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I have been try to catch winter steelhead for a few years now and I'm starting to think they don't actually exist. I have caught them in the summer but I can't seem to find the right hole at the right time. Any advice would be much appriciated.
It's not always easy to achieve a catch during the winter months because of the different variations in water conditions. It can be discouraging when the results are unlucky(empty handed) but my advice to you is ......Take each trip as practice hoursI have been try to catch winter steelhead for a few years now and I'm starting to think they don't actually exist. I have caught them in the summer but I can't seem to find the right hole at the right time. Any advice would be much appriciated.
I just took my pontoon boat down the river for the first time, it had previously never left lake water...and it was actually pretty comfortable, granted I was out there on a decent day, but with waders it wasn't cold at all. It's a challenge in itself though navigating on moving water, it ends up being the primary focus, and fishing became secondary. (for me anyways). I hooked up and lost a fish because of this, but, it was fun nonetheless. I imagine the more you do it, the more natural it becomes and the focus shifts back to slayin' some steel.I prefer my fly rod but have tried every set up I could put together. I fish mostly the clackamas and eagle creek and have done well with other species. I also fish lakes all over Oregon. I would like to try from a boat but my little pantoon boat gets very cold this time of year.
Took it down a stretch of the Siuslaw last Sunday. It really hadn't rained a whole lot in the last 2 weeks, rained maybe two days? It was up about 3 inches, but it was still running gin clear and very low compared to previous years.what river did you take your pontoon on ? the river seem up at all from the rain?