Blue Heron Guide Service offers year-round fishing trips on the Olympic Peninsula’s rivers, guided by Larry Ford out of Forks, Washington. Fresh fish enter the area’s rivers every month of the year, giving anglers a shot at trophy-class winter steelhead, spring kings, summer steelhead, summer and fall kings, coho, sockeye, bull trout, and cutthroat trout depending on the season.

Trips run on the Sol Duc, Calawah, Bogachiel, and Hoh Rivers, all synonymous with world-class steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula, one of the few places in the country that still holds healthy wild steelhead runs. These rivers offer a mix of water types, from classic runs suited to swinging a fly with a Spey rod to boulder-filled stretches built for float fishing, giving Larry the flexibility to match technique to conditions and angler preference. Winter steelhead in excess of 30 pounds move through these rivers each season, and Larry offers spey fishing, fly fishing, and gear fishing depending on what a client wants to focus on, along with dedicated kids fishing trips for introducing younger anglers to the sport.

Full-day trips run eight hours and include a heated Willie drift boat or AIRE raft, along with all equipment, including rods, reels, flies, and gear, though guests are welcome to bring their own if preferred. Pricing runs $600 for two anglers ($300 per angler plus tax) or $750 for three anglers ($250 per angler plus tax), with group and corporate trips available by request. Guests need to bring their own freshwater fishing license, rain gear, waders or warm footwear, food and drinks, and a camera, with Larry coordinating a meeting time and place, typically at the Thriftway grocery store on the south side of Forks, a few days before the trip.

For anglers looking to fish some of the Olympic Peninsula’s most storied steelhead rivers with an experienced local guide skilled in spey, fly, and gear fishing, Blue Heron Guide Service offers year-round trips out of Forks, Washington.