Fishing for big triploid rainbow trout at Rufus Woods Reservoir is still at the top of the list for angler interest, but there are some other fisheries that anglers shouldn’t miss right now. The first is steelhead fishing on the Okanogan River. Jerrod Gibbons and Shane Magnuson, of Upper Columbia Guide Services, have been having a blast on the Okanogan. The numbers of steelhead that these two are putting their clients into is amazing. They either float or take a jet sled on the river and can reach holes that are either hard or impossible to access by shore anglers. Shore anglers are catching fish, too, though. There are some excellent fishing spots accessed from the town of Omak all the way down to the Monse Bridge that are producing steelhead. One of things that always surprises me is the size and quality of the fish on the Okanogan. The fish are big and bright, even in the late season. Another excellent opportunity is fishing for really big lake trout on Lake Chelan. Anton Jones of Darrell and Dad’s Family Guide Service is taking a lot of fish in the teens to just over 20 pounds, fishing the deep water above the Yacht Club.