Putting some action in this forum

glock · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:03 am Post subject: Putting some action in this forum

I am going after lots of steel this year with my fly rod. How many other members are looking for steelies with their bug rod?

DoubleD · King Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Walla Walla

ME!!!

DoubleD · King Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Walla Walla

Oh yeah, where's my trout picture from your phone...???

dev88t · King Joined: Oct 07, 2004 Posts: 238 Location: Kennewick

I have caught one on my fly rod this year! Makes me want to try for more since it was first ever steelhead on a fly. I caught it on black wolly bugger with a red yarn tale.

glock

I have heard rumor that we are getting some great custom tied steelhead flies, but not sure...... I sure wish I could get some confirmation on this. Hmmmmm....

dev88t · King Joined: Oct 07, 2004 Posts: 238 Location: Kennewick

Well, I hope that you are not thinking I am coming up with them lol! Although I did tie the one I caught my steelhead on, but I tied in one of the columbia basin flycasters free classes!

DoubleD · King Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Walla Walla

A dude glock and I know (i.e. Me) is probably going to tie up a few marabou speys (they are tried and tested...successfully).

Glock if you find those sink tips I mentioned, you could list a few fer sale and I can also do an article on making the loops, and using the resulting heads for steelhead. Which ones, where and such.

drtomfish · Alevin Joined: Dec 13, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Wenatchee

The Wenatchee will open for Steelheading on Oct. 22! See the WDFW press release section. I'm sure I'll go toss a few flies there this fall/winter. It may not be open for long, however, according to a fish and game guy I talked to.

Pasco_steelhdr · King Joined: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 271

I might give it a try this year.

DoubleD · King Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Walla Walla

drtomfish wrote:

The Wenatchee will open for Steelheading on Oct. 22! See the WDFW press release section. I'm sure I'll go toss a few flies there this fall/winter. It may not be open for long, however, according to a fish and game guy I talked to.

Once they have confirmed something like 25 wild fish "potentially killed" the fishery will close. This is based on hook mortality rates and the numbers of wild fish reported hooked and released.

In any even it should be fun (and a zoo).

As a matter of perspective, more fish passed over Lower Granit in one day than have passed into the upper columbia tribs all year. Wenatchee has a few more (1-2 days of LG passage). Still small #'s.

I'll be on the Grand Ronde next week and I'll let you know what I find. I am very hopeful...