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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Report Date: 10/1/12[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Fishing continued to be decent over the past week and wehave started to see some very large B Run Steelhead enter the system. Fly anglers continued to have moderatesuccess as the river was fairly busy during the latter part of the week andinto the weekend. Anglers that seemed tofind some untouched water and fish seemed to have decent success. Most of our fish were caught fishing smallhair wing type patterns near the surface while the sun was off the water, andon small leach type stuff in black or purple on a light sink tip during themid-day period. Once again it seems thatthe anglers covering the most water tend to be the ones rewarded with a fish ortwo also don’t forget to switch thing up a little when there are lots of otherguys stepping through runs. The crowdsshould calm down a little over last week as Poppy, from The Red Shed in Peck,Idaho was having his yearly spey gathering on the Clearwater. After the clave things seem to calm downquite a bit. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Gear anglers continued to have good success back trollingmetallic finished plugs. Guys who fishgear this time of year often have really good success catching big B RunSteelhead. Other methods thatconsistently produce fish this time of year are spoons and float and jigpresentations. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]All anglers need to remember that above Memorial Bridge inLewiston the Clearwater River is Catch and Release for all steelhead fishing,and these fish need to be treated with the upmost respect.[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]On another note guys need to realize that the water is verylow at this point in time and if you are running a power boat you need to be especiallycareful! One of our guides actually gota drift boat stuck the other day! Justbe cautious and watch out for each other and things will be groovy.[/font][/size]
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