Raincatcher
Big smelly ugly bright presentation close to the bank. Plunking with big ugly spin n glos can be effective. I can't stand plunking so I usually scrap it and stay home but there are fish still to be caught.
Thanks Jeanna. I guess no one else knows about any other techniques, or they just don't want to share....lol
very true jim, i almost got washed down the willy when it flooded the park in independence.. i was wading in the flood water fishing for suckers ,coho and i slipped and went unde not knowing there was a drop off .. turns out i was at the top of a hill and almost got swept into a flooded creek right by the drop off.Yer right Barb! The fish will still be in there and they still need to eat. They will be close to the bank and large offerings are the key. You guys know your stuff!. There is one other rule that comes to mind and that is if you're up to your knees in water and can't see your boots, go home and wait until the the river level starts to drop and beginning to get that 'feeshy' green color. Cast in, let drift, and hold ON!
Special note: The water will bury fishing holes and come up into the bushes making any access very difficult not to mention being dangerous.
If I was to wait for those conditions on the Siuslaw, I could only fish maybe 15 days a winter....it however is one of the few rivers that seems to fish well as soon as the color goes from dark chocolate to milk chocolate....Yer right Barb! The fish will still be in there and they still need to eat. They will be close to the bank and large offerings are the key. You guys know your stuff!. There is one other rule that comes to mind and that is if you're up to your knees in water and can't see your boots, go home and wait until the the river level starts to drop and beginning to get that 'feeshy' green color. Cast in, let drift, and hold ON!
Special note: The water will bury fishing holes and come up into the bushes making any access very difficult not to mention being dangerous.