Why does everyone think the winter run is done??

It's been anything but done for my drift boat and fishing buddies. The fish still have to come in low water or not and we've been averaging 6-10 hook ups per trip since the low water. You just have to adjust to the conditions. Where you fish, how big your offering is, leader size, weight, etc. Come on people it's still March and it's just getting good in my opinion! But go ahead and stay home and leave the fish for me!! I really don't mind at all

Are the fish getting dark? I don't think it's over, I'll probably head out soon. What river(s) you hitting?

We are only getting about one dark/down river fish per trip. I've heard a lot of people saying they are hanging their hat up for the year. I've been drifting some north coast rivers.

Not everyone is a stones throw from Hebo. Some systems had (have) better returns than others. FACT!

Other things to do I got my 2 10 plus lb steel this year and I am drywalling my ceiling and the surf perch are starting to bite don't take it personal!

Aton said:

Not everyone is a stones throw from Hebo. Some systems had (have) better returns than others. FACT!

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That is true!

Why not just like the idea of people thinking the run is over when you and I both know it isn't?

Far from over.... I'll stop my coastal trips around April 10th-15th, about the time where we start hooking more down-runners...

Keep up the good work,

These conditions are approaching ideal. Low pressure, great weather and fish coming in everyday.

Not every system is the same, many rivers are done, with the exception of wild fish anyway. I don't have a lot of hope for a fresh hatchery fish in my home waters, however we should have good numbers of wild fish just starting to show up.

JonT said:

Why not just like the idea of people thinking the run is over when you and I both know it isn't?

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I do like it but I was just giving a couple of my buddies a hard time for calling it quits. They know who they are!

Native Fisher said:

Not every system is the same, many rivers are done, with the exception of wild fish anyway. I don't have a lot of hope for a fresh hatchery fish in my home waters, however we should have good numbers of wild fish just starting to show up.

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Wild fish are just as fun if not more fun!

Steelheader4Life said:

Wild fish are just as fun if not more fun!

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Wild fish should be left alone unless you plan on keeping one.

Native Fisher said:

Wild fish should be left alone unless you plan on keeping one.

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Good for you!!!

Native Fisher said:

Wild fish should be left alone unless you plan on keeping one.

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Haha! That has to be one of the funniest thing I've ever read on this site! How do you keep the natives from biting when there's a mix of native and hatchery fish in a system? There's a thing called C&R and there are a lot of systems that are basically a wild run only. I like to fish up high on a certain river and it's basically 99% wild fish up there. Does that mean me and all the other people I see fishing up there are doing something wrong? Your statement is kind of an oxymoron.

Call it prior restraint, but lets keep this civil.

troutmasta said:

Call it prior restraint, but lets keep this civil.

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Good call!

troutmasta said:

Call it prior restraint, but lets keep this civil.

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I apologize. I just didn't understand his comment to leave natives alone unless you are going to kill one