The mid season winter metal numbers don't look good @ all,but I've been having lots of fun out on the rivers fishing with new faces.Here's how it's breaking down.
Hooked 11
Landed 8
O'phers 4
10 trips so far this winter.One hook up per trip on average.Hopefully the nate run will up the numbers.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE


5 different river's.

When did your trips start, SZ?

Start of the year, or start of the Brat season?

Opher has reared his ugly head on my last two trips to the rivers. O for O. O for 2009. Zero hooked, Zero Landed, Zero Everything.

Even Superfly's Mojo didn't help me.

I'm thinking about borrowing Stam's skunk avatar......

First trip was 1-1-09.Due to blown out rivers and the Holiday season's.Usually start keeping track on 12-1.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

We're mid-season already?

Crapola.

i've been out 5 times on two rivers and have gone 3 for 3 since the first of the year i dont call that good but i have herd alot worse numbers from others! . . . time to dot he rain dance

My season just started two weeks ago! It's still 2.75 months to go!

Fish on...

Todd

man i cant even add mine up...and i dont count tokul creek fish in those counts at all. but they numbers are big. at least the hook up numbers are big.

ive only landed maybe 5 fish in 09. and ive been blanked 6 or 7 trips in 09.

Trips: 5
Hookups:3
Landed:2

Man, I need to find some quality time on the river soon.

Season just started.

43 outta 52...if them riverstickler hooks were better id be at least 50 outta 52

all BS of course but ya, season is just starting IMO and I have been spending more time on the oars lately and damn its tough to catch fish when rowing...think ill stick w my toon...cheers

boat fishing
trips- 5
drive by's- 9
hook-ups- 18 (hook-ups i count fish up to boat at least once)
landed-14
trips starting mid december-mid jan.
all thanks to matt at sensei GS. he put me on all my steel this year. i did float my boat a few times this year with some new to fishing freinds with some short lived hook-ups and a donut to the boat. thanks again matt, looking forward to the next time.

I've made 11 trips to a favorite river not more than 45 mins. away. I started my winter-run fishing in November.
#'s
Hooked-13
Landed-9
Hatchery fish kept-8
Native Fish released-1
Biggest hatchery-39.5''@ 20-22lbs. Biggest hatch in years
Biggest native-40''x21.5''@ about 25lbs. A big Brute Buck

As far as the fishing on my favorite local river, it has been great. Not the best, but pretty damn good! Every one I come across on the river says the season has been really slow. If I'm averaging a fish per trip its far from slow! As far as my spots on the river, their pretty secluded. I know theres other people that fish them cause of trash and other [censored] they leave behind. (That I pick up and pack out)

If you fish presistantly and are patient it will pay off. Good luck!

Oh by the way all fish were caught on ten # clear stren. Thick line hooks less fish.

0-0 in 09

Add my name to the Big Opher list.

I fish lot's on my favorite river.....last year was bad.....this year I'm 1 for 1, but no other bites and no "bobber downs". WDFW can say all they want, Region 6 the past 2 years has been the worse its ever been in my 40 years in Grays Harbor and Region 6, someone, something isn't getting the job done. Maybe its time for a complete "house cleaning" of personnel in this Region.....Fish management, Region 6 head personnel, biologists, etc., maybe its time to rotate personnel within the different Regions......to much time pushing buttons on computers, working on ineffective models, too much time spent on NOF....... change is coming....hope they start loping at the top(big dollar salaries), and keep more of the personnel that have direct contact with fish.

Time tells all.......Let the ass kissing begin!!!!!!!!

I started my '09 season on the OP last weekend and ended up 1 for way too many The cold water and the light bites killed me and left me baitless way too many times.
JD

Id say that some are either stretching their numbers or I really suck. Ive only hooked up 6 times and landed 4. Sacrafices of being on the sticks or making a fool out of myself with an 8wt......its gatta be one or the other.

So far I'm averaging one hookup per trip, with just as many skunks as multi-hookup days. No great days (yet). I think everybody's mojo's gonna come round after the next good gully-washer. Keep the faith y'all,

fb

I really don't count as the Upper Columbia only has summer "boots" now, and it never gets blown out. I haven't really kep track, but 18-20 trips since late November for 40ish fish in my boat. You don't lose many because they don't really fight much. We let most of them go, cause nobody wants them unless they're hens. Probably 60% unclipped fish. I really miss winter fish.

The winter fishery's winding down....But the Springer seasons right around the corner for the UPPER SR tribs.....

Mf