Fishing Forum

I had the opportunity to take a trip up to Salmon for work yesterday, just had to drop some stuff off at our store up there and they covered the gas. I'd never been out there or fished for Steelhead before. I tried an afternoon on the river there only to be limited to just a 12" rainbow. I was about 5 miles down stream from North Fork. It sounded like it was a slow day for everyone from the people I talked to and others I overheard. Just curious, have the fish not made it that far up the river yet?

(I'm not trying to get peoples inside information. I probably won't make it back up there this season, just curious as to why it was so slow. If you don't want the world to know what you know, maybe just private message me)
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they are there. i promise you.
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I agree with chromejunky. The fish are all through the system. I watched people catch fish in the canyon, out of the canyon, all the way up to Challis last week. It has been pretty hit and miss so far this year.
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sounds like you had your first experience with steelhead fishing... they are hit and miss. i have been were you can see the fish stacked like sardines and cant get one to hit... but i have been there when its electric. steelhead are as unpredictable as anyfish i have ever fished for. hopefuly your next outing will be better
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the fish are ther but sparse we fished wed til fri night landed 3 lost about 10 slow low clearing water 34 degrees water temp need a good rain to get them moving everyone we talked to said slow boats way down river doing great
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