I was hoping to start a discussion of 2021 spring/summer salmon fishing on the banks of tributaries. Fish pictures, methods, river updates, etc. I have one season of experience but had some decent luck on bobber and bait. I know spinners and twitching jigs are popular for springers but what...
Penn pursuit 2 or 3 in a 4000 size is the perfect reel in my opinion. I spool it with 50lb braid and have never had issues running out of line. I use them all year for everything from coastal coho to spring chinook and steelhead. Drift fishing, bobbers, spinners, spoons, all of it. They run...
Unfortunately there isn't a Guage posted online to go off that i know off. That small of a stream drops very fast after rain so fish will move during and shortly after a heavy rain. I would say try to time it the next day or 2 when the clarity is "steelhead green". Personally I would recommend...
I catch roughly 100 adult salmonids a year bank fishing and for spinning rods I use shimano Scimitar 10'6". I catch steelhead and salmon all year round on them with no complaints. They are $50 rods and sometimes on sale for as little as $20. I own more expensive rods and prefer the shimano. I...
Definitely a chinook jack. 100% not a steelhead or coho. Doesn't matter what the mouth looks like. Its a male and the coloring would be very different if it was a coho jack.