Mountain Creeks, Washington
Coastal & West Slope Cutthroat and rainbow trout photos
All images are by Dave McCoy unless otherwise noted and are all under copyright protection.


Scott Williams of Columbus, OH sticks a fish in the "Fish Bowl" of one of our favorite creeks.


EWA guide Alex Collier with a splendid fish in some of the clearest water I have ever seen.


Fall on one of our favorite streams can be quite spectacular with color.


Fall colors here might be as good as it gets anywhere in the northwestern US.


Chris Schlepper of Austin enjoys a drizzly, overcast day on a crystal clear creek.


A fine fall morning presents yet another photo op, dew settled on a spider web from the night before.


One of our business partners showed up for the meeting, a little West Slope Cutthroat.


Some of the other attractions on these creeks are the colorul array of wild flowers like these Tiger Lily.


Jo Randall sight casting to a couple of weary trout.


John Baughn gently works his way downstream.


Colorful little Coastal Cutthroat.


Scenic view of one of our favorites a little over an hour from downtown Seattle. Scary part is how many of these exist, many even closer to town.


It isn't only the fish eating what hatches, this guy has one single tail strand sticking out of his mouth on his right side!


A client from Japan takes a shot at some locals in one our mountain streams. Photo Jason Cross



A school of young cutts hoping for safety in numbers in chrystal clear water of one of many creeks nearby.


The entrance of one creek into another can make decision on which one to fish a bit tough sometimes but also creates spectacular scenery. Photo Alex Collier


Yet another example of how from stream to stream, the same specie of cutt will look different in both its spotting as well as coloring. Other species of fish will do the same thing such as bonefish, from flat to flat can have different color. This is one of the amazing aspects of these little streams and fish, evolution has prepared each for its specific home to be invisible in the water. Awesome! Photo Alex Collier


EWA guide Ted McDermott uses the shadows to his advantage in our nearby creek.


Giant Fall Caddis crawling along the limestone river bottom. Water is so clear, this was taken through almost 2 feet of water. I wonder what to tie on here!


Angler walking up stream to the next shadow or stranded log.


Underside of the water makes for wonderful reflections.


Just as the line lands, often times a fish will strike so quality presentations are important.


A raccoon foot print along the limestone bottom.


Roy Dunbar pays out a cast over a sublime and deceivingly deep pool. From here, fish were spotted from at least 15 feet away coming to the fly.


Talk about colors, these cutthroat are as brilliant as it gets.


Oops, your box!


Erik Soper sneaks up on a calm pool on a super secret creek.


No hiding here, light leader and delicate presentations only please.


Mother Nature can be so kind. Some tasty wild blueberries hang waiting to be plucked.


Alex Collier gets into one of the nicer fish available on this creek, not all creeks are created equal!


Alex manages to bring him to hand too, for once!


A native Penstemon wildflower found in abundance along some of the streams.


Stunning combination of water reflection and bottom coloration while a caddis skates. Photo Alex Collier


Really small fish will try to eat things nearly half their size as demonstrated here as these fry peck at a Royal Wulff.


Red Sky Rockets make up just some of the colorful flora found near these mountain creeks.


Dave McCoy presents a fly to a fish on the other side of the stream, what a beautiful stream! Photo Alex Collier


Terry Soos and Dave McCoy putting out the vibe! Photo Alex Collier


Stunning! What awesome fish.


Greg Plancich presents a challenging cast across the pool to find a fish.


Loren slowly approaches rising fish on this stream.


Alex Collier guiding on one of the more remote streams.


Guides view, not bad!

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