help!

[Adam]

hey im am just starting to fish the clackamas and i have never drift fished with eggs and corkies and i was wondering what knot to use and how to tie it to keep the eggs on the hook. i know this is a stupid question but i am only 15 and my dad never has weekends off to take me fishing, so i am stuck with my mom taking me who knows next to nothing about fishing but enjoys it. so any info you could give me would be nice.

[Lilcorky]

There are numerous printed articles that can help you learn to tie the Egg Loop Knot. It it would be hard to explain it here. Go to G.I Joes or Fishermans Marine and they should be able to give you a drawing of the method for this knot.

[Hammer Bob]

Here is a link to a site which has a video of tying the egg bumper knot. Use a pair of scissors to cut quarter size pieces of roe each with a piece of skein attached. After you have tied a egg bumper knot. pull a loop of line below the eye of the hook. Put a piece of roe on by impaling it once with the hook then placing the loop over the piece of roe. Pull the loop snug....not to tight....cast out and hang on!! Good Luck!
http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/tips/bumperknot.htm

[RW]

Hi Adam; There is no such thing as a stupid question. Go to Fisherman's and ask one of the guys behind the tackle counter to help you. I can't learn from drawings or books, I have to have some one show me. That is how I learned to tie knots, they had a line and hook and so did I. Step by step, they are all very nice there. If you don't feel confortable doing that, e-mail me and I will meet you there and help you out. Everyone on this BB will be a big help to you. Good luck and let us know how you are doing. RW

[Mrdorkfish]

Wow! Way to go Hammer BOB......Great site, i think anyone can tie an egg loop after looking at that link.


Mrdorkfish

[smilesforu]

[sea lice]

I may be the strange one in the bunch...but I use egg loops on both hooks to tie my salmon leaders for herring........

[smilesforu]

Lice
Me too I tie mine solid on both hooks incase the back hook breaks off the top hook can still get my trophy in. I also tie in a heavy whisker on the top hook.
Tight lines

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Marty M
Steelheader.net

Hey, I really gotta say, as some others already have, THIS SITE ROCKS! I am big time pleased to have so many knowledgable and helpful fishers among our growing large Ifish family. What a geat bunch of people here! Thanks so much! - RT

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[RKB]

RT
Are you up taking out the garbage cans agian.you know some of us have to be awake WORK won't let us sleep.I agree with you this has been the best group of people to chat with to bad all the others on the water are not this nice.

[Steve]

Hey Guys, anybody out there got the time to teach this young man Big Game fishing? just teaching him how to tie hooks is such a small part ot it, leader length, reading water, I went 4 years before catching my first Steelhead,,,and as Crusty can vouch I hammered Rivermill every opportunity...I would take him out..if we ever got enough water in the river...

As with Marty P. offering to take teen Ian fishing, I am glad to see Steve make a similar offer to this teen wanting to learn about fishing! Maybe we can start an Ifish tradition of taking kids,especially those unable to otherwise, out fishing from time to time. It can only be a positive influence on most of them. And Lord knows how much negative influences they are exposed to. Great jesture guys. -- I took out the garbage earlier RKB. I just got up because I forgot to turn on the dishwasher before I went to bed. So while I was downstairs here I figured why not pet the cats and dog, eat a bowl of frozen non-fat yogurt, and .... oh, I don't know ..... just happened to walk by the den and notice the PC was still on in screen saver mode, so I just dropped in to make a few ... ok, about a dozen posts. The other family members are asleep so why not? - RT

[RKB]

RT
What a great country this would be if every one was like this.keep them to busy to get in to trouble.My problem is that my kids are to busy with school to keep me out of trouble.I can't use well honey the kids want to go fishing.so I think that you have a good idea.instead we use honey you know the ifish big brother/big sister program its for the kids.
works for me .
RKB

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[Luvtofish]

Adam mom's can be ok fishing partners too. I have two boys 17 and 19 and sure I dont know everything, but Im trying to learn. Ive been taking my boys fishing since they could walk, really even before then too in backpacks. This is one of the best places to learn I have found, and has many great people that have much to share.
Good Luck Fishing!!!

[RKB]

luvtofish
I'm with you its so good to see parents doing things with there kids.But we are the few in this day and age that do this.Keep up the good work and any thing I can do to help just let me know.this BB has the best people on it that I have found just ask and they deliver.They must of had good parents.
RKB
P.S. Good luck with your boys these are the things that they will remember when they have kids.

[SLEDDER]

ADAM
I will take you fishing, Got to warn you I am still trying to figure out what these silvers hit on a regular basis. I know various rivers in Oregon. Learning the rivers in Washington. I was stuck in military for 10 years and I am trying to catch up with all the changes in fishing gear. If you are interested let me know via E-mail.

[winterkill]

Whats up adam, I'm 15 too, and I have been thinking about going to the clackamas for fishing since I saw a guy haul in a 12 lb steelhead, while I was swimming at high rocks. Anyway I would go fish with you anythime, and for people who know the clackamas well is the fishing at high rocks good? What works well there? So if you wanna go fish with me I'd go as often as possible.
IAN

[chuck 'n' duck]

Adam:

just a note on the egg loop knot shown above in Marty's graphic: try using 15-20 initial wraps around the hook shank (instead of 6-8 wraps). This will help relieve stress on the egg skein and it will last longer (more drifts without replacing bait). I hope this helps you out....With the rain coming this weekend, the Clackamas should finally turn on.

Good Luck

Chuck 'n' Duck

[Evan0505]

Winterkill.... I've never fished High Rocks, but swim there often in the summer. I have occasionally seen some big steelhead cruising through, but most of em look pretty spooked from all the swimmers. Where was the guy fishing the pulled in that 12 pnder?!?!

Tight lines. -evan-

[winterkill]

even when i saw the guy he was on the side across from the high rocks, at the point where the riffle ends. I think he was drifting something down into the hole.

[happybrew]

Adam: When I was your age, I had a similar predicament. My Dad often worked on the weekends, and I had 9 brothers and sisters, so my Mom was pretty tied up as well. What I did was check out every fishing book in the library, and practically memorize them. I even taught myself to tie flies this way. I had plenty of friends who fished as well. We'd try to get out every weekend. We'd watch what other people were doing who were catching fish. Our parents would alternate doing the driving. Remember that practice makes perfect. One summer we spent nearly all of our time fishing. We'd get up around four a.m. and ride our bikes out to the port. We'd fish for mackerel and bonita until around noon. We'd get the occasional salmon hookup as well. Then we went swimming all afternoon. At dark, we'd start fishing for sharks. Around midnight one of our parents would pick us up. We'd crash out at one of our houses, then go someplace else the next day. Eat, sleep(sometimes), and fish. Between what I read, and what my friends had learned, I managed to catch fish. After a while, it was a lot of fish. So don't stay at home, go fishing. It's sometimes more fun if you figure it out yourself.

happybrew

[Phish_on]

High Rocks is not so great, I've seen a couple of fish caught there. At the narrowest spot ... from the Oregon City side.

Walk up under the 205 bridge & just upstream from the railroad bridge (this may involve trespassing ? - stay on the river bed)

We're talking steelhead now ... November, December . You might check out the scene at Meldrum Bar, it's quite a cultural event - I'll bet some old guy would adopt you young guys and teach you everything there is to know!

[Phish_on]

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