I ALWAYS run 12# P-Line high visibility main line for steelhead fishing. It is very easy to see if you depend on seeing your line while drift fishing, like I do.. You can tell a lot about what is going on under water by what your line is doing. I use a 10# Maxima Ultra Green leader material...
There has also been a number of fish pulled out of the Slaw all the way up to the confluence with Lake Cr.. Not sure how many fish are up there, but there is enough to catch them.. Just head up river from Mapelton and pull off in any of the wide spots along the road that dont have some one in...
I heard a few years back that ODFW ran a net across the river just above the North Fork bridge and pulled a 70 pounder out and did their little scale research stuff on it and released it.. The umpqua produces fish that big all the time, so it is very possible a fish that big was caught on the...
Curt Currey is the owner of Currey Guide Service. He is located in Walterville and fishes the Slaw very regularly. He has reasonable rates and very well outfitted. Knows how to catch fish...
The Erma Belles are all good lakes. Never been there but know people who have fished them a lot. The lakes are up near Waldo Lake.. If you want to go a little farther, go the Six Lakes Trail head on Cascade Lakes Hwy. There is some very nice lakes up there as well. Cliff lake is great..
I would go loaded for everything right now. The river seems to be holding steady at around 5.2' right now. From the bank, there is still several good holes you can drift in, but be ready to tie a lot of knots.. Bobber and jig works well down there at this level. I have no idea what the color...
Drift fishing with corkies-no bait is the most common method of fishing the Siuslaw. Use about 24-30 inch leaders. Bring about ten pounds of either pencil lead or slinkies, which ever you prefer. The river is very snaggy in most holes, but you arent fishing it right if you are not getting hung...
If you have a boat, and know the river well, the Wildcat to Linslaw run can be very productive at this water level.. Good luck out there.. I bet I saw ten boats headed down there this morning on my way into Eugene, then about the same number coming home at 5:00. It has to be insane down there...
I have not talked to him in a while, but he catches more fish on that river than just about anyone down there. Has likely logged the most hours of fishing time too though..
Very possible. I have had ten fish days down there. But those are few and far between.. Only a couple guys I know of that can do 6 fish consistanly. Most people that fish down there a lot know who Leroy is.. If he is not catching fish, there is not many fish being caught.. Just my opinion..
No worries... I agree that the only way to change the current state of OUR rivers, is for everyone to speak together, loudly. Demand changes to be made. I have never fished any other rivers besides the Slaw and the Siletz on two occasions.. I have zero knowledge of any other coastal rivers for...
Those numbers do not match the numbers discussed by STEP members at a NWSA meeting last year. I too am a member of the NWSA and Letz Creek releases 20,000+ each year. We dont see the return numbers like we should, but my opinion of that is due to being fished so hard. These fish do not have much...