The more that guys fish this area, the more rigs you will most likely loose! It is not uncommon to loose between 10 to 35 rigs a day if you intend to "drift' fish from a sled in this area. Most guides have at lease 100 leaders pre tied and ready to go. Some days I may loose as many as 30 or more leaders myself, and I knew where not to cast!

Play attention to the area that you get hung up at. DO NOT cast your line in again into that same area until you have passed through that spot each time. It's a whole lot easier to wait a few more seconds then it is to spend 5 minutes retying a new rig. Pay attention!!!

If there are a lot of boats the day that you and your dad are out, look for the steelhead to be "hanging out" in the heaver water areas (hiding from the boat traffic).

Hope my tips will save you and your dad a lot of rigs, and maybe get you guys a fish or 2. Most likely you guys will need all the luck that you can get in the next week or two.

Good luck,

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