Ok, well first of all I would like to say I gave this day a 3 for three reasons. 1). i got to Reiters Ponds early enough to where I was the 5th car in line. 2). It's always a good day when you can be on the water fishing. 3). Even though I did not catch any steels, I saw 8 pulled in in the 3 1/2 hours I was there. From both sides of me. So I know they were I was at. I did everything I thought I could do. Played with the depth of my bobber, Used everything from prawns, eggs and scent and nothing at all, floated my line with a slip bobber and with out. Any of your season steelhead anglers please let me know what it is im doing worng. These fish are extreamly beautiful and I would love to feel the fight they put up. Well thanks for listening (reading) to me rant. Tight lines y'all.

BentRod

1/10/2014 10:21:00 PM

I understand your frustration. Odds are that you're not doing anything wrong. Could be just luck of the draw. Most of us have been there before. I spent more fruitless trips than I can count trying to mimic what those around me were doing. They were catching fish and I wasn't. After I started catching them I couldn't tell you what changed....just getting your offering in front of the fish is half the battle. Good luck. Keep trying and it'll happen.

rfnbry

1/10/2014 10:27:00 PM

Thanks bentrod. No quittin in this old dog..

Bank drifter

1/11/2014 7:36:00 AM

More time on the water, that's all, sometimes experience helps, but when fishing a hatchery terminal area with fish all around, that is not always the case-luck of the draw!

Roosterpie

1/11/2014 9:00:00 AM

Yeah, don't worry. I got the X factor so far this year also. I have hooked a few, but getting them to shore has been another thing. Same with the silver run this past year. Get them close to the boat, but not on the boat. It's just a phase.

HOOKEDONFISHING

1/11/2014 9:34:00 PM

This winter run has been the slowest I have ever seen. There is a lot of seasoned veterans not catching either the last 6 times I have gone I have been 2/3.

rfnbry

1/12/2014 11:07:00 AM

Thanks y'all. I'll be there Monday, Tuesday and wednesday. So I'm optamistic. Hopefully next time I post it will be with some pics.....

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