Steelhead plugging advice. - IFish Fishing Forum I usually run divers and **** shrimp on the Cowlitz for steelhead I have a bunch of old plugs that I have never used In fact, I think I have only been with a person one time that was pulling plugs and that was in the late 70s I have been wanting to mix in a plug rod or 2 while running the
Official 2025 Lower Columbia Summer Steelhead Reports The number of hatchery steelhead smolts released in the Columbia and Snake River basins now is roughly comparable to the number released 20 years ago, with only minor adjustments for management and conservation purposes [1] [3] What has changed in the last 20 years to account for the large drop in Bonneville Dam summer steelhead counts
Official 2025 Lower Columbia Summer Steelhead Reports Bonneville summer steelhead forecast for 2025 was abysmal - just above the all time low of ~ 72,000 I hope it beats or we may set another new low for CR summer steelhead They go farther out to sea than the other salmonids - I keep reading the food web's been bad mid-ocean for the last 10 years From 2001 - 2010, we averaged 400,000 summer steelhead over Bonneville
Steelheaders, Look At This | IFish Fishing Forum This chart came from a recent OPB article on fish returns that I'll link below I think steelheaders should look at the diminishing gray portion of the bars post-2015 (The year of the Pacific Warm Water Blob) Back in the 1980's, steelhead made up almost half of the entire Columbia River
A guide to Plunking: the gear - IFish Fishing Forum Plunking in the CR or other big rivers in oregon is super popular but it's tough for a beginner to learn the basics This is a great time to get into plunking because the mad rush for spring chinook is over and steelhead plunking isn't exactly screaming hot Therefore stores will hopefully
Smaller plugs for salmon? | IFish Fishing Forum I wanted to get peoples ideas on pulling smaller plugs for salmon (both springers and fall fish) I have a bunch of Mag Lip 3 5s, Brad's Wigglers and Storm Wigglers that I am hoping to use more and more for salmon and not just steelhead (or casting for coho in regards to Brad's or Storm Wigglers)
Best all around steelhead rod reel combo. - IFish Fishing Forum Here's a question for you If you were to recommend an all around rod and real for steelhead and or coho (I know I need another setup for nooks) my budget is around $150 00 max I would like to be able to use whatever is needed to catch fish either casting spoons spinners, using a float and