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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Kola16 on July 23, 2012, 10:31:13 PM

Title: Reg question
Post by: Kola16 on July 23, 2012, 10:31:13 PM: I went steelhead fishing for my second time ever, and I was told that fishing at night can also be productive, but I am not sure if it was legal in the river I was fishing (not the Sky). The regs say...ALL SPECIES - Aug. 1-Nov.30: night closure. June 1-Nov.30: selective gear rules

From what I can read, I can fish at night from June 1 - July 31... Not 100% sure and there is a really mean game warden in the area :bash:

Btw I did get one :IBCOOL: ......... That jumped off right at shore :bash: :cryriver:
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 23, 2012, 11:50:35 PM: You got it right. My first steelhead was caught glowballing. It can be productive but the most productive time is when it starts getting light out. If a guy wanted to go glowballing I would say hit the river 2 or so hours before it gets light that way you can get the morning bite in too. :twocents:
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: Kola16 on July 23, 2012, 11:54:06 PM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on July 23, 2012, 11:50:35 PM
You got it right. My first steelhead was caught glowballing. It can be productive but the most productive time is when it starts getting light out. If a guy wanted to go glowballing I would say hit the river 2 or so hours before it gets light that way you can get the morning bite in too. :twocents:

That is a good idea. I had better go to bed :chuckle: I heard this glowballing things, but what exactly is a glowball :dunno:
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 24, 2012, 12:14:23 AM: Technically A "glowball" is a glow in the dark corky. Its a term I use to refer to night fishing also, weather it be with bait jigs or what ever.
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: RG on July 24, 2012, 06:56:54 AM: We used to put the glow in the dark corky under our jacket and flash it with a cheap little camera strobe light. You really get a bright glow out of it for quite a while. It lasts longer in cold weather but you just flash it again when it starts getting dim. You do it under your jacket because if you look at it when it flashes you can't find your truck for an hour.
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: Huntbear on July 24, 2012, 07:37:42 AM: Those glow corkies are good chit at Drano for summer steelhead too.... Spent a lot of nights and caught a lot of fish using them and sand shrimp..
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: Kola16 on July 24, 2012, 05:09:19 PM: Thanks guys. I guess I will give it a shot. Hopefully they still bite without a piece of sandshrimp (selective gear rules). Will they still bite a silver spoon at night :dunno:
Title: Re: Reg question
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 24, 2012, 05:45:35 PM: I've caught plenty of fish at night on just glowballs, no bait. If your gonna throw gear like spinners/spoons don't overlook black ;)