Or a Purple Peril.Muddlers yes, Skunk no. Substitute an AJ Spade for the Skunk, though a Green Butt Purple Skunk was a consistent producer for me on the Klickitat.
Or a Purple Peril.Muddlers yes, Skunk no. Substitute an AJ Spade for the Skunk, though a Green Butt Purple Skunk was a consistent producer for me on the Klickitat.
Definitely a good call!Or a Purple Peril.
Got a report from a Northern California stream the last week of August, 2 days on the water floating. Saw 0 anglers total both days. Caught a King, browns to 6#’s and steelhead to 8 all on greased line Lady Carolines.Tom,
Do you ever swing a little mini lady caroline thru your home waters?
With how well you do on the HE, I'm fairly confident you'd get some decent action on a swung mini lady caroline.
Might be kind of fun to try.
With a report like that, I know where you were;-)Got a report from a Northern California stream the last week of August, 2 days on the water floating. Saw 0 anglers total both days. Caught a King, browns to 6#’s and steelhead to 8 all on greased line Lady Carolines.
I wish, been working a sciatic issue. Think I got it cured, acupuncture is working. Trying to get up there soon, looking for a change in the weather that appears possible end of the month.With a report like that, I know where you were;-)
Perfect time. 2007 was my best steelhead weekend ever there.I wish, been working a sciatic issue. Think I got it cured, acupuncture is working. Trying to get up there soon, looking for a change in the weather that appears possible end of the month.
If someone really wants to catch a summer steelhead, they should just nymph for trout. You have to have a trout rod though, or else it doesn't work.Well today all I needed was a size 16 hare's ear....
And your trailer has to be 5x. Anything stronger and it also won't work.If someone really wants to catch a summer steelhead, they should just nymph for trout. You have to have a trout rod though, or else it doesn't work.
I was just gonna ask if you at least had 3 or 4x. Haha! Nice work!And your trailer has to be 5x. Anything stronger and it also won't work.
Cool. But if one actually knows how to fight big fish...*raising my hand....not to be a total dick*....but I do, it doesn't matter. That said, I actually agree with you. If it takes too long, it's not terribly difficult to break off... I've done it more times than I can remember, but I've also landed more steelhead (especially deschutes fish) than I can remember on both trout setups and steelhead setups.Except for the fact that steelhead are on a life journey to make more steelhead. Trout just go back to their spot and resume normal life.
If you hook a steelhead on trout gear please just break them off immediately. We barely get to fish for them as is...
Yeah, she was on the smaller side. Otherwise I probably would a just broken her off.I was just gonna ask if you at least had 3 or 4x. Haha! Nice work!
I think I'd rather fight a typical 4-7 lb desert steelhead on 5x than a nasty 18" redside. Back in the day we would camp across from the locked gate. Late May, early June. From that side it's a great run. We would go out at night and throw streamers out into the dark. We got broke off multiple times on 6 lb Max. And usually on the initial yank. Big redsides are gnarly!
Cool. But if one actually knows how to fight big fish...*raising my hand....not to be a total dick*....but I do, it doesn't matter. That said, I actually agree with you. If it takes too long, it's not terribly difficult to break off... I've done it more times than I can remember, but I've also landed more steelhead (especially deschutes fish) than I can remember on both trout setups and steelhead setups.
Intuitively, I knew that. For some reason I was in a mood....but yeah, totally valid on your part.And I wasn't really talking to you specifically. Just to the idea in general.
Funny though, but I caught a little 14" redside later that pulled more line than that little gal....