Recent content by steelhead_stalkers

Crazy! I never thought I would see Barb post an advertisement like that. :D

Yeah, we don't fish the hatchery stretch. Lots of water to find solitude from the North Fork down to tidewater if you are willing to walk and/or know some locals. :D

We catch sea lice steelhead on the North Fork throughout the year, especially with high water like we are having. ;) Though plunking the lower river you are almost guaranteed a sea lice chromer.

You can sit below the hatchery and have a good chance at those water levels.

Don't forget that hook weight affects bead presentation. A very slow sink is what you want. Good luck.

Love the pin! Only thing I'v used the last two years for steelhead. Unless I'm side drifting, might try it though. :D

So more poop floating down the streets in Portland than usual. That must suck. :D

Steelhead don't get much bigger after going back to the ocean. They are mature and pretty much as big as they will get when they return the first time. The very large steelhead spend more years in the Ocean before returning, not by returning multiple times.

I'm afraid that there will not be many coho this year. I know most are hoping but there are not good numbers of coho anywhere so the lakes won't be any better. I would target Chinook, they are everywhere!

I doubt coho will be any good this year in siltcoos. The numbers were not very good on the Slaw or other coastal rivers around. There are decent numbers in the river (we hooked 8 three days ago) but for this time of year the numbers are not great. Just not a good coho year, great for Chinook...

I hope they aren't sockeye eggs that you brought back! Coho work well though.

Jerkbaits work for coho in tidewater. Don't jerk just cast and reel in as fast as you can.

The Willie in Eugene is a sad, fishless river. Especially this year with very few steelhead over the falls. You might be able to catch some suckers though.

I think the biggest mistake most make when trolling is not enough weight. It is better to use to much weight than not enough. We pretty much use 10 oz on the slaw now and sometimes 12 oz. The line angle makes a huge difference in your catch rates. Like Plumb said, 45 degree angle is what you...

As someone who is in a small boat most of the time I wish all boats would not slow down. Slowing down to a crawl turns your fishing boat into a wake board boat. This slow, no wake around Cushman is a joke!