Oregon fishing and BS

Got Brownlee/Oxbow trips scheduled for April, May and June so far. September Pinks up north as well this year. Now just gotta schedule a SoCal trip for some yellowtail and calico bass in.

 

Was on the Sandy yesterday. River was in great shape and color and thought for sure I would get into one, but nothing. Have only hooked and released two natives this year. Not looking good. This has by far been my worst start to steelhead on the sandy. I keep telling myself that they are running late, but this is ridiculous. Will give it a go Wednesday and Thursday.

Tight lines everyone!

 

I have been on the Sandy a couple times this year and only seen two caught.....

not by me

 

There’s no place like home.....

 

C&R a few nice ones out of the back yard this spring.
Before the snow melted, was finding 1-2 a day.

 

Where’s the back yard lol

 

Catch and release

 

Yes I edited it after I realized that... haha.

 

lol, no problem.
The back yard is on a small river here in WA state. With myself, and my 3 other neighbors. We have over a mile of private river front. It takes me longer to walk to the mail box than to the river.

This week should start getting really good in all WA and OR streams for Steelhead.

 

We need to become friends lol

 

Since buying the place a year ago...more people have wanted to become my friend lol.

If anyone happens to come across a good white water rated 1 person pontoon boat, let me know.

 

From personal experience the Dave Scadden boats are pretty great and I believe they refer to them as “whitewater rated”. Water master is also a good little brand as well.

 

Tagging @FashTaco cause I know he likes to fish

 

I think I'm going to hit up the coast rivers later this week depending on workload. Might reach out to see if some of you guys are up for a trip

 

Found one this morning on my 3rd cast. But then covered a lot of water without another bite.

 

The ones that are fishing steelhead... what are you using?? I only have ever bobber/drift fished with jig... using shrimp

 

All depends on where I'm fishing, and what the water is doing.

If I could only fish 1 method, its drift fishing with corky and eggs. But since I took a couple years off from fishing, I don't have any eggs.
Winter native steelhead love those bobber and pink worms. Winter hatchery and hatchery summer runs, not so much.

To me, as stupid as they are, drifting soft beads does work. The fish I got this morning was on a soft bead.

You like fishing the Sandy? I went to MHCC and would always run down to fish more times than not. Did really good tossing spinners. I didn't like coming back to school smelling like bait lol.
I myself like spinners over spoons but they both work very well in the right water.

 

I mainly fish the Sandy yes but I also fish rivers like the Wilson and the Trask

 

All sandy fish love spinners. Spring chinook, Steelhead, Coho.

 

Also like I said I’m new to steelhead fishing and trying to learn things. I have fished the Clackamas one time