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Yea I'm too busy to even make it out this weekend. Next Saturday though, hopefully more brighter fish will have moved up towards the hatchery. I will head up there next Saturday if the outlook is good.
I think that is one of the reasons I don't get as many fish as I would like don't travel far to get them. I always seem to try to stay within a 40 minute drive from home. Seems to be easier to get to know the water I'm fishing when it is close because I get to go to it more often and have more time to explore it. But I'm really thinking about going further so I can get to know other areas but don't want to do that alone want to have someone that somewhat knows where we are going don't want to waist gas and not get to get any fishing in.Sounds good, let's plan for it.
Just got word my brother and a buddy went to John Day today and they landed a few summer steelies. Figures - the one weekend I can't go!!
That's how I've been operating too. Plus with two young kids it's hard enough to convince the wife to let me have my half day of fishing. John Day is a looong day.
Sounds like the same experience I had up there last weekend!went up to EC today, checked eagle fern. Nothin there. headed up to the hatch and saw about fifty to a hundred laying on that stretch of water right below the ladder at the haychery so we decided to walk down. saw a few fish movin by 1 by 1 not too far in. so we headed farther i after about 30 minutes of fish zoomin past us too fast to hook. after that we only saw a few dark ones. crappy hooks and bad conditions resulted in a bad day everything i did hook came off cause i burned through all my vmc's the last time i went up. did see one fish that would have probably been the state record holding in a deep hole. must have ran about thirty pounds
9 and 3 year old boys here. I know exactly what you mean though. And my wife got out for a girls night tonight so it's my turn next weekendYeah I know what you mean there to we have a 13 and 6 year old girls but if I don't get to go fishing for at least one day a weekend if not two then my household goes crazy because I get way to bored and start bouncing off walls around here looking for things to do. So I have to go out at least once for the household sanity if nothing more.
They are out there just takes time to find them. When coming to a hole or a spot that looks like there would be some fish stop for a little while and just look around in the water. There is more in there then might meet the eye at first glance, they seem to be really good at blending in and hiding in the water. You will be shocked at how many might be in a spot where you thought you only saw couple or none. For the ones moving up real fast you can get them just need to be fast and cast in front of them a little ways and get you gear to drift right in front of there face, when moving they are aggresive and will hit something in the way and eggs are something they are out to hit right now. You might not have caught anything that day but keep in mind a day fishing is never a bad day but it is always nice to get a fish or two.went up to EC today, checked eagle fern. Nothin there. headed up to the hatch and saw about fifty to a hundred laying on that stretch of water right below the ladder at the haychery so we decided to walk down. saw a few fish movin by 1 by 1 not too far in. so we headed farther i after about 30 minutes of fish zoomin past us too fast to hook. after that we only saw a few dark ones. crappy hooks and bad conditions resulted in a bad day everything i did hook came off cause i burned through all my vmc's the last time i went up. did see one fish that would have probably been the state record holding in a deep hole. must have ran about thirty pounds
Yeah let me know on that one I know if the weather holds out to what they are saying it is going to be like next weekend then I'm going to be going out on sat for sure to the creek and think it would be great if you could join me there.9 and 3 year old boys here. I know exactly what you mean though. And my wife got out for a girls night tonight so it's my turn next weekend
If I can get up to John Day soon and get just my little bro to take me (he now knows where to go over there) I will let you know. He's always been the lucky fisherman in the family and I'm just trying to get some of it to rub off on me this year.
Tony
except spawning silvers...there's nothing in creek....