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Salmon River Steelheads - tob04002 - 05-17-2009
So I went whitewater rafting down the Salmon river today which was really fun. While doing so, I seen A LOT of very large steelhead around. A few were rising and a few were just cruising in the water and I seen them in clear water. Most that I seen were VERY large and were definitely not just normal trout. If I am correct I think the season closed recently right? It was an amazing trip and gorgeous scenery.
Besides steelhead, is there any other fishing up on the Salmon River? I was really itching to fish when I was there! If there is other fishing, what kind of fishing is there? Does anybody usually fish there for anything besides steelhead?
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Re: [tob04002] Salmon River Steelheads - jigs - 05-17-2009
What part of the salmon did you float. Yes the steelhead season is closed. I fish the river around stanley a couple times per summer you mostly catch planter rainbows, with the acasional bull trout. I am not sure when there trout season opens though.
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Re: [jigs] Salmon River Steelheads - tob04002 - 05-17-2009
Hey, I'm not real sure about what part of the river we were on. We got to Salmon and went past it a while to put in. I think we possibly started at the North Fork and got into the main stem of the river. I just know that the main rapids started when we hit Pine Creek bridge. That place was crazy!!!
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Re: [tob04002] Salmon River Steelheads - jigs - 05-17-2009
were did you take out. There are some nice cutts down there, not sure if they plant rainbows down there or not. I know ppl who have even caught sturgeon in that stretch
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Re: [tob04002] Salmon River Steelheads - nymph_pimp - 05-18-2009
There is alot of white fish and some cutts in there not the best fishing but can be at times here is a pic of one of those b-run steelheads from eailer this year caught on a seven wt. fly rod and egg pattern
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