Thanks for the advice. I have been steelheading for 20+ years. So I know where they are generally at different water levels. Now at this level, fishing slow seams at the edge of fast water, or the shallow & slow tail out (due to coloured water and fish feel safer to stay closer to shore), as well as the pockets in rapids (as the fish are travelling at higher water), plus slower side channels are going to be good. But this year being so slow, doesn't matter what skill and knowledge, it is more important to know that there are fish around, LOL. It is all part of the observation game of steelheading. If the water is optimal and lots of fishermen but very few catch on the river, it indicates very little fish. I generally make a call to Fred's to check # of weigh-in to gauge the fish density in the river. But I will go fishing if the weather is good. Fish or no fish, you have to treat steelheading a way of life, not meat collection like you do with salmon.
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Topic: 2013/14 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates (Read 102845 times)