Swingin Last night

**Sheepdog8404** · 04-08-2016, 11:07 AM

Made it out for a few hours yesterday afternoon/evening with Mark Kranhold. The river greeted us with some pretty intimidating wind but we were able to punch through it and get some nice fishing in. Got to pop the cherry on my new ACR 1073 with a feisty little hatchery bow! little guy slammed the Sculpin on the 2nd cast. We ended up with quite a few short strikes and missed hits. I hooked into another fish, can't confirm if it was actually a steelhead but was definitely a rainbow. Lots of aerobatics and hard pulls before she threw the fly about a rod's length away. Mark ended up hooking a toad of a sucker and that was his only fish for the day... Looks like all that shit talking last fall is coming back to bite you, Eh Mark? lol

Overall, we had a great time and kept the skunk away! Really looking forward to spending many upcoming evenings on the water with my new rod swinging for some spring steel!

**SeanO** · 04-08-2016, 11:29 AM

Good you got into them.

Nice eel pics also!

**Mark Kranhold** · 04-08-2016, 11:34 AM

Just trying to convert you to steelhead Gary. You still are the golden bone king tho!

**Troutsource** · 04-08-2016, 11:53 PM

What the hell kind of eel is that? Hopefully not a lamprey. I didn't know the A had eels.

Seems like fat suckers are the fish du jour. I caught a 22" mama loaded with eggs a few weeks ago. First ever on the river. Now everyone seems to be tying into them. I assume this is a result of the drought.

**Sheepdog8404** · 04-08-2016, 11:57 PM

It is a Lamprey, troutsource. I was standing right next to it while it was busy making a redd... Wearing sandals and shorts, mind you. Looked down and thought, that's a funny acting piece of moss/slime... Then when it started moving up river towards my foot, I just about freaked the F**k out!!! Realized what it was at that point and couldn't stop looking around my feet for the rest of the evening.

**STEELIES/26c3** · 04-09-2016, 02:17 AM

Lampreys are native and good for the river and ecosystem.

Sadly, their populations are a fraction of what they were in 70's...

It's there spawning season right now.

Now, in the great lakes of the midwest... lampreys are not such a good thing... but that's a different story

**Bill Kiene semi-retired** · 04-09-2016, 07:42 AM

This is usually a good time for swinging flies for spring run Steelhead.

Lots of caddis should be hatching in the river now......afternoons?

Mark knows the river well........

**lee s.** · 04-09-2016, 10:46 AM

"Lampreys are native and good for the river and ecosystem."

Enlighten please....
....lee s.

**SeanO** · 04-09-2016, 08:20 PM

+1

They used to be thick in the coastal rivers of southern Oregon, but now they are kind of rare.

I think the AR still allows harvest of them?

Originally Posted by STEELIES/26c3

Lampreys are native and good for the river and ecosystem.

Sadly, their populations are a fraction of what they were in 70's...

It's there spawning season right now.

Now, in the great lakes of the midwest... lampreys are not such a good thing... but that's a different story