Always love talking to the people that have fished the river a long time. I always try to avoid the crowds and head up on weekdays if possible. I did well okay on the Fly rod but the last couple trips I brought the Spinning gear and did very well with floats. Ive really been looking at purchasing a centerpin set up. The river has quickly became near and dear to my heart
Nice video!
I grew up fishing that river (started in the late 80-early 90’s) and was taught by my Dad and uncles who started fishing it back in the 60’s.
I certainly don’t fish it as much as I used to or as much as I’d like, but that river will forever hold a special place in my heart and soul for my whole life. I’m trying to make more time to get over there more, but with little kids, my time is limited!
A lot has changed over the years since I’ve been going up. I was brought up in the old-school style of fishing the river (a now often degraded and frowned upon way of fishing it). Hike up river a few miles from your vehicle/campground and spend the day working your way down the river drifting bait/yarn on a flyrod strung with mono spun on a classic Martin multiplier reel. Now it seems that way of fishing is a dying relic of the past. Fly fisherman rule the roost. Common river courtesy is a thing of the past, too. A guy never jumped into the river in front of someone, now it’s a commonplace.
Seems the runs are decent the last few years, but I’ll never forget the the runs from around 2004-2007’ish. Those were Epic! Multiple 26″+ fish/day! Landed a 28″ brown and a 28″ steelhead on the same weekend in 2006. Watched my uncle loose a 10+lb steelie that same weekend, too. Even my Dad commented back then that these were the best years he’d ever seen on the river in his time.
Looking forward to this spring! Definitely planning on getting a few days out there as long as the rivers not blowing out.
Nice video!
I grew up fishing that river (started in the late 80-early 90’s) and was taught by my Dad and uncles who started fishing it back in the 60’s.
I certainly don’t fish it as much as I used to or as much as I’d like, but that river will forever hold a special place in my heart and soul for my whole life. I’m trying to make more time to get over there more, but with little kids, my time is limited!
A lot has changed over the years since I’ve been going up. I was brought up in the old-school style of fishing the river (a now often degraded and frowned upon way of fishing it). Hike up river a few miles from your vehicle/campground and spend the day working your way down the river drifting bait/yarn on a flyrod strung with mono spun on a classic Martin multiplier reel. Now it seems that way of fishing is a dying relic of the past. Fly fisherman rule the roost. Common river courtesy is a thing of the past, too. A guy never jumped into the river in front of someone, now it’s a commonplace.
Seems the runs are decent the last few years, but I’ll never forget the the runs from around 2004-2007’ish. Those were Epic! Multiple 26″+ fish/day! Landed a 28″ brown and a 28″ steelhead on the same weekend in 2006. Watched my uncle loose a 10+lb steelie that same weekend, too. Even my Dad commented back then that these were the best years he’d ever seen on the river in his time.
Looking forward to this spring! Definitely planning on getting a few days out there as long as the rivers not blowing out.
