Summer Run Steelhead.

willierower · 02-23-2004, 10:59 AM

Im bypassing Spring chinook and heading straight for the Summer Steelhead. I know most of you think its way too early to even thing about them now. But,my boat landed the first one of the season yesterday! And another one was hooked and lost. I know for a fact that both fish were summer runs. The one we landed was chrome, fat and clipped. The other fish was just the same. The one we killed had a little tiny eggs skiens and its belly was full of fat. Pics we be coming soon.

The earliest we got them in the past was March 3rd. Has anyone else encountered any summers as of yet?

[ 02-23-2004, 12:00 PM: Message edited by: willierower ]

SHOUGALNITE · 02-23-2004, 12:03 PM

Twitchs_Tackle · 02-23-2004, 03:32 PM

Willie...
You on the santiam? I got one on Mar 17th last year on the South. Way to go! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Timber · 02-23-2004, 04:43 PM

When I lived in lebanon I used to always get a handful in march I don't bother now that I moved to the coast 4 years ago Tim

Fish Hawg · 02-23-2004, 11:03 PM

I was just thinking about them

float fishing in the warm sun with low flows on the rivers

Riverkeeper · 02-23-2004, 11:30 PM

Man, the fishing seasons just go by faster and faster these days. I'm still fishing for URB's out of Chinook landing... :grin:

Nice job dude.