Well I made an early morning of it today. Up at 3:30 to be at the river an hour before sunrise, trying to get one last shot at the Kings before it closes saturday. Only ended up with one mini-jack at about 15 inches for my trouble. The mouth of the Wallace has changed, they hold at the tail out at the very far end of the hole, and I can't get to it, even when I'm wading the middle of the sky.

The guides pulled one out from under me about a half hour after daylight. From the end of it. Got a little bit discouraged and went up to reiter where I hooked a nice little steelhead. Had it on for a while, was calm and playing it out and BAM! Broke my hook. Not my line, not my swivel, my hook. Spent a lot of time fighting with the line on the bottom, some fish came up, but I was tired and cold, I didn't bring enough layers and it rained. Blech. Reiter's consistently putting out fish for those who put there time in and know the drift. I've been up there about five times in the past couple weeks and have been doing okay, but I'm done with budget hooks. I'm just going to use bigger ones. I also dialed in a secret weapon that drives steelhead CRAZY. If you see me on the river I'll let you in on the secret, it's incredible.

kingfisher101

7/21/2011 7:05:00 PM

im heading out tomarrow gonna try spinners for chinook if so could you tell me the secret now because im just a 12 year old kid and i havnt caught a steelhead or chinook just tiny 6 or 7 inch trout :( can you take a picture or just pm me how to set it up but thanks for the report and when they close is the river still open for steelheads because ill release the kings but tomarrow ill keep them but pm the the secret please

leviP

7/21/2011 9:42:00 PM

nice man, going to head out tomorrow as my last little effort of the king salmon season. ive tried every spot for the most part that i know of, except ben howard. is that a good area? because so far everyone that catches fish like j michael have a seceret cool spot. wish i had one. anyway nice man!

leviP

7/21/2011 10:02:00 PM

does using a spinner for kings work well? like at the mouth? or ben howard?

kingfisher101

7/22/2011 12:47:00 AM

try spinner fishing like use a super vibrax copper spinner those work well thats was j catches them with and mepps aglia i got all those today im headin out tomarrow

Bass Hunter

7/22/2011 10:48:00 AM

Isn't it a BLACK jig?

leviP

7/22/2011 1:07:00 PM

was up there today, not worth the gas. it all sucks down there just gotta wait till august 16 when pink salmon r in great fishing then

kingfisher101

7/22/2011 8:40:00 PM

well went out there, mostly to learn the place but fished a couple places i couldnt find any popular spots like ben howard im probably gonna head back out there soon once it opens for chinook and by then ill have adress's of every where.anddidnt see whole lot of action maybe i was in the wrong spot but if you guys can please give me the addresws to bens howard ,reiter ,and what ever park you guys usally fish somewhere thats good thanks

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