| I was able to make another quick trip down to Riggins | | | | It was a nice day on the river though the wind was |
| Idaho Wednesday I knew before I left that fishing | | | | very light and the sun was shining and it actually got |
| would be tough but I just needed to get out for awhile. | | | | quite warm. I tried all my tricks hoping to get lucky and |
| With high pressure setting up and the cold nights we | | | | when I got the first hit I was watching some deer up |
| have been having expecting any more would have | | | | on the hill steelhead one fisher 0 (#1- Rule be ready! |
| been total optimism on my part. | | | | opps!!) |
| The drive down from New Meadows was relaxing | | | | I fished for about another hour and half before I switch |
| and I was glad to see how much the snow has been | | | | to a small Crappie jig some times using these small jigs |
| receding on my way down. There were a number of | | | | will produce fish. After fishing with this for about thirty |
| deer and elk out and it is always nice to see them. If | | | | minutes I got a hit and hooked into a steelhead well I |
| you have some good binoculars or a spotting scope | | | | knew that this small jig meant that I needed to be |
| and want to see a real nice bull stop at the rest area | | | | careful after fighting the fish for several minutes I was |
| just this side of Rapid River and look to the west, | | | | sure I was going to win the battle and then it was like |
| there is a real nice bull hanging out up there and he is | | | | some one was throwing rocks at it, any he turned and |
| well worth stopping and looking for if you enjoy | | | | headed back to the Ocean and it didn't matter what I |
| watching Elk. He has not yet dropped his antlers put | | | | tried he was going. Well it didn't take long for the light |
| that will be happening some time soon. | | | | hook on this jig to straighten and now the score is |
| Any way back to steelhead fishing I only fished two | | | | steelhead 2 fishermen 0. |
| holes Shorts bar and at the Park in Riggins. I notice | | | | I fished for about another hour but I never got another |
| quite a few steelhead roll in each of the holes but | | | | hit I hope to make it back this weekend with a rain |
| getting a hit proved to be another story you know | | | | storm coming in it should be better fishing as long as |
| how steelhead are they are either hitting or they are | | | | the wind will stay down. |
| not. Well as I suspected with the weather they weren't. | | | | |