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[Pat AV]

"Wow, you guys are making this sound like a intense crazy river of death    Never fished it, but want to in the coming seasons, sounds like good advice from everyone."

I have never had any trouble at the T, as I said the only time I enter the water is to release fish.

The advice about cleats was very good if you are planning on wading alot, I don't bother though.

As for the road, it would be a nightmare right now but when it warms up a bit it will be all good and safe enough for anyone who is smart and patient enough to adjust their driving to the conditions.

The most important part of the etiquette for the river IMO is how the fish are treated. This is a threatened run your C+R skills must be top notch (not out of the water for more than a couple seconds, keep them off the rocks etc, etc). Be happy with one fish a day, don't try to C+R too many alot of people will call it a day if they are lucky enough to land 2 or 3.

The most important thing to remember is that you are on hallowed ground up there, enjoy it, it is world class! I have fished quite a few rivers for steel and the T is unique, the fish are superb!

If you do go respect and enjoy it! Talk to other guys about the etiquette required, if you want to fish a run where some guys are already fishing just go talk to them in a friendly manner! Most of all respect the fish they are some of the finest this planet has to offer and are in big trouble!

PS check the regs as they are extensive for this river and it is a classified water!

Here is a pic of my first ever fish from the T ( I rarely take pics when I am fishing alone but I made an exception for this event  ; )

[younggun]

For one the rocks are slippery like they're covered in ice, two u have the wind howling so u can freeze to death, three u fall in ur dead! I still go every year!  No its a good river, very big and powerful. Respect ur limits and the rivers and u might come out ok! If u dont well then deal with god, and mother nature and see what they have planned for u!

ITs a really good producer for steelhead, but no one really fishes it for the springs in the summer! They are a blast! I still want to catch my first thompson steely!

[allwaysfishin]

I have to agree with the comments above... I've rafted the thompson and crawled around on those rocks a fair bit, they are indeed extremely slippery, this time of year with conditions at hand i would consider spiked wading boots a mandatory item. I see by the comments here that most avid steelheaders , regardless of skill, will view these comments as a ploy to keep folks away from the river, beleieve me guys and gals, it's no ploy. I would recommend that anyone who wishes to fish this river, get a copy of the freshwater regulations, listed in the first bunch of pages is an article on fishing edicit, commonly encountered on "classified waters". One will benefit greatly by being familiar with and practicing the recommendations in that article. For those who are also new, a classified waters liscence is required along with your standard liscence and steelhead tag. It is a catch and release fishery only. By this time of year, if your new, i would think twice about planning a trip, from what i hear, things are winding down anyways. The dire hard guys that know the river well may still pull the odd fish so if you have a chance to tag along with one, try it out.