The fishing was great!! We caught 22 fish in 7 hrs. it was the best fall fishing that I ever had for the steelies. started around 9a.m. at shorts bar pulling hot shot truck and trailer style. had one take down right off the bat. Than after that nothing for two hrs. floated down to the calvert hole but on the opposite side throwing floats tipped with shrimp and bam bam bam it was hot. Ran out of shrimp. We all had different colored jigs on pined it down to the white head black body 1/8 oz. jig with Out shrimp. There where three of us fishing and 22. broke every personal record that I have had for fall winter steelies. I would die a happy man right now. Got a few pics of the aftermath. forgot the camera back at the camp. But got some of the few fish we kept. But I left the camera in my buddies truck I'll get it later today and post. any ?'s about the day let me know. I'll try to answerer them for you.
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What is the average size you are catching? 25" to 28" When i fished Challis we caught 7 from 25" to 30". I wish it wasn't so far to go up there.[pirate]
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they where between 28"-30" the biggest one was 30 31 somewhere in there they where just average or just above. when where you up in challis what where they hitting on? How many hrs.
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Wow, I hope I can have half that day on the salmon. I'm headed up Thur. the 5th but don't have a boat. Any suggestions on spots for a bank fisher/fly fisher?? You can PM me if you need to. So your saying 3/8 jig white head black body no shrimp?? Any help would be great, I have a friend from Maine flying out for the trip and I have to produce. Well I want to produce, this is costing him a bundle so I want to get him on some steelies.
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[quote s.s.s]they where between 28"-30" the biggest one was 30 31 somewhere in there they where just average or just above. when where you up in challis what where they hitting on? How many hrs.[/quote]
It was almost 7 years ago. I would think they will still hit the same things though?? The ticket for me was a peach/black fly tied on a size 2 salmon hook in a wooly worm fashion tipped with about a 1/4 of a roe sack. I caught 5 in 3 hours and my friends caught the rest in about 2 hours. We fished the Pahsimeroi mouth and it was also in the spring. Oh do i wish i could get back up there![:/] Reading all of the reports is making me sick.
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1/8 oz jigs you want just enough to get them down but light enough they still flow with the current a bit.
I tell ya those trips were you hit them right are what its all about. i had a day last year were 3 of us landed 21 in just under 4 hours. it by far makes up for the fishless days or even trips. If i can do half as well as you on my trip this weekend i will be happy. way to go be sure to post the pics.
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not shure how to pm but if you can tell me then I will are you staying up there let me know we might hook up I can show you a few really good spots Tell me how to pm and I will
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no they where 1/8 oz. jigs 3/8 way way to big try to keep everything small small is better not so IN YOUR FACE
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Go to the top just above the post title in the med blue coler tool bar and click Private message then select my address from the list. I'll be in Riggins tomorrow the 5th I'm trying to stay along the river just N. of town but may have to get into a camping area. We will be driving a 4 door white Ford pick up diesel and hauling a cargo trailer. The driver will be a big bald guy about 6'2 and ugly[shocked] 2 of us will be fly fishing, one spinning on the river. It would be great to meet up with some of you guys and share info.
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Yea I was scratching my head on that one...[crazy] Kings in Alaska or steelhead in ID, heck I'll try anything once. Probably lose it on first cast anyway
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[quote s.s.s]not shure how to pm but if you can tell me then I will are you staying up there let me know we might hook up I can show you a few really good spots Tell me how to pm and I will[/quote]
Click on his username in the post and when the profile opens, click on send private message in dark blue letters. Type what you want in the box and then click send message.[cool]
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