I've got questions for all you fish experts:

The following questions are for the months of September and October. There is a fish phenomenon at Drano and other areas when the silvers get so thick they seem to almost jump in the boat yet won't bite anything. Also seem to chase steelhead out.

1. Why on the Wind, Drano, Big White Salmon and Dalles do steelhead quit biting when silvers start coming up in numbers?

2. And, at the same time when silvers will be jumping and schooling everywhere why do they all have lock jaw?

3. When the fish get lockjaw what is the preferred tactic for getting silvers to bite? Some fishermen use big spinners, some plugs, back troll eggs or sandshrimp but all seem to be with limited results.

When I've been down there this question seems to always come up with few answers. This year was especially frustrating with the large numbers of non-biting silvers.

This inquiring fisherman would like to know.