03-12-2012, 07:03 PM
My two sons and myself went to Salmon Friday AM and started fishing at the Clam hole below Shupe at about 9 AM. The water was clear and weather was great but the fishing was slow. One of my boys banked a nice steelie about 11 AM and that was it for that day. We saw very few fish caught out of The Clam and the people we talked to all said it was slow. Sat. we got to Rams Head right at sun up and were surprised that it was not very crowded, because Friday there was no room to squeeze in there. We wanted to fish Rams Head so we made it a point to be there early, but within an hour the hole was full. All the people that fished next to us were very courteous and I really appreciate the good ettiquette. I hate the few bad apples that practice Combat Fishing. We each caught one fish Sat., which for me was the 1st Steelhead I safely landed. I have been fishing for Steelhead four previous times but was never able to bring one all the way to the net until Sat. I think the fishing was generally slow all along the canyon from what we heard from the F & G people that checked us both days. Warmer water may be needed to bring on the bite. We want to go to Challis next month and try again.
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