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fishfinatic
im taking a very good older buddy out that hasnt fished in years but has fished prior. he is elderly and doesn't have much time left and all i want is to hook him into a steelie i know how to catch em but havent fished siuslaw much. if anyone could help me on a good spot so i can hook one and pass the rod to him i would greatly appreciate it. i got all the gear from jigs to plugs and can fish all techniques well so any area for a fish i feel confident thanks offers you all help a lot....
tight lines...
never fished that river before but yesterday and today i felt like i have fished it for years. i was on the side where whittaker creek starts and caught three within an hour of fishing, two of which i allowed my older buddy reel in. you should have seen the look on his face when this native fish bolted down stream around a hundred yards than bolted back up so fast he couldnt keep up with the slack.overall i didn't see anyone else get into any but i do believe i have a method to my madness that very few no about and when all else fails i can always get a fish.
great job on an even greater good deed.
I keep meaning to fish the siuslaw, it's been my favorite river since I was a kid, but I get kinda bad anxiety when there's so many people out, and lately my anxiety has been no good, so i'm just not sure about combat fishing. I drove that direction recently at 5 am, and there were trailers already lined up and probably 15 or so bank anglers already claiming spots....That's not the kinda fishing i want to do for a hatchery fish.
I hear ya. The last three times out I have fished only two hours around the crowds and all three times drove to smaller water with no one around. I have been lucky to find fish in those places but even if I didn't I would be happy fishing beautiful water all by myself!
Jason,
what are your plans for the weekend? i finally have a few days to fish again and would like some company.