10-22-2013, 03:49 AM
I was surprised not to have them staged up in their spawning beds when we went two weeks ago. They are usually getting ready by then. I would expect that has begun by now. Like I said, if I was targeting Chinook on the Clearwater I would start with Myrtle. When we were there the fish were holding right about 30 ft (the hole is about 40 ft). There were also plenty above the hole where it gets shallow (~6 feet) and there was an angler that picked one up on a spoon. We were fishing shrimp under a bobber and that was working great (hooked 12). If they are getting ready to spawn, they will hold just below the deep portion of the hole just above the rapids below the hole. It is only a few feet in that section and you can see them holding there.
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