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ChezJfrey
...for my ego that is taking a beating.
Haven't touched a fish on the Clack since July 9. Had to actually hit the D a week ago to get into steelhead. Can find fish, but can't get them to bite. Have tried everything but the kitchen sink (drifting, spoon, spinner, fly, jig...small, dark, bigger, flashier) and I think maybe I just suck now, LOL
<sigh> I remember the "good ol' days" when I used to be pretty good on that river in the summer
Ummm, are you sure telling him a fish with a brain the size of a withering walnut is smarter than he is will help his deflated ego? :sad: Good one...Maybe the population is decreasing and the fish are getting smarter?
...for my ego that is taking a beating.
Haven't touched a fish on the Clack since July 9. Had to actually hit the D a week ago to get into steelhead. Can find fish, but can't get them to bite. Have tried everything but the kitchen sink (drifting, spoon, spinner, fly, jig...small, dark, bigger, flashier) and I think maybe I just suck now, LOL
<sigh> I remember the "good ol' days" when I used to be pretty good on that river in the summer
Ummm, are you sure telling him a fish with a brain the size of a withering walnut is smarter than he is will help his deflated ego? :sad: Good one...:lol: :harhar:
I think it probably has more to do with the river dropping and warming earlier than normal this year. Haven't checked on the temp, but I'm sure it's got to be pushing 62-63 right now, which is getting almost-fatal to steelies.
Yeah, but my problem is I keep a log and last year, when the water was at 10.7-11 and temps were 60-62 during July-Sept. I was on fire, hooking plenty of them. Hence my mental crushing woes right now
I don't have a written log, but last year we were still running the driftboat down the Clack into mid-July. This year, I think we were done by mid-June. And there's a big difference between 60 and 64 degrees when it comes to steelhead.
Steelmonkiller hit the nail right on the head, in that when I am in a slump, that I to have to step up my game. Pays off for sure.