Author Topic: Steelhead thread (Read 5771 times)

mrmoskillz · « **on:** July 19, 2013, 10:00:16 AM »

Post up pics, tips and reports. I am fishing the North Fork of the Lewis in the morn and will post some pics. A buddy is going to Bonneville in the morn and will give me a report. From what I hear it has been slow this year.

Anyone having any luck? Lets see your pics

ELKBURGER · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2013, 10:07:06 AM »

A coworker picked up 2 keepers this morning before work....he was in at 7am. Columbia river bank around longview.

olypen archer · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2013, 10:48:50 AM »

Been fishing the Calawah hatchery run for the last month and have 11 fish tagged. Low clear water makes it very frustrating. Find a pod of fish then throw everything you have at them, then almost give up. Tie on one last thing and limit out in 15 minutes.

WSU · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2013, 10:51:11 AM »

Hard to be jigs for summers.

fishcrazy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2013, 10:53:12 AM »

I've had my best year ever for Summer steel.

Kris

mp.hunter · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2013, 10:54:58 AM »

Cowlitz, yesterday

Bullkllr · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2013, 10:58:22 AM »

Quote from: fishcrazy on July 19, 2013, 10:53:12 AM

I've had my best year ever for Summer steel.

Kris

Well, if you're throwing that out there..... do tell......

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2013, 11:03:07 AM »

I struggled this summer. With how good we did in the salt Tuesday I know where ill be til elk season. Over it!

mrmoskillz · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2013, 12:18:55 PM »

Quote from: mp.hunter on July 19, 2013, 10:54:58 AM

Cowlitz, yesterday

Nice!

fishcrazy · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:02:35 PM »

Lets see if I can remember how to do this.

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:04:33 PM »

Nice! Bonus sockeye too!

fishcrazy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:07:27 PM »

fishcrazy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:10:39 PM »

another
this was about 15# plus maybe 16# nice fish. we lost another just like it. this day we only killed 2 fish.

fishcrazy · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:15:23 PM »

a nice mix bag

mrmoskillz · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:54:27 PM »

Nice fishcrazy you guys get it done! Today was slow on the north fork only 2 caught by the same guy out of 12 bank fishers. Another couple caught in a boat under the falls. My buddy at bonni said a few caught and all but 1 were native.

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2013, 12:59:08 PM »

I like small water... But I only saw two taken Friday on the Kalama, and nothing the rest of the weekend. I floated/fished from the hatchery down Sunday morning and didn't even see a metal head in the water. -although, there are some pretty deep holes and other upper riffles you can't see from the roadway that could have been holding. Still, I couldn't get a strike.

-Steve

SkookumHntr · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2013, 07:31:59 PM »

Quote from: fishcrazy on July 19, 2013, 10:53:12 AM

I've had my best year ever for Summer steel.

Kris

Columbia dont count!

fishcrazy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 24, 2013, 01:28:49 PM »

just got home from another killing run. Monday we killed 10 steelhead. Mostly small 4-5# fish Tuesday we only killed 2 but they were better size. The seal killed 1 and we lost several but it was a much slower bite.

My buddy says his freezer is getting full. I've given most of mine away.

Kris

fishcrazy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 24, 2013, 01:30:52 PM »

Quote from: SkookumHntr on July 22, 2013, 07:31:59 PM

Quote from: fishcrazy on July 19, 2013, 10:53:12 AM
Columbia dont count!

MatthewHunter98 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 24, 2013, 07:41:50 PM »

Quote from: fishcrazy on July 20, 2013, 03:02:35 PM

Lets see if I can remember how to do this.

Fish crazy, you did great!!!

fishcrazy · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:04:58 AM »

I need to get back to work before the guys in Idaho don't have anymore fish to catch this wimter

Kris

mrmoskillz · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:13:00 AM »

What river do you fish fishcrazy? If you would rather not say I get it.

fishcrazy · « **Reply #22 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:16:30 AM »

its ok. Skookumhntr figured it out.

Kris

mrmoskillz · « **Reply #23 on:** July 25, 2013, 01:10:11 PM »

Oh I missed that lol Keep the fish and pic coming

mrmoskillz · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2013, 11:37:20 AM »

Any updates or is the run about over

snowpack · « **Reply #25 on:** July 31, 2013, 11:42:12 AM »

They are still coming in. August is usually a good month for them, but the rivers are really low and clear. Having to use leaders as light as 4 lb to not spook them.

I need that special dye stuff they use for parachute rescue at sea....toss in a bag to green up the river for a few minutes.

Button Nubbs · « **Reply #26 on:** July 31, 2013, 07:53:54 PM »

Tends to get more and more difficult as the summer wears on. First rains, or any little shot of rain and things will go bananas for a day or even more. Good time to be there....

fishcrazy · « **Reply #27 on:** August 01, 2013, 09:23:21 AM »

season is about over for me going back to work monday. I fished tuesday in a new spot I've been wanting to check out. Got skunked. The fish have also moved deeper.

Kris

Carp Commander · « **Reply #28 on:** August 03, 2013, 08:07:49 PM »

Before I give you my Steelhead report I want to explain how I have struggled now for about 2 years to really figure out walleye fishing. My success has been poor to very poor.

My success at Steelhead fishing over the last ten years has been stellar! I have a little over 12 hours of pulling plugs below McNary Dam in the past few days and I have yet to catch a steelhead. I know it’s still early but the past few years we have had good early August success. We pulled hotshots and flatfish (K11's) at the mouth of the Umatilla and several other places up to the dam and nothing.

I am sure your curious why I told you my sad walleye story! Well apparently when I want to catch Walleye I just need to go Steelhead fishing.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 03, 2013, 08:20:33 PM »

Nice

Some good eaters right their now

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