12 day fishing trip woo hoo

[medic1]

I posted this on another site but figured I would post here.

OK guys. I have a tentative plan but figures that I would get some input from those that have been fishing a lot more than I have the last 10 months. Along with my very understanding wife and son I will be fishing 12 of the 15 days that I have for leave

A lot of time will be spent fishing lakes, I hear the rivers are all high and fast. We will be traveling in my new Ford superduty with my new to me camper and my 18' alumaweld sled. I am set up to fish for pretty much anything.

This is all tentative but hopefully wont change too much. I leave Iraq on the 22nd and should be home around the 25th. I will probably not do too much the first day and will pack the 2nd day and head to Spokane. Days 3,4, and 5 will probably be spent on Banks, day 6 on Rufus. The evening of day 6 we will head to Omak lake and fish there on the 7th. The 8th day will be a travel day so I can drop my boat off at 3 Rivers Marine for some fab work and then head to the coast. We were thinking the Ocean Shores/Moclips area. Spend a couple days on the coast fishing the surf and relaxing. Days 11 and 12 would be for travel back to the Tri Cities, but who can resist stopping in the gorge for some summer run steel?

I have fished Banks once before, last 4th of July, on the north end. I will probably try both the north and south end this time. Small mouth on the north end was definitely better than the walleye, but I hear that the walleye fishing is better on the south end. I have never fished Rufus, but I have heard all the stories of the trout there. Walleye too? Never fished Omak, but again have heard stories.

Do you guys have any suggestions, advice or tips? I have been gone since August of last year so am kinda out of the loop. Is/will clamming be open on the coast? Any camp spots to avoid? Thanks in advance for the help guys. I promise I will post lots of pictures

[Bodofish]

Sounds like an awesome trip. Yeah Wally's in Rufus, just below Grand Coulee.

[kzoo]

Do you guys have any suggestions, advice or tips? I have been gone since August of last year so am kinda out of the loop. Is/will clamming be open on the coast? Any camp spots to avoid? Thanks in advance for the help guys. I promise I will post lots of pictures

Have a safe trip back home! What a great way to come back to the good old US, 12 day fishing trip. Razor Clamming in Washington coast is closed for the summer. Hardshell clams on the Puget sound coast will be open. Crabbing is open for the summer, most of the sound is open July 1st and the ocean is open right now. If your at the oceanshores area, you could swing to Westport to take a charter out for salmon or bottom fish.

Have fun when you're here! You deserve it.