Eagle Creek/ Clackamas

[justasillyolgirl]

Spent the day Saturday on Eagle creek. Hit it hard to no avail. I saw one chrome bright fish taken in the morning and spotted a few throughout the day. I think the water is a little on the chilly side, 39-40 degrees, making the fish rather lethargic. I went clear up to the hatchery. They only had about 20 in the trap.
The Clack however is a different story. :grin: Yesterday eve I decided to stop at one of my favorite places just to see what I could see. About my 4th or 5th cast WHAMO!! FISHON!!! He was small but feisty. Didn't get any pics (didn't really plan on fishing) I was on my way to Olympia and just couldn't help but drown a hook for 1/2 hour or so.
The water on the Clack was fairly clear. I was using 3/8oz lead(started out very light and ended up @ 3/8 just to tap bottom), red yarn, orange corkie. Short leader, 18-24" 12# max green. I'll probably hit the Cowlitz on my way home tomorrow.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Good job Julie. I went to the boat show instead of trying any of the ramps.

[Sublime]

wow, nice to hear the clack is puttin 'em out again! woohoo!


Nice job :smile: next time bring a friend, and a digital camera!

[greenbuttskunk]

puttin them out for women at least. It must have been a buck! :grin: Good job julie. Thanks for the report. I've been meaning to get out there.

[slabhunter]

Great report!

[foxer]

I hit EC yesterday for a while with no luck. The water was moving along pretty good. I looked into the holding pond, but only saw a few thousand smolts

[Fishing Maniac]

Congrats on your little metalhead. I wouldn't be too concerned about the temperature of the water. Winter steelhead will bite just fine even in very cold water. I've had some of my best days in extremely cold conditions.