March Steelhead

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2013/02/07 21:12:48 (permalink)

March Steelhead

Any different than late fall and winter? Any other fish swimming in the creeks at the time too? My buddy and I are planning to go up over his Spring break, just wanted to know what kind of fish we could run into.  

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    moooooo4me
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/07 23:42:50 (permalink)
    other then steelhead. maybe suckers and smallmouth but it still might be to early
     
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/08 09:43:47 (permalink)
    Are the quillback carpsuckers up to route 5 yet?

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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/08 09:55:46 (permalink)
    In March ? Most likely the only fish youll see in the cricks are steelhead. To early for bass and I doubt you'll see any suckers yet.

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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/08 10:01:12 (permalink)
    there is Plenty of fish in the stream, look to the middle and upper sections.
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/08 14:36:15 (permalink)
    ive been there at the end of march many times and hammered steelhead.
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/09 08:43:33 (permalink)
    Minnies rule....WF
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/09 08:59:03 (permalink)
    topdog99

    i have nVr seen a stekhed caught aftR feb...
    trust me

    I've had awesome days smashin stekheds, on da crik, in APRIL!
     
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/10 09:05:42 (permalink)
    first week of april 2 yrs ago was better than the last week in oct.
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/10 09:16:14 (permalink)
    Gotta fight them smolts off that time of year.
     
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/10 11:21:07 (permalink)
    Alright, well thanks for the info, I guess another question would be, do you fish for them the same way? Same flies and everything?

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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/10 11:55:27 (permalink)
    Same way. try and get in there before they stock the smolts. If the smolts are there, use bigger bait. My favorite is a 6th ounce white rooster tail. It catches the stockies and the stekheds and is a lil too big for the smolts.
     
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/10 13:02:09 (permalink)
    Ok since I will be fly fishing, maybe some white wooly buggers will get the job done. It doesn't say when they stock the smolts, so hopefully they don't stock them early march

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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/10 18:43:40 (permalink)
    Are the spring and fall fish of a different "strain?"
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/11 07:26:39 (permalink)
    william h

    I would like to see a no fishing period after the smolts are stocked. This would only be for a few weeks until the regular trout season. Smolt mortality rates are high and fisherman do there fair share by just hooking them accidently.
    I have no idea why regular stockers are even put in elk, just ridiculous if you ask me.
    Bill h

    Because they have been stocking elk with regular stockers looooong before stekheds were ever introduced to these waters.
     
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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/12 10:49:10 (permalink)
    Well thanks for all the help, hopefully when I go up I will catch a few and get a few pictures to post

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    Re:March Steelhead 2013/02/12 12:05:42 (permalink)
    william h

    Smolt mortality rates are high and fisherman do there fair share by just hooking them accidently.
    I have no idea why regular stockers are even put in elk, just ridiculous if you ask me.
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