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DeadDrift
I had a regs question for the Clackamas that I can't seem to find a solid answer to.
Is it legal to fish trout bugs for steelhead this time of year on the Clack? I come from CA originally and I've had a lot of success fishing regular old trout bugs underneath standard steelhead attractors when I nymph for steel down there. It's a solid tactic that I know works. Case in point, yesterday I landed a hatchery hen on the last fly in my three fly setup: an egg, a Crazy Charlie, and a mayfly nymph. She took the mayfly.
That being said, I know trout season is closed on the Clack, and was wondering if DFW could potentially ticket me for having trout flies tied on. I've received conflicting answers to this question. A buddy of mine who fishes the Clack and Sandy regularly said its not problem, but an employee at Sportsmen's Warehouse said that it's a path to a quick ticket, as DFW could construe that as targeting trout.
Let me know what you guys think/an experience you have with this.
Thanks in advance.
(P.S. First timer poster here, been lurking for a while but wanted to jump in.)
EDIT: Third time ever fishing the Clack, AND she was my first ever PNW steelhead, super psyched about that!
Is it legal to fish trout bugs for steelhead this time of year on the Clack? I come from CA originally and I've had a lot of success fishing regular old trout bugs underneath standard steelhead attractors when I nymph for steel down there. It's a solid tactic that I know works. Case in point, yesterday I landed a hatchery hen on the last fly in my three fly setup: an egg, a Crazy Charlie, and a mayfly nymph. She took the mayfly.
That being said, I know trout season is closed on the Clack, and was wondering if DFW could potentially ticket me for having trout flies tied on. I've received conflicting answers to this question. A buddy of mine who fishes the Clack and Sandy regularly said its not problem, but an employee at Sportsmen's Warehouse said that it's a path to a quick ticket, as DFW could construe that as targeting trout.
Let me know what you guys think/an experience you have with this.
Thanks in advance.
(P.S. First timer poster here, been lurking for a while but wanted to jump in.)
EDIT: Third time ever fishing the Clack, AND she was my first ever PNW steelhead, super psyched about that!