Steel & trout limits raised on the Santiams!!!

[troutdude]

The daily bag limit has been RAISED, on the Santiam system for trout and steelhead!!! Here's the scoop:

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2014/june/061014.asp

 

[C_Run]

I'd love to catch four steelhead a day on the Santiam. In fact, I'd love to catch one steelhead on the Santiam. Where are those fin clipped trout coming from? I know they used to stock them some years back.

 

[rogerdodger]

I'd love to catch four steelhead a day on the Santiam. In fact, I'd love to catch one steelhead on the Santiam. Where are those fin clipped trout coming from? I know they used to stock them some years back.

I think they always plant fin clipped trout in streams/rivers that have protected native trout...McKenzie, Santium...and so on...cheers...

 

[eugene1]

Wow, four summer-runs in a day! ONE time I caught three on the willy in a day, out of the hundreds of days I fished.

I just hope this isn't a slippery slope. There has been some murmurs of eliminating the summer steel plants in the Willy basin since they interbreed with native trout and winter steel (albeit at a low level). If you do catch the marked fish, I'd say retain them if you can and take them out of the gene pool. Plus, they taste great!

Best,

 

[Socaaron]

I went to school with a guy who could. Seriously he would leave on our 45 min lunch break(20 of which was spent getting to the river and back) and return with 2 in his cooler. He just had the touch I guess...that or he was fishing with dynamite..
This was on the South Santiam and lets say 12 years ago.

 

[Combat Chuck]

I'd love to catch four steelhead a day on the Santiam. In fact, I'd love to catch one steelhead on the Santiam.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[Steeliekiller]

I think its going to have its pro and cons.