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What a better way to kick off the new year than to spend the day steelhead fishing. So I convinced my friend Steve to brave the sub-zero temps in Spokane and make the 3 hr trip down to Orofino, all along telling him stories of how good the fishing was the previous week. I felt very confident this trip since the fish were very active last week and I tied up some new marabou jigs and had purchased a few different trout beads to try. The morning started off slow and was bitterly cold, making me question whether it was even a good idea to try this trip on such a frigid day. However, the fishing turned red hot by mid-morning and we had the best steelhead fishing morning I have ever experienced. Best part about it was we had this popular hole all to ourselves, which is unusual for a Saturday morning, but could be due to the cold day or late partying the night before! It was a real treat to drift your float down a hole for as long as you want, since no one was there, but we caught most of our fish right in front of us. We limited by 10:30 am and were on the road home by 11:30. Dark colored marabou jigs and faceted beads without bait and without scent worked best today. Most of the fish were 35-36 inches and we caught 5 hens and 1 buck with no wild fish caught today. Hope the rest of my 2011 goes this good.......can't wait to go again.

earchcobber

1/2/2011 2:19:00 PM

nice fish,thanks for the report.

afk

1/2/2011 3:09:00 PM

What a way to start the new year! WOW. I have a feeling we'll get to see more reports from you. Thanks. Keep 'em coming!

mav186

1/2/2011 5:18:00 PM

SWEEET! Thanks for a great report from that corner of the world.

Toni

1/2/2011 6:25:00 PM

Nice report. Good looking batch of fish.

snake7676

1/2/2011 7:03:00 PM

SWEET............... awsome catch thanks for the report !

natetreat

1/2/2011 7:42:00 PM

Oh now there will be guys out there, Nic e report!

ega07

1/2/2011 9:42:00 PM

Awesome report, nice bunch of fish.

luvr46101@msn.com

4/16/2011 3:17:00 PM

I just returned to Washington after a 7 day trip to Stites on the clearwater, fished between Stites and Elk city and OMG, the B run is phenom, I haven t caught a steelhead in 40 years and I had a ball, 30 inchers plus for days, Bottom bumping fresh roe. Took a side trip to the Salmon and 2 days of more furious ironhead shaking, line stripping, reel screaming FISH ON. It was a fisherman s dream. The Salmon river steelies not quite as big as the B run, but still a blast...... Will be a yearly event for me from now on that s for sure...

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