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This is a great streatch of river to explore,lots of good access and plenty of untouched holes FULL of salmon and migratory trout(but trout is now closed btw:naughty.heading west on 34 it is about a mile 1/2 past Mike bower sp? park.It is on a sweeping rh turn,look for the gap in the rail,its right down that steep gravel road.If you are coming from the coast,its just past the cabin on the left that has "HOOTNANNY" painted on the roof.Hellion rapids are abou 1/4 west of the cabin,also a great hole stacked with fish.good luck!
This is a great streatch of river to explore,lots of good access and plenty of untouched holes FULL of salmon and migratory trout(but trout is now closed btw:naughty.heading west on 34 it is about a mile 1/2 past Mike bower sp? park.It is on a sweeping rh turn,look for the gap in the rail,its right down that steep gravel road.If you are coming from the coast,its just past the cabin on the left that has "HOOTNANNY" painted on the roof.Hellion rapids are abou 1/4 west of the cabin,also a great hole stacked with fish.good luck!
Whats wrong with my directions?I clocked the run,as I had to ride my bike to shuttle back to the rig?!? And ya, it is full of fish.I have personally seen hundreds of salmon in the past two weeks,as a matter of fact,more than I have ever witnessed on that river,and if a person takes the initiative to cross the river,there is literally miles of untouched places to fish.As far as this being a snaggy hole(rock crusher)try using less weight,you will hang up less.On second thought,your right,dont take the time off to fish,there arent any fish around to bother with!
So how does the river look after all this rain? I would like to take someone out there tomorrow so hopefully someone has fished it today and share. Im new to this so I dont know how much rain it takes to turn the river to chocolate. thanks
Just got home... river looks good. Good water color. Not murky at all.
Im thinkin it's still on the rise with this CRAZY ass rain storm!
Found a Toyota rolled over in the middle of the Alsea highway this morining!
I almost hit it! The FOG is BADDDD! Never seen it that bad.
I lost a big chinook.. guestimate 25lbs.... Also had a coho nail my spinner just to jump around like crazy and throw my hook before I could set the hook good.
I was fishing Below Fiver Rivers in that area.
Think I may try lower Monday.
TURN YOUR FREAKING HEAD LIGHTS ON PEOPLE!!
Man people are dumb... so many wrecks and with this fog and nasty weather HALF of the drivers have their lights on...
Landed four coho and a beautiful nook today,lost two more in the falls drifting corkies.
five rivers/blackberry
Has anybody had any luck from the bank? And have u mostly been drifting corkies? when u drift corkies do you guys usually just free drift it or do u tie on another line with a wait and bounce it off the bottum? or do most people just drift eggs/shrimp? i usually only get to the alsea about twice a year and have never had much luck for chinook. So if theres any certain holes that have been fishin good. Or if theres any holes that usually fish good this time of year it would be appreciated.
Thanks again
-Rainbowfisherman
A lot of people do well from bank.. IMO.. most salmon don't bite corky and yarn w/o bait, but a few will. I think most salmon are just lined... For more of a chance of a bite add a sandshimp and or eggs.
most salmon are just lined?!?That is a load of cr#p,dude.I have landed nooks and a ton of coho in the last couple week on corkie and yarn,dead drifting in traditional steelhead style.are you saying they just happened to get snagged in the mouth?I have used two jars of eggs on the alsea this year,and have yet to get a bite.hmm