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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: oldschool on September 20, 2010, 11:45:39 AM

Title: Methow Steelhead
Post by: oldschool on September 20, 2010, 11:45:39 AM: What's up been real real slow so far. Anybody doing any good?
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: uplandhunter870 on September 20, 2010, 01:49:33 PM: havent been up to the met yet, waiting on a buddy of mine to report in but i havent heard anything good yet from some people i know that fish up there, seems like the whole area is flat the wenatchee went flat friday night, i hope this weather system stabilizes soon
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: woodywsu on September 20, 2010, 02:14:49 PM: Water temps are still high. It will kick on real soon when the temps drop.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: Whitenuckles on September 20, 2010, 04:45:56 PM: Some friends and I fished it Fri - Sun.. We hooked up on more kings than anything else. Out of the 2 1/2 days of fishing we only landed 3 steelhead. This weekend Im not wasting my time, were heading over to the Wenatchee. A few of my buddies fished it last weekend an limited out both days!
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: woodywsu on September 21, 2010, 08:48:47 AM: Quote from: Whitenuckles on September 20, 2010, 04:45:56 PM
Some friends and I fished it Fri - Sun.. We hooked up on more kings than anything else. Out of the 2 1/2 days of fishing we only landed 3 steelhead. This weekend Im not wasting my time, were heading over to the Wenatchee. A few of my buddies fished it last weekend an limited out both days!

I can tell you that the Wenatchee is very similar to the methow in regards to hooking chinook. Good luck and let us know how you do.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: NWBREW on September 26, 2010, 11:01:45 AM: I had heard just last night that when the numbers are reached they are talking about opening it up to a 6 fish limit. Anybody know if there is any truth to that?
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: Shootmoore on September 27, 2010, 06:08:04 AM: Quote from: NWBREW on September 26, 2010, 11:01:45 AM
I had heard just last night that when the numbers are reached they are talking about opening it up to a 6 fish limit. Anybody know if there is any truth to that?

I'll make a couple calls and find out. If so I might need to make a trip over the hump this year.

Shootmoore
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: Whitenuckles on September 27, 2010, 06:43:32 PM: Quote from: NWBREW on September 26, 2010, 11:01:45 AM
I had heard just last night that when the numbers are reached they are talking about opening it up to a 6 fish limit. Anybody know if there is any truth to that?

Really??!
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: huntergreg on September 27, 2010, 07:06:41 PM: Can you keep any Chinook salmon on the methow? I have never fished it in October. We normally fish it in Feb. and march. We do really well then.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: oldschool on September 28, 2010, 06:38:18 AM: Hatchery Stealhead only.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: Skinnyman on October 02, 2010, 11:51:16 AM: Any new reports? I am going to be up there in 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: jeepster on October 02, 2010, 07:45:21 PM: what about the chewuch? thinking about going deer hunting over there in a few weeks....might as well get some flies in the water while im at it, i just got a new 8wt rod today... i gotta try steelheading... never done it before....
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 02, 2010, 11:26:20 PM: Was there daylight till 5 last night, nada for me and my buddy. We threw flies all day, and I also pitched some jigs for bout an hour. Did see some old kings hanging out.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: oldschool on October 03, 2010, 06:44:44 AM: Piss poor :'(
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: DeerHarvester on October 03, 2010, 07:07:19 AM: We need a weather change for things to pick up. If the temp drops the fish should start pushing upstream. It was in the mid to high 70's yesterday.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: Okano-gun on October 03, 2010, 01:49:16 PM: Jeepster, The Chewuch is closed. Methow is open from the confluence with the Chewuch(Winthrop) downstream to the Columbia.
Title: Re: Methow Steelhead
Post by: jeepster on October 03, 2010, 03:20:19 PM: oh... i hardly ever go over there.... good to know!