Winter Steelhead Fly Fishing Report

Well here we are again! Last week we got some good flows and swung a lot of fish! Both the Sandy and the Clack are low cold and clear. There's been a good inversion going for quite a few days which has aided in keeping some water in the rivers but the low level temps have been in the twenties to low thirties for an extended period. Both rivers are ice cold and gin clear. That said there are fish they're just hard to get to.

Best tactics for these conditions wade deep, fish deep and be stealthy! As soon as it warms up and starts raining, be ready to roll!

SS

As Predicted!

If you saw my last post all I can say is, called it, dead on the money! As I woke up at 4:45 and looked at the river it had just flattened out at 5200CFS after a full day of rain and 50 degree weather. By the time I strapped my boat up and hit the road it was spiking back up and raining like crazy. Met My partner in crime, talked it over and decided to go for it. Turns out we fished a rising river all day...by ourselves!

Turned out to be one of the best days of winter steelhead fishing I have ever seen. Had we not known there were a ton of fish in the lower river during the low, cold, clear days preceding then we probably would've taken a pass on the already high river and poor forecast. That's why you go, rain or shine!

Fishing has been rock solid so far this year, looking forward to my client trips coming up around the corner! If you're in the mood give me a call (541) 521-9054 or email info@steelheadoutfitters.com.

Enjoy, SS

Winter Steelhead Fishing Report!

Every year we get a spell of pretty cold weather. You know the weather I mean, cold dry, and just no fun. The rivers will run cold, low and crystal clear. As the rain hits my roof this morning I know it's about to swing the other way. This is good news for fisherman. It's good news because I know for a fact that there are a bunch of fish in the lower reaches of my favorite stream. We went out the other day on a local river and put up some big numbers...but it wasn't just us. The river was as low and clear as I have ever fished it, outside temp was 33 degrees F accompanied by a fierce east wind and guess what? Everyone was catching fish (and freezing their arsses off). That's good news, it means the next squirt of water will bring those fish upriver to "swing time".

Give me a call if you want to get out.

Sam Sickles
(541) 521-9054
info@steelheadoutfitters.com
www.steelheadoutfitters.com