- Located between the Sol Duc and Bogachiel Rivers, the Calawah’s main stretch begins around 5 miles east of Forks. The river’s poor bank access and fairly rough rapids have made it dangerous for the unwary and unfamiliar navigator on the water, but on the plus side, have led to very light fishing stress on the fish who run there, with some parts of the river only open for a very short amount of time during the year. While the number of steelhead and salmon that return to this river is lower than other areas, the fish that do return are frequently very large, with many steelhead reported in the 30+ pound category.

- As opposed to some of it’s more challenging brethren, the Bogachiel offers easy access, fairly smooth gradients, and some long slow pools for the driftboater. Beginning on the southwestern flank of Bogachiel Peak and lying mostly within Olympic National Park boundaries, this river is a great option for the beginner. Best known for it’s large run of hatchery steelhead for most it’s length, you will also find, in the river’s upper region it’s characteristic “rock gardens” in between which can be found premium fly fishing waters where some of the largest wild steelhead return.