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Kodiak
I have never been steelhead fishing before today. Some chinook, but only drift fishing. I went shopping for what I could find to try to get started with summer steel. I read on this forum some of the suggestions of where to try my luck. I settled upon the N. Santiam and stopped off at the N. Santiam park at about 5:30 this morning. I was throwing hardware on the bank by 6. I felt good about the hole(s) I saw through this bend. I threw everything I had at them along with a handful of corkies, or spin-n-glo and yarn combos, spoons and spinners. I unfortunately forgot my sand shrimp in the fridge. and my bobber stops on the coffee table. But I got skunked. Since I also forgot my knife I quit at 12:00 as soon as I discovered it. So my first day out was a bummer, but I'm in love with this fish. I can't see an end to this pursuit in sight. I used to love bass, but this is soooo much better. I can't wait for more...I'm hooked (I realize there's a pun).
I could use help with being successful, and I'm a little intimidated with the idea of landing one of these beauties safely and responsibly. :shock:
Terrible hole, would never fish it.......Won't be takin' my son there this spring to watch him hookup his first limit. They also OFFer free beer up the north fork canyon. All jokes aside the North Fork has WAY more access and fewer people.
I thought I'd bump this thread since It's getting near that time of year and I plan on fishing this system this year. Kodiak shared a lot of info here. There might be some people that missed this thread. Thanks Kodiak!
its about 50 yrds upstream of the boat ramp. You will see the tree with orange paint all over it. Fish below the tree but above the riffle on the flat.
I drove by the Bluffs today and saw boulders and fencing with No Trespassing signs blocking where I normally park. Very disappointing.
What a gem of a thread! I was thinking I need to get on the Santiam more. Just didn't know of any good spots. Anyone update some areas that ate good this time of year? Preferably 30 mins or so from South Salem? A cold beer or two may be in order, ha!
I would suggest a copy of Fishing in Oregon. That's how I found all of my new spots. I found a used copy on Amazon for 8 bucks.
What edition did you pick up? Do you know if the older editions are still relevant?
Thanks!