Steelhead opener!

[Rich Leonetti]

It's after 1:00 PM who's gonna get that first American River Steelhead report out today?

[Mark Kranhold]

Keep it tight lip! We are lucky with what we have here but its just not enough with yahoo central abound . Internet is a killer

[JasonB]

Tons of boats, lots of bank anglers, very sunny day for a float... that’s about all I got. What more could you want? Oh yeah, couple of very big seals...
Good luck,
JB

[hwchubb]

Low holed as I made my third cast in a lower river run. Was hiking upriver later to cross to an island in the ever-open stretch of the river and found the path blocked by a homeless camp. Growled at humanity and found a run where I could at least get into a casting rhythm and regain some Zen. Went to a great New Years Day get together for the afternoon, regained my faith in humanity. On balance, a good day.

Oh, no grabs.

[winxp_man]

Tons of boats, lots of bank anglers, very sunny day for a float... that’s about all I got. What more could you want? Oh yeah, couple of very big seals...
Good luck,
JB

Good recap JB hahaha! On point.

Saw a big male sea lion (about as big as the damn drift boats!) grab a sucker fish. I don’t know if it swallowed it or if just killed it for the heck of it.

[JasonB]

We gave up on being low holed, and such about ten minutes into day, had a much more relaxing time that way. Agree that despite the crowded conditions some could have easily made a few small concessions here and there to each other that would go a long way towards everyone’s enjoyment. Not sure why the little things are so tough for some. Having a boat does help when things get hectic, but still...
JB

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

February can be the top month for Winter Run Steelhead in the LAR.

March/April is usually good for Half-pounders, and spring run Blue Back Steelhead.


If the flow stays low look for them to stack up from Watt Avenue down to Paradise / Cal Expo area.

Might rain Friday?

[Desmo13]

whats a good drift boat run there, put in and take out? Sailor Bar to Watt Ave. is how long?

[Terry Thomas]

That’s a very long drift. Most would do Sailor to Rosmore or down to Grist Mill.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Any fish.....rolling, hooked, seen, landed?