Bankbound
06-05-2003, 06:15 PM
The chronicles continue....
With the warming water temp, 62 yesterday. The rogue has slowed down. For me at least. I have officially given up on the springers. I told myself in the beginning of the season that I would'nt fish for them. I lied! Until now I've prayed wished hoped and most of all fished my behind off for them. No avail. I quit!
Steelhead were nicer to me this week I landed (and released) a native buck of about 11lbs. It was a downstreamer I think but he still fought like the best of em'. He fell to the pink worm (hey look it works down there too). That was on tuesday morning. I did some job looking which drastically cut into my river time , but no job no money no money no fishing
I also continued my search for trout with the ultra light and spinners. I did better that last week that's for sure, all in all nine trout for about six hours all between 8''-13''. This was up until yesterday evening. I'd been fishing every color spinner that you can imagine. And done ok. However I was beginning the pools with the LBS. It got me 3 of the 9. Then I was about to go home and decided I'll make five more casts with the little black spinner and then call it a day. Cast #2 I left the bail open for a bit longer and fed it line trying to make it run a bit deeper. as soon as I tripped the bail BLAMMO!!! And were off! Ten minutes later I released the prettiest, fattest and longest rainbow I'd ever laid hands on...21''. I suppose under the regs it's considered a steelhead, but she was deep red and fat as a football for sure a rainbow. It was a native, (you can keep native steelies there) but as I said she swam away. It fought harder that a 6lb. hatchery steelhead from the sandy! I swear!! I landed it with four pound test mainline and maxima 3lb test leader. Definately a personal best.
So the total was ten trout I lied again.
I'm b e g i n n i n g to get the hang of it down there slowly but surely. I literally can't wait till fall nooks and winter steelies.
MH
P.S. is it worth going over to bradford Island and shad fishing? Even on the Rogue I can't catch 50 3 lb fish in an hour...I need a shad fix!!
With the warming water temp, 62 yesterday. The rogue has slowed down. For me at least. I have officially given up on the springers. I told myself in the beginning of the season that I would'nt fish for them. I lied! Until now I've prayed wished hoped and most of all fished my behind off for them. No avail. I quit!
Steelhead were nicer to me this week I landed (and released) a native buck of about 11lbs. It was a downstreamer I think but he still fought like the best of em'. He fell to the pink worm (hey look it works down there too). That was on tuesday morning. I did some job looking which drastically cut into my river time , but no job no money no money no fishing
I also continued my search for trout with the ultra light and spinners. I did better that last week that's for sure, all in all nine trout for about six hours all between 8''-13''. This was up until yesterday evening. I'd been fishing every color spinner that you can imagine. And done ok. However I was beginning the pools with the LBS. It got me 3 of the 9. Then I was about to go home and decided I'll make five more casts with the little black spinner and then call it a day. Cast #2 I left the bail open for a bit longer and fed it line trying to make it run a bit deeper. as soon as I tripped the bail BLAMMO!!! And were off! Ten minutes later I released the prettiest, fattest and longest rainbow I'd ever laid hands on...21''. I suppose under the regs it's considered a steelhead, but she was deep red and fat as a football for sure a rainbow. It was a native, (you can keep native steelies there) but as I said she swam away. It fought harder that a 6lb. hatchery steelhead from the sandy! I swear!! I landed it with four pound test mainline and maxima 3lb test leader. Definately a personal best.
So the total was ten trout I lied again.
I'm b e g i n n i n g to get the hang of it down there slowly but surely. I literally can't wait till fall nooks and winter steelies.
MH
P.S. is it worth going over to bradford Island and shad fishing? Even on the Rogue I can't catch 50 3 lb fish in an hour...I need a shad fix!!