Any word yet

Has anyone been to the streams yet to see if the run has begun? I don't wanna make a 2 1/2 hr drive if its not worth it yet.

This really depends on your definition of "Worth It". How many hook ups will make you happy?
 
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Judging by couple other threads the streams are blown out right now, don't waste your gas just yet.

I made the two hour trip. My main reason was to walk the creeks and see how they have changed. Fished 7 mile at daybreak and did really well the first 45 minutes while I had an entire run to myself. 4 mile had fish but plenty of fisherman. Walked 12 mile and saw some fish scattered throughout. 16 had fish and a lot of fishermen from top to bottom. 20 mile had some right by the lake (lower portion). Actually walked 20 mile from the tomato patch to the posted water and didn't see any fish. Believe it or not, the water was not high at all and was getting lower and clearer by the hour. I was only on the east side today and can say fish came in....but really didn't push up further than the mouths (half mile or so up).

I will be heading to elk and walnut tomorrow as I am afraid the east side will be painfully low and clear.

It was the first rain of the year and fish came in. However, the ground has to be saturated more for the creeks to hold water this time of the year.

That is my report on the east side. Hope to see some of you guys on the west side tomorrow. Good luck to all.

jdaniel6405
Has anyone been to the streams yet to see if the run has begun? I don't wanna make a 2 1/2 hr drive if its not worth it yet.

 
 
I'm trying to be nice
so I'll just say, if you have to ask, I'm sure it ain't "worth it"  to YOU
 
 
 
..L.T.A.
 
 
 

it's worth it to me

I live an 1 1/2 away, and without reading a report, or weather forecast I know it's not "worth it" to me. Unless I really wanted to go Steelhead fishing. Then it would be totally worth it.

But are there "steelhead" in the streams??? Is it worth the 5 min. drive? and are they up to rte 5 yet?
 
BH

What everybody's trying to say is 'worth it' is subjective.

I drove 2 hours to fish for steelhead today. Walnut was very crowded for this early in the season on a weekday, but there were good numbers of fish around for September 23rd. If 'worth it' to you means the numbers of fish and stream conditions you'll generally find in early to mid-November, then no, it's not worth it yet.

If you want to test your skills in low, clear conditions with most fish surrounded by fishermen on a beautiful, early fall day then yes, it is very worth it.

I prefer to fish in relative solitude with faster flows and more fish, but it was worth every second of the 2 hour drive up, worth every penny of gas and bait and worth every second on the stream to catch a handful of the dumb ones I managed to fool today.

You actually CATCH a fish? We gotta hook up ,at the stream, and you can show me your secret...WF....This may be my year to catch one.

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You actually CATCH a fish? We gotta hook up ,at the stream, and you can show me your secret...WF....This may be my year to catch one.

We better hurry, I am running out of dumb ones.

ps. I don't know it this thread is werth it anymore.

We're too late, Craig. A buddy was up sunday and caught the last dumb one, so he said. Maybe next year...WF..unless he was lying. He's a known liar also.

More than one cup of coffee away...
That works.
 

I live 6 hours away, would it be werth it if I had two cups of caffe and ****ed once on the way for trout? Can I buy u a cup of coffee if  i can catch a trout?

How annoying are your wife and kids. Haha thats a good one, i love my family but i can relate. For me if i can catch a single fish and enjoy the nice early season weather and spend some time with my buds then it is definately worth the 2 hour drive. youll find me shacked up at the el patio throwin back cold ones come days end. You never really know how good its gonna be unless you go. A day after rain preferably.