Well,sheesh!Why didn't you say so in the first place? :think: You didn't tell us you were out there as often as most. You didn't say you already knew where your favorite holes were. I guess you're right,sometimes the members do try to "over-help". But a lot of people would just sift out what they already knew and keep the good stuff. Sorry if we OFFended you. :redface: Nobody here thinks you're a totally inexperienced newbie unless you tell us you are. Personally,I look forward to fishing with you soon...if you want to.
it is just annoying to ask a question an then get a soapbox answer and a set of opinions.
The ODFW catch statistics will give you a rough idea of when they are really being caught. Most costal rivers don't open for steelhead fishing until Dec. 1st anyway. The next good rain event after that should pull some fish into the river.
Resources: Fishing - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Your question has no answer... so you asked a null and void question... and got many of the same kind of answers. I will share the only thing I know to be 100% acurate about fishing.... "you have to catch your own fish" a "report" fish is harder to catch than an ethiopian chicken. These awsome fish travel 10,000 miles in the ocean before they return, and much like the police often arrive long after they are expected. I often fish small rivers with runs of 300-500 fish, needle in a haystack, those fish are my finest trophys, they were quite unlikely and all native and tough. So the best time for coastal steelhead is when you decide you would like to spend a day on the water... fish are bonuses. and if time and money are such an important part of your program, then steelheadin probably isn't a good hobby for you. I would head to the miami the second the water goes down if I were you, but there are probably only six fish in there today... that each weight 12 lbs!Ok, so I'll try not to make this too wordie. I ask question, with the goal of getting an answer. I am not looking for seperate opinions. I am asking a question to people who know more then I do. I didn't ask about experience, reading water, time put in etc...
Furthermore- I have been out fishing 1-2 days a week almost every week since the end of august. Until recently on either the nestucca or salmon river and I have found about 5-6 holes on each river. It has nothing to do with time, it is just annoying to ask a question an then get a soapbox answer and a set of opinions.
Everything has to be taken in balance- for example I could quit my job and fish e wry single day, whether the river is blown out, muddy, 50 mph winds etc- or I can try to be intelligent with the time I have, get the best information possible, and try to be in the right place, right time, and try to be succesful with the limited time I have.
I'm heading down around elkton soon to try for steel. They are starting to show up. theres always an early flush of fish around this time. Even if I get skunked it will be no waste of time. And I am a broke unemployed guy who lives no where near elkton.
I'm heading down around elkton soon to try for steel. They are starting to show up. theres always an early flush of fish around this time. Even if I get skunked it will be no waste of time. And I am a broke unemployed guy who lives no where near elkton.
:think: What dose me having to go to College have to do with this?
Your question has no answer... so you asked a null and void question... and got many of the same kind of answers. I will share the only thing I know to be 100% acurate about fishing.... "you have to catch your own fish" a "report" fish is harder to catch than an ethiopian chicken. These awsome fish travel 10,000 miles in the ocean before they return, and much like the police often arrive long after they are expected. I often fish small rivers with runs of 300-500 fish, needle in a haystack, those fish are my finest trophys, they were quite unlikely and all native and tough. So the best time for coastal steelhead is when you decide you would like to spend a day on the water... fish are bonuses. and if time and money are such an important part of your program, then steelheadin probably isn't a good hobby for you. I would head to the miami the second the water goes down if I were you, but there are probably only six fish in there today... that each weight 12 lbs!
ok.... you cornered me.... december 7th at 6:45 am, don't tell anyone elseLOL, so this question has no answer?
"This will be my first winter steelhead season.
I plan of fishing mostly the Nestucca, but will hit other coastal streams and maybe the Sandy as well. I really want to get the timing figured out primarily on the coastal systems.
When will we be seeing winters show up in tidewater? Also, will they hold in tidewater like the fall salmon runs, or do they shoot up stream quicker since the water level is higher?
Thanks. "
ok.... you cornered me.... december 7th at 6:45 am, don't tell anyone else
ok.... you cornered me.... december 7th at 6:45 am, don't tell anyone else
ok.... you cornered me.... december 7th at 6:45 am, don't tell anyone else