Recent content by maxwyatt

It's a tributary that joins a few miles down stream of the dam(n ).

That's awesome!

When I catch smallies on the Umpqua, they all get filleted, even the small ones. The salmonids need all the help they can get. Small small mouths make for good fish tacos. ;)

I saw a brief write up in the news about this. @troutdude, article said there were no human remains.

Thanks for posting those pics!

What are you catching them on? If I may be so brazen.

FWIW, If I was to buy another pole for float fishing, I'd go with a 10' or longer pole. Makes it easier to mend the line. But it'll be slightly harder to carry through the brush....

I'm still pretty new to steelhead, but I'll take a stab at it. More than anything, the gear you choose will depend on the method you want to use. If you're casting spinners or drifting bait/yarnies a ~6-7ft pole that can take 6-12lb line is probably adequate (I have a couple 6' 6" poles for...

I've added a section of 15lb mono bumper to hedge my bets. We'll see if that helps. thanks everyone.

Thanks for the responses. I haven't considered running a bumper between the braid and leader because I wanted to keep the rig simple. Maybe I should reconsider that.

I'm getting ready to re-spool my float setup and I'm wondering if I should change from yellow to green. Either way, I'll be running 12lb mono as a leader down to the jig/bait. Many say Steelhead are not line shy, others say it matters. What say you all? Thanks, and good luck out there...

salt, lemon pepper, wrapped in tin foil and cooked over a sage brush fire on the river bank. :)

Hi Bass. thanks for the tips. I'll add the snag proof frog and Silver Minnow to my shopping list. I saw one actively hunting frogs off of small logs. It was fun to watch the bass cruise and then hear the 'chirp' as the frogs tried to escape. It has crossed my mind that they could have been...

I had my new kayak out at Kirk pond for the second time in a week. It was toward the end of the day and I could see bass actively feeding along the weeds and between the surface and the weed mat 6-10 inches down (total depth was 3-6ft). They wouldn't take anything. I couldn't get a Texas...

As far as I can tell, there isn't any public bank access south of Cantrell rd so I haven't tried it.