bogachiel-river

Bogachiel River is a river in Washington.

It ranks #5 among the 19 waters of Washington in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Also called The Bogy.

Fished for steelhead.

Species: steelhead.

USGS GNIS record: 1516755.

Bogachiel Rearing Ponds (access). It is fishable. Source of hatchery winter steelhead; popular bank stretch running down to Forks Hole. Also called Bogachiel Hatchery.

It is upstream of Wilson.

Bogachiel State Park (access). It is fishable. On Highway 101; camping.

Wilson (access). It is launchable. Boat launch at Wilson, four miles below the ponds; that stretch crowds with boats in Dec-Jan.

It is downstream of Bogachiel Rearing Ponds.

Float: Rearing Ponds to Wilson, from Bogachiel Rearing Ponds to Wilson, 4 miles.

Sourced from 3 independent fly sites.

Sources: archive.seattletimes.com, brazdasflyfishing.com, gameandfishmag.com, gigharborflyshop.com and The Perfect Fly Store.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.