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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Jburke on January 02, 2010, 09:49:39 PM

Title: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: Jburke on January 02, 2010, 09:49:39 PM: Any good rivers on the east side with good bank access? I've been to the Snake, Grande Ronde, and Columbia. I'm looking for something smaller than the Columbia or Snake. Something that can be fished from shore obviously. Anyone know of anything east of the Columbia?
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: agchawk on January 02, 2010, 09:54:40 PM: Still catching em on the Grande Ronde from the bank.
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: Jburke on January 02, 2010, 10:12:38 PM: I just got back from there this weekend. Lots of ice on the river, where are you fishing? Are you fly fishing or what? I saw a few fish rising, only had 2 solid bites both days I was there.
Anyone know anything about the Tucannon?
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on January 04, 2010, 06:42:06 PM: I was down on the snake this weekend above lower granite and did ok. I caught 1 wild and 1 keeper, both were in the 6 lb. range. I think overall the fishing was pretty good. Saw a group of guys down the bank from me reel in about 7 or 8 fish. One they had in particular was probaby in the 12-15 lb. range. Heres the one i kept!
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: Jburke on January 05, 2010, 12:50:31 AM: Sounds like a good day to me. I just need to find some ways to get out of the house. Steelhead is getting addicting. Ice fishing would be easier, but panfish and small trout do not compare to steelhead.
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: DeerHarvester on January 05, 2010, 01:39:33 AM: You will be hard pressed finding anything better then the snake or Columbia right now. Most of the smaller fisheries are froze up or have a lot of Ice floating. That is the case around this area.
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: alanger on January 05, 2010, 07:43:29 AM: Quote from: DeerHarvester on January 05, 2010, 01:39:33 AM
You will be hard pressed finding anything better then the snake or Columbia right now. Most of the smaller fisheries are froze up or have a lot of Ice floating. That is the case around this area.

:yeah:

columbia is good right now. im heading out this weekend. Good luck and have a good one.

-Fish oN!
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: Woodchuck on January 05, 2010, 07:51:50 AM: most of the guys i know, me included are staying on the big rivers not so much because of ice but because of the more "liberal" limits on the big water :dunno: i will call some guys today and ask about the tucannon and post later
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: Woodchuck on January 05, 2010, 09:15:33 AM: I am told the Tucannon and N Touchet are doing pretty well but seem to be all smaller fish, 4-7 lbs or so. which is really about the norm for out there. friend told me he hooked five fish, landed 4, 2 keepers. there ya go, thats all i know :dunno:
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: ridgefire on January 09, 2010, 09:40:15 PM: fished the tucannon a couple years ago real small river with lots of fish fished it right out of starbuck if i remember right
Title: Re: Steelhead on the east side
Post by: Jburke on January 11, 2010, 11:52:45 AM: No ice on the N touchet or tucannon then?