Night Fishing for Steelhead?

[Smossy]

Is it legal on the skook? What are the regulations/restrictions on it?
It says:
ALL SPECIES - First Sat. in June-Mar. 31: no min. size for adipose fin clipped TROUT. Aug. 16-Nov. 30:
night closure and single-point barbless hooks required.

Kinda hard to read the way they put it together, Just want some assurance. Night fishing legal before Aug?
In the regulation book is a steelhead considered trout or salmon? I dont see anywhere it actually says "steelhead"

[D-Rock425]

I can tell you this steelhead is not a salmon.  I would go with trout normally it would say something about 2 hatchery steelhead.  Don't have a set of regs here with me or id help more.

[PolarBear]

Not sure if they have changed it but we use to steelhead at night on the Skook.  I'm sure that it has to be bouyant gear though.  Plunking glow in the dark Spin-N-Glo's and eggs or shrimp were the trick.

[Hunterman]

A trout is a trout until it reached 20" in a river, stream, or a lake that has a river or stearm flowing into or out of it.

Hunterman(Tony)

[Smossy]

A trout is a trout until it reached 20" in a river, stream, or a lake that has a river or stearm flowing into or out of it.

Hunterman(Tony)

Then what is it? Lol

[Smossy]

Not sure if they have changed it but we use to steelhead at night on the Skook.  I'm sure that it has to be bouyant gear though.  Plunking glow in the dark Spin-N-Glo's and eggs or shrimp were the trick.

So like drifitng eggs or something?

[Hunterman]

A trout is a trout until it reached 20" in a river, stream, or a lake that has a river or stearm flowing into or out of it.

Hunterman(Tony)

Then what is it? Lol

I should have stated that a rainbow trout is a rainbow trout until it reaches 20", then it becomes classified as a steelhead trout.

Hunterman(Tony)

[BigGoonTuna]

perfectly legal, no special restrictions at night this time of year.

that said, most of the guys going down there at night are snagging fish from my experience...

[TheHunt]

Just be aware the there are multiple colors for glow in the dark.  Make sure you have some different colors. 

Turn off your head lap as much as possible.   

You will need some type of light to charge the glow bait.  Camera Flasher is what I normally used but I have gone to a UV flashlight. 

PolarBear is right that the folks who plunk at night catch more fish the the drifters.  You can stay close to your rig because of the Tweekers. 

It is fun...  You must Embrace the Darkness.  lol   

[Smossy]

perfectly legal, no special restrictions at night this time of year.

that said, most of the guys going down there at night are snagging fish from my experience...

None of that for us, Just looking to get into some steelhead, Havent fished for any since last year and I work so much its hard to get away. So tonight me and a co-worker are gonna try to get into some I know what your saying though for sure.

[Smossy]

Just be aware the there are multiple colors for glow in the dark.  Make sure you have some different colors. 

Turn off your head lap as much as possible.   

You will need some type of light to charge the glow bait.  Camera Flasher is what I normally used but I have gone to a UV flashlight. 

PolarBear is right that the folks who plunk at night catch more fish the the drifters.  You can stay close to your rig because of the Tweekers. 

It is fun...  You must Embrace the Darkness.  lol   

Ok perfect. Basically everything Ive read is what you said spot on, Try to keep away from headlamps because they spook the fish. Where is mostly everyone going? Last time I fished up there it was by the dam. Not even sure if its open there yet is it?
I do have multiple glows in green and pink. Smaller hook the better?
I also have every yarn color under the rainbow and 3 diff types of shrimp juice. No shrimp bait though 

[TheHunt]

If I was to go and drift fish.  Go to the dam and fish the dead line. 

If the water is down (I have not looked at the flows)  bring a float rod and put the glow in the dark corky first, then bobber.  If you have those lighted sticks that you attach to the bobber those work better.  You can put all sorts of crap under a bobber. 

Pick four shrimp at the store (fred meyer) to to a 7-11 on the way to the fishing hole and put those shrimp in their microwave for 20 seconds to firm them up.  Now you have some bait on the quick. 

[SkookumHntr]

One little tip on the chuck, especially if your fishing at night, they like crawlers! Try that at the big corner! 

[PolarBear]

 
Big nightcrawlers with a small glow in the dark corky in front of it to keep it off of the bottom.  Put a tiny bit of shrimp or anise oil on it and you are golden!  By the way, hatchery fish tend to like anise scents due to the fact that it smells like what the hatcheries use to disinfect the holding ponds.  It gets imprinted in them as smolts.  At least that is what a couple of WDFW Biologists and a couple hatchery workers told me.

[duckmen1]

Anybody been doing any good up there for steelies yet. Or is it still early.