautiful trout right?👀👀👀 At time of the video 8:40.😍😍😍 Sweet.🤗🤗🤗 Fish on.🤠🤠🤠

[@FlyFishDan]

It was a good day for sure!

[@shaneorourke2911]

What an awesome spot! I’ll be over that way this weekend sadly no fishing. Spokane has some great urban options as well!

[@FlyFishDan]

It really is an amazing urban river for sure - I'll have to explore Spokane's one day myself! Cheers!

[@raymonddoerr2523]

It was me who invented the sculpzilla. Let me know next time you’re in ellensburg and I’ll pick a high-end restaurant for us 👍

[@FlyFishDan]

Lol - it is a good fly for sure!

[@flyguy3827]

Wow - very cool fishery!

[@FlyFishDan]

Yes, thanks!

[@austinmichalski451]

One of my favorite spots I know exactly where this is at if you go a couple miles up the river there is some really nice deep holes!

[@FlyFishDan]

Nice! There was some guy swimming in that hole this evening...Lol

[@teamlosi11]

Agree with you on the Zilla and the black Pats rubber legs. I’ll buy drinks if you’re buying lunch 🤓

[@FlyFishDan]

It's a great bug for sure! What's for lunch??

[@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker]

I got to fish with one of the guys responsible for the pats rubber legs popularity. His name is Phil Chavez, he works/worked for RIO. Was pretty cool to meet one of the guys behind one of my favorite flies

[@fisherman5517]

another fine video ,keep them comeing please .

[@FlyFishDan]

Thank you! I am on it! :))

[@MrSofthackle]

While I’ve only been to Seattle two times I was able to find some decent urban fishing. A local fly shop gave me a few suggestions and I was able to catch brook trout, rainbows and either cutthroats or cuttbows on dry flies. I live in the Chicago area so there’s no real trout fishing nearby that I can take off a few hours to fish. You’re a lucky guy Dan. I’ve noticed that you primarily use a sculpzilla as your go to streamer fly. Do you ever use wooly buggers. My primary searching pattern is a thin mint bugger.

[@anonymous108]

I grew up in chicago for a few years, I will say smallmouth fishing and musky fishing around there is excellent. I caught them of piers and the Fox river. What about steelhead/lake run browns?

[@FlyFishDan]

Thanks Dale - Seattle area really is pretty great for outdoors activities for sure, especially fishing. I do have a recent love affair with the sculpzilla - super effective pretty much everywhere! My new confidence fly for sure.

[@WitkowskisFishingSickness]

What's up just subscribed. I saw your post on Facebook. I am a fishing freak too. Lol.

[@FlyFishDan]

Nice! Welcome to my channel!

[@jonroper3712]

Nice! Fish till it’s too dark to see 👍👍🤜🤛

[@FlyFishDan]

Thanks!

[@tall14dude]

If its the river I think it is, I went for a walk/hike near the dam and saw several fly anglers. I'll have to grab my gear and go up there before it closes for the year.

[@FlyFishDan]

It's definitely worth the trip before it does - Cheers!

[@adventurfly879]

One of my biggest fly rod steelhead ever came behind a sunken shopping cart on an urban creek in the roughly Vancouver washington area. Tons of debris and straight up litter in this very neglected super urban stream. Nobody fishes it. Hell you may need to be armed to fish it as its pretty dangerous there. ......but it gets summer and winter steelhead and has a population of rainbows and cuttthroat. Steelhead was 39 inches and 21 lbs. Unforgettable fish!!!!!

[@FlyFishDan]

Ummmm....WOW!!!! That is pretty awesome

[@deanfirnatine7814]

I am going to guess Salmon Creek, I have caught some nice trout there

[@adventurfly879]

@deanfirnatine7814 haha. Not much to be said. Bring a firearm these days.

[@leemowers9395]

Simple equation, bugs follow nutrients, fish follow bugs. I still wouldn't eat any fish that I caught there.

[@FlyFishDan]

Surprisingly - though a ton of trash on the banks, the system is really healthy. Lots of white fish which usually is a good sign.

[@armadilloauriemmo5663]

Rock n roll 🎣🎸

[@FlyFishDan]

Oh yeah~!

[@speedbird1598]

Someone more knowledgeable than me can correct me but the nice Rainbow sure looked like a baby Steelhead to me!

[@speedbird1598]

How safe is parking there?

[@FlyFishDan]

Horrible - park on the road whenever possible (lots of break-ins)

[@bigmick812]

Dude!!! Shhhhhh Lol

[@FlyFishDan]

I didn't name it! ;))

[@yuanbocai6866]

Is this duwamish river

[@philipdennis-rh7uj]

The Yakima or Cle Elum ?

[@FlyFishDan]

Neither - shoot me an email at [e-mail] and I'll give you the scoop

[@thejazzykatty]

went here last night, lost a fricken toad

[@FlyFishDan]

@@thejazzykatty dang!

[@markmacintyre3422]

Link to Keaton on Instagram isn’t working…

[@FlyFishDan]

Fixed! (I hope)

[@FlyFishDan]

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