John day Steelhead

EBroncoFlyfisher · 10-21-2002, 04:09 PM

Looking to head up to the John Day for some steelhead. I will be bank fishing. I was wondering what techniques to succesfully use and where to fish? Any suggestions or tips would be much appreciated. Thanks.

CATCH AND EAT · 10-21-2002, 05:03 PM

Reports are terrible. warm water, low and clear. Take your fish cammo gear. Be a stealth fisherman. That and check your e-mail. [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img]

CATCH AND EAT · 10-22-2002, 06:52 AM

Josh, notice how quiet it is about this river? That is your report. Go get'em. :grin:

Flatfish · 10-22-2002, 09:32 AM

Uhhhummmshutupshhhh
Sorry I had a scratch in my throat.All better now.As long as this sinks to page 2.
Mark and the duck avenger dog.

Hogmaster · 10-22-2002, 09:51 AM

How can it with you and yer dog making all that noise! :grin:

Trust me, it isn't that good.

Go to the Columbia side of the mouth with a bobber and small presentation of eggs. Take a book and keep it where you can see over it because it will probably take quite a while but the bobber may just disapear...

CATCH AND EAT · 10-22-2002, 10:40 AM

You mean behind the John Day dam right Gary. That's it behind the dam..... Coolaid dyed prawn hanging straight down under a bobber.

Take a heater and a book. P.S.: Josh, just follow what I e-mailed you. :smile:

Hogmaster · 10-22-2002, 11:03 PM

OK. the prawn might be even better than the eggs.

Take a stadium chair for the behind sitting on those rocks, a parasol for the sun, your dog for company and a picnic lunch since you will be there all day.

Hog

PS - Take lots of gas

:grin:

:grin:

NEUTRON · 10-23-2002, 06:29 AM

Bringing this back to the top for Bernie, Mark and Gary's benefit.

CATCH AND EAT · 10-23-2002, 06:31 AM

Gee, thanks Roger.

Flatfish · 10-23-2002, 08:23 AM

OMG,
let it die already [img]graemlins/program.gif[/img] !If you want the inside scoop call the hog man.Wise man say leave the sled at home grasshopper.
Mark and the invisible dog.

baitslinger · 10-23-2002, 08:45 AM

Can anyone give me basic info also. I will hopefully be going to the Deschutes mouth next week for 2 day I want to try the JD also. Have never fished it before. I heard you can motor upstream to a falls. is their much drifting/fly water available up there or all just slack trollin/bobber type fishing? Can you hike above the falls or I imagine this all private. What about a float trip from cottonwood down river to the mouth, anyone ever done that? Looking forward to some different scenery, don't really care if the fishin not that hot. BTW, i did real well the last time at mouth of deschutes about 2 weeks ago, so i think it should still be decent there if anyone interested. Thanks for any help

baitslinger · 10-23-2002, 03:46 PM

to the top, thanks

NAUTI-NOTIONS · 10-24-2002, 12:38 PM

DO A SEARCH FOR NIGHT FISHING AT MCNARY, FOLLOW THE SAME SET UP, HOWEVER INSTEAD OF OUT OF A BOAT GO BELOW THE DAM. CAST OUT WITH A LEAD ONLY. GET ROD SET WITH LINE TIGHT. CLIP ON VORTEX AND LET IT SLID DOWN YOUR LINE, CURL UP AND WAIT. BBBBURR BBBBBUR,,, HAVING FUN YET?