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jmelinte
I'm planning a camping trip out by Elk Creek and the Wilson at the end of May. This will be my first time there, and I'm not a very experienced fisherman (two seasons at East Lake, and a bit of stream shore casting). Any tips for me? I'm also strongly considering grabbing a pontoon float (Colorado XT seems to be a good beginner setup) for future lake fishing, but I'm debating whether I want to do it before the trip or wait a bit longer. Would you recommend taking this out on the Wilson and anchoring/paddling in the area I mentioned, or would it not be worth buying one early? I don't know how calm the water is, etc.
I was out there today and the fish were on the move. Caught one 5-6lb native hen and lost a couple. By the way it was my first steelhead! Caught two nice little sea run Cutties too. Water color was just about perfect this morning but by this afternoon it was pretty clear. If I had a car I'd be back out there tomorrow, but I will probably just stop by Bethany or Commonwealth and try to catch me some dinner.
Oh and if you plan on camping outside of Elk Creek Campground and not in it. They went through and destroyed every free camping spot along the river. They made it really difficult to even access the river to fish. I almost fell in several 6-7ft deep holes they randomly dug to keep people out. So anyone heading out be very careful!