Quinault River Rainbows 7-18-03

Please be patient while the photo's load, they are worth the wait.

After the road ends... the fun begins.

Quinault River Panoramic. Use caution the current is swift & powerful. Most of the river is just too deep to wade.

The fish average about 9-11 inches and are quite quite feisty. Jumping & Running.

Quinault River, Inside of Olympic National Park.

Typical Quinault River rainbow.

And another...

The fish really liked this size 8 muddler.

This is where Graves creek runs into the Quinault, 4 nice fish where caught & released here.

Log bridge over Graves Creek.

Foot bridge across the creek.

The fish start to get smaller in the creek. Back to the water little one.

Beautiful deep blue pools.

Back on the Quinault the trout are biting.

5wt. rod, 7 ft. leader, 4x tippet, 1 muddler, & floating line = Nice Bow!

Into another one.

Yours truly signing off for the day... notice the grin.

End of a fine day in the great Northwest.

Please practice Catch & release.

Bill's Fly Fishing Photo Journal. All photo's copyright 2003.