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Its just a whole different world than tributary or coastal fishingwow, I have yet to even see a summer
Its just a whole different world than tributary or coastal fishing
\ But it is a native show this year like 75% native...So far...
Good! Maybe some of those natives will venture up the mac or the willy!
Not supposed to be any up there.
summers are everywhere in the mac, my buddy hooked into one today but it shook the hook after doing about 7 rolls in the water. and just becuase the mac and willy are mainly hatchery run steelhead, doesn't mean there arent natives in there! i can bet that there is native steelies in there that ppl don't hook into cuz the majority of the run is hatcherys and thats wut u will most likely get into... i am a stong beleiver in native steelies in the wily and mac. if they go up the "coast fork" willie, then y wouldnt they go in the main stream of the willy/mac? I will fish it until i hook one! They are there... there is steelies that do make wrong turns!
Until we started stocking Summer steelhead above the falls on the Willy there were no native Summer steelhead runs above the falls, only native winter steelhead. I am sure there are some "wild" Summers but not any native ones.
I have heard of quite a few nonkeepers on the columbia. Ratio seems about 60-70% from a lot of reports I've seen. I have 3 kids who get bored real easy so we'll go try a beach somewhere. Sit with the wife, watch the kids, bbq and hope for a takedown. I'm getting excited for coho and winters. Been awhile since I've felt the pull!!!
Until we started stocking Summer steelhead above the falls on the Willy there were no native Summer steelhead runs above the falls, only native winter steelhead. I am sure there are some "wild" Summers but not any native ones.