Fished the high flow section of the Feather River after work this week with a buddy. No, the fishing wasn't red hot and the salmon #'s are down, but we hooked enough fish to make us forget about the fact that the Feather is kind of a messed up place. We were instead focused on the next tasty bucket and the hope of another fired up Feather steelie!
The trick is to find actively spawning salmon. A redd or area of redds that have females digging and males ripping around is what you want. We covered a lot of ground to find this, but it was worth it. If you see a single female with an eroded caudal that is just sitting there, this is not the best place to fish, although it is always worth a cast if there is a nice depression nearby.
We fished real simple and clean. No indicator, split shot, and a single bead. Yes I peg beads. It works better. Just keep the bead about 1.5 inches from the hook. Go get em. Matt
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