Lately I've notices anglers pounding the same water they were hooking fish in when the water level was up. They can't figure out why there not finding fish and they assume that there just are no new fish moving upriver. While there may not be a lot of new fish moving in there are fish there, they have just moved into new holding areas waiting for the river levels to rise so they can continue their migration. To score consistently you must adjust your techniques to match the conditions. I will often have success with spoons when rivers reach the very low levels they are at now. These fish have been holding right up at the very head of the riffles, areas that have a highly broken surface and some cover such as logs or boulders. Most anglers I've seen have walked right by these spots to pound the slower water lower in the drift. They may as well be fishing in their bathtub. My question to all of you is, what are your favorite low water techniques for Steelhead?
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Please practice C & R on wild steelhead!