tradewinds are a great bunch of skippers. some of their boats are really really fishy. others are not. i worked the deck for skip jeurgen turner on the tacklebuster for a season a while back. never had so much fun on boat. it blows commercial pollack harvest away!
yeah, blame the rod. don't blame yourself for not cleaning your hands, or fingernails, and all of your tackle too! even if you fish what looks like empty water. there was at least one fish that saw it. the smell it is the first reaction besides sight fish have, to a bunch of hooks, and line...
anyone try pulling spinners through the toilet bowl yet? if the adults are hitting I could take two days off in the next two weeks to fish way down there.
your clackamas river limit is two in the aggregate. only one can be king. go after an early morning steelhead, then go after king salmon. unless the clack doesn't have a good 12 'o clock bite. too bad you can't fish during the nights down there.