River Dog Fly Company
Cle Elum, Washington
River Dog Fly Company is a guide service based near Cle Elum, Washington, about an hour outside Seattle, with no retail storefront; booking is handled through the website. Rick Poole owns it and works as head guide, and the business has been running six years. He started fly fishing at thirteen on the Snoqualmie, went through Washington State University, and puts his time on the Yakima and neighboring rivers at more than 28 years, with additional water behind him on the McCloud and Upper Sacramento in California and rivers around Missoula, Montana. Besides the home river the company guides the Snoqualmie on foot during the summer months. Trips are customized by skill level and reservations are taken season by season.
Guides
Waters
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima RiverWAYAKIMA RIVER AT UMTANUM, WA | 700 cfs | 22nd | n/a | ↓ falling | 4 | none yet |