mikeee2362 said:
The Fish counter guy identified all the steelhead that were caught at Diblee's in Rainier on Saturday, to be Clackamas summers by the way they were clipped, and thats about 100 miles away. I'm new and I didn't know how to ID a clack summer at the time, but a couple weeks ago I saw a lot of steelhead coming out of the Clack at McIver. Some chrome, some not so much. How was the water, low and clear? Just might have been a tough day for the paying customers...but the guides did ok lol.
Been up high the last Couple weekends and Managed to scratch one hatchery hen. Nice color great eggs!! But was very surprised at the amount of fish present. Given that this month there have been 850 pass cazadaro.
My fishing partner and I witnessed the issue we think we were having. We watched 4-5 different fish move up and never stop moving or look like the might slow down. Walking speed up river to spawn look on their faces.
My guess is a lot of those winters held up in the lake tell the last week or so. Now they are shooting up in mating pairs and have no intention on feeding really.
Now as far as the absence of fish in the lower river idk. Seems like the power lines and normal hot spots should be putting out some fish.
Maybe i switch over to springers tell June bright smersh are present in the upper system and I can hit those "choke points" and slay springers and summers on copper spoons. But until then it is going to be a struggle for most hitting steel on the clack.
I've had an alright winter season. I spent most of it fish different coastal tribs cuz of the flows. Now I wish I would have been fishing up river earlier this year.
I'll go get another one I'm hoping up by Mciver or cazadaro. I'm in need of egg supply lol. Springers love winter eggs cured in nates with a bit of bloody tuna and a sand shrimp. Almost as much as choking on gold an green spoons or gold cast masters.
Rant over.
Oh and yes please everyone. There are no springers in the clack. Go fish the sandy everyone lol