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s—Port O-ford New», Thunday, Daccmbur 29, 1966 To Catch À Steelhead By M ILT GUYMON Oregon State Game Commission about mtd-polnt In the hole on downstream to where the hole Shallows and breaks Into Rain, squalls, winds and rapids below. Steelhead travel sometimes snow and cold herald upstream through these rapids, the w inter months along the ami upon reaching the s lic k or Oregon coast. And once again aproq * * » shear o ff to one side I t ’ s steelhead fishing tim e, the o r the other into the quieter Unie o f year these great game water. Usually, they rest a fish come In from the sea on bit here before continuing th e ir annual spawning m igra thetr Journey upstream. Plunk tions. ers recognize this character Many steelhead w ill be m ark is tic of steelhead and attempt ed by the absence of one or to anchor th e ir bait Just to one m ore fins Indicating hatchery side of the heavy water. o rig in . If anglers should catch The plunker can also fish one of these marked fish, the under more adverse water con game commission would lik e ditions than can the d rift fish to hear about It If it Is possible erman. In fact, most plunkers fo r the angler to make such a prefer water that Is a b it off report. Hatchery plants have color. The best steelhead action been made In almost all coast fo r the plunker usually takes al streams and many Inland place Immediately following a riv e rs , and these fish w ill be heavy storm when the riv e r Is returning this w inter as tackle- s till up and no clearer than a busting adults. deep green. As the water con Reports indicate good runs tinues to drop and clear the big o f steelhead are already In lronheads move from the deep the Wilson, Alsea, Nestucca, e r holes Into the faster-flow ing Nehalem.. Siletz and many other p o r t io n s . Plunking action coastal streams. Farther in usually slows down from then land, steelhead have Invaded on through the clear water the Sandy as fa r upstream as period. Marm ot Dam. From the num The d rift fisherman has a ber of fish In the stream at few more problems to consider. this e a rly date, It appears It F irs t, steelhead have definite could be a banner year on this travel routes that they use con fine riv e r. sistently on th e ir Journey up Anglers shouldn’ t overlook stream. These routes w ill vary the many small coastal streams depending on water stages, and ■n,l creeks, as well as Colum- tf the angler ts to be success f i . trib u ta rie s. Many of these ful he must be able to recog have also been stocked with nize these routes at all water steelhead and anglers can ex levels. Once he learns to rec pect a good return of adults ognize “ steelhead runs” he can this w inter. Some of these in be p re tty sure he w ill be cast clude Gnat Creek, Scappoose ing bait o r lu re Into and through Creek, MUtonCreekandothers. these travel lanes. The Lewis A C lark should be a Second, .steelhead w ill not good bet this w inter along with remain long In the deeper holes, the Necanlcum. nor w ill you find them often Along the central coast the In the eddies o r quiet pools. Sluslaw is expected to produce These big fish p re fe r a s tro r^ , many steelhead. Here again, even flow o f water and w ill many hatchery steelhead should follow such flows throughout the be returning this w inter. riv e r. Fine riv e rs along the south T h ird , water depths are ex coast w ill include the popular trem ely Im portant fo r th e Rogue and Umpqua, and the plunker as well as the d rift M illlco m a , Sixes, ElkandChet- fisherm en. In this respect, co. steelhead p re fe r to travel and hold in water depths ranging A FEW TIPS from about four to around eight Each w inter we receive many o r nine feet. Deep holes and inquiries on how to catch riffle s are preferred only when steelhead. To explain this to water temperature Is high o r the novice is about as d iffic u lt oxygen content lower than nor as tryin g to teach a person mal. to handle a shotgun with ac And the fourth point Is that curacy, o r perhaps make him an steelhead w ill hold at certain expert fly fisherman In one locations along these travel eas; lesson. Nevertheless, we lanes. These " s lo ts ” may be w ill try to pass along a few principles of winter steelhead ing in an effort to sta rt the novi-e o:f In the right direction. The angb-r «hould remember that ou j. st don’t go out and catch steelhead. I t ’ s tough, rug ged fishing under the best con ditions. Even the experts re turn er pty handed on numerous occasions. However, a know ledge of steelhead habits Is invaluable toward a successful trip In addition, water conditions more often than not influence success o r fa ilu re so It be hooves the angler to keep In formed or, w inter stream levels and tu rb id ity , then do his fish - inp when the riv e rs are “ rig h t.” Generally, the best steelheading . . and please accept our takes place following storm s o r wishes that your freshets during the tim e the liv e rs ire dropping and cle a r New Year will ing. be wonderful The plunker has few problem s to contend with other than de term ining the proper place to fish. A ll he has to do Is cast out, anchor his lu re o r bait, then sit and wait. His main ob jective Is to place his offering smack in the middle of a steel head travel route and wait fo r the fish to come along. IRA and GENEVA Generally, these plunking a r“ as are the large, deep holes in the riv e r. The most pro ductive portion w ill be from Immediately ahead of o r be hind a sunken boulder, below a alight drop-off, near the tall of a pool Just ahead of the apron, In a slight bend of the liv e r where a change In water velocity occurs, alongside an underwater ledge o r channel cutbank, ami other locations of s im ila r nature. Recognizing steelhead slots is an art In It self, but once learned the angler can return to the same spot tim e after time and be reason ably sure Mr. Ironhead w ill be there. And wtth this we have a s ta rt e r to successful steelhead fish ing—the recognition o f s te e l head water. Ideally, a steelhead run would consist of a stretch of riv e r perhaps 50 to 100 leet o r more In length, with a strong, even flow of water from head to apron, and water depths with in »be boundaries described. admitted to and discharged from Although steelhead may be Southern Coos General Hospital born Dec. 19, oul Dec. 21. Raymond Peareon, Port O r found throughout such an area, during the past week. ford, In Dec. 19, out 23. usually one o r more hot-spota Maxine Quillen, In Dec. 16. Randall Kay, out Dec. 19. o r “ slots’ * w ill be present out Dec. 21. Darlene Peplon, oul Dec. 19. where steelhead w ill con Veronica M ille r, Port O r Owen Smith, Langlois, out sistently move Into ami rest. ford, In Dec. 17, out Dec. 19. Dec. 20. Some expert anglers are s tric t D oris Roby, In Dec. 17, out Jerald Cochran, C oquille, In ly slot fishermen, casting only Dec. 22. Dec. 21, out Dec. 23. to these areas, then moving on. Margaret Palm er, out Dec. Clarence Gearhart, In Dec. Other expert anglers may is h 17. 21, oul Dec. 25. the entire run hitting the slots Joyce McKenzie, Port O r Delores H artw ell, Coquille. as well as any other possible ford, out Dec. 17. In Due. 22, ot Dec. 23. holding water w ithin the travel Bober Knight, M yrtle Point, Johu E. Janies, In Dec. 22. lanes. out Dec. 17. W illiam McKenzie, In Dec Next week we w ill talk a bit Lois Fish, Coquille, oul Dec. 24. about steelhead tackle, and 17. Kim berly Brewer, InDec. 23. some of the techniques used to Roberta Bowman ami baby flial ami entice M r. Steelhead boy, out Dec. 18. to hit. John B ullard, In Dec. 19, out Dec. 20. Barbara Jo lly, Port O rford, in Dec. 19, out Dec. 23. Sonya Lovelace, Coquille, In PATIENT 1 1ST Below Is a lis t of patients Dec. 19, out Dec. 21. »»by boy Lovelace, C oquille, HOSPITAL NOTES 2 ... ..... 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