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Calawah River Report
Clallam County, WA

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12/30/2009
Drift Fishing
Steelhead
Corky & Yarn
All Day
12/31/2009
3
3080

Left at 4 in the morning on wednesday to hit the bogachiel for the first time. got to the hatchery at 730, reminded me of blue creek with all the people, shoulder to shoulder almost all the way to the mouth of the calawah. noticed one guy on the opposite side of the calawah consistantly hooking fish for the majority of the morning, no real action to speak of on the bogy. left the hatchery and ate lunch at about 130. headed down to what i guess they call tall timbers to the calawah at 3pm went to the spot we seen the guy catching them earlier in the day and fished for about an hour with no luck. as darkness was starting to set in i put on a glow corkie and within 5 or six casts i hooked and caught a nice little 5 pound hatchery hen, as i was retying my buddy hooked and landed another fish almost identical size and shape to mine. i decided to go back to the car to get my headlamp and a camera flash and while i was gone my buddy hooked a bigger fish and lost it at the bank, we fished for a couple more hours with no more luck and headed back to the motel. we got up this morning and headed back to the same spot and fished it for 4 hours with no bites. decided to take a look down stream on the bogy, saw one fish on the bank, a nice 17 pounder a little kid had caught (nice first fish!). made two casts and hooked in to a good fish but after a short fight it spit the hook, fished that hole for another 45 minutes before we were pretty much out of gear, left at noon. it was a fun trip, hopefully next time we will hit it on some better days.


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Keith
1/1/2010 8:22:00 PM
How do you get to the Bogy? I am going there next weekend but have no idea how to get there. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
arniejl
1/3/2010 9:03:00 AM
The Bogachiel Tall Timber hole is just below the confluence of the Calawah. To get there, at least when I lived there, is/was kind of nasty and I had never made it without 4 wheel drive. Head out of Forks towards Lapush (you will turn off hwy 101 just before the Smokehouse Resturant, that's a plug, as my sister owns it:), go past the Quillayute Airport road, or basically, stay left at the first main intersection. Go up a slight hill and maybe about 1/2 mile from that intersection, there will be a gravel/mud road to your left ( I believe that there is an open gate on it, so look for the gate). That road will take you through 6 gazillion and, used to be, not sure anymore, very deep mudholes. The road ends at the Forks hole, which is the confluence. To your left is the Calawah, and there is fishing to be done there, if you wish. The Forks hole, where the two rivers come together is too funky, most bypass that but just below there is the tall timber hole, which is a long stretch of river that can be fished from the shore. When we boated this river, years ago, we always anchored on the opposite side of the river and shortlined back to the middle, so it can be effectively fished from the shore you will be on. Don't feel like you have to try to cast clear to the other bank as the fish will hold 1/2 to 3/4 of the way across. If the river is up and kind of dirty (say 3,4,5 feet of visibilty, try casting a little shorter, on occasion, as the fish will move up through the slack water and you may be able to pick one off.
arniejl
1/3/2010 9:22:00 AM
I should add that you should have some waders for this hole. Also, if you just want the best chance to catch fish, my belief is that the hatchery hole on the Bogey is much more productive for a bank fisherman. Walk down the trail to the river and fish fairly short from the steep bank or fish, like many on here say, the big rocks and boils at the tailout, and remember, don't get disappointed after a while if you don't get any action, especially, in higher water, as these fish keep moving through.
Nelly1
1/4/2010 12:42:00 AM
Wow, thanks Aniejl! great info! I'l l be sure to stop by the Smokehouse restaurant on my way home.
arniejl
1/4/2010 6:53:00 AM
No problem, Nelly. Another thing, well, because it is what it is, is that the hatchery run will be dwindling down here in another 3 or 4 weeks. When that happens, these fish will not hole up at the hatchery. There may be a few lingering around, but when the natives hit, the Tall Timber hole would then be the better option, imo.
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