Posted by Webmaster on Jan 29, 2011 in
General Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead angling is expected to improve through the weekend. The recent high flow event should stimulate fish movement over the next week. During higher flows, focus on the upper river near release locations or try plunking slower side waters in the lower river. Side drifting or pulling plugs should be effective as the river level drops this week.
Chetco River: The river is low and clear, and steelhead are throughout the system. Anglers fishing smaller baits and lighter line are doing the best. Angling pressure has been high.
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Tags: Coos Bay, fishing, oregon coast, recreation report
Posted by Webmaster on Jan 22, 2011 in
Fishing Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead angling is expected to improve through the weekend. The recent high flow event should stimulate fish movement over the next week. During higher flows, focus on the upper river near release locations or try plunking slower side waters in the lower river. Side drifting or pulling plugs should be effective as the river level drops.
Chetco River: Steelhead fishing has been good if you can get out when the flows have been dropping. Steelhead are spread throughout the system, with the lower eight miles of the river producing good numbers of hatchery and wild fish.
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Posted by Webmaster on Jan 8, 2011 in
General Siuslaw River: Winter steelhead angling is slow to fair. Best chances during the early part of the run will be in the lower to mid river of the Siuslaw and Lake Creek.
Coos River Basin: The West and East Fork Millicoma rivers have been low and clear this week but should color up and fish extremely well with the next rain.
Bright steelhead are moving into the river systems with each rain, and fishing should continue to get better in the next month.
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Posted by Webmaster on Jan 1, 2011 in
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Sterling Cook poses with a pair of steelhead he caught on the South Coos River. Steelhead season is in full swing in area rivers.
Dodging winter rains, South Coast anglers spend time nabbing winter steelhead from local rivers.
They put up a fight, but that’s the fun part.
“It’s a lot more challenging than people think,” said Tony Roszkowski, who operates Port O’ Call in Bandon. “There’s a real subtlety.”
The sea-run rainbow trout is a feisty fish after spending many years in the ocean.
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