High water Steelhead opener

[Bowie]

What are your plans for the opener tomorrow? Are you still going out or will you wait for the levels to drop?

Care to share any techniques for high, blown-out water?

I think I'll be tying some bigger, dark flies.

 

[TheTallFisherman]

Glow beads and big sacks or worms! (Works for night fishing too!)

 

[tombo]

If I were going(which I'm not) Whatever Id be using, would be black!

 

[Bowie]

Good idea, I'll definitely bring both my fly and spinning rods so I can try several presentations.

Is it still fly fishing if I put a pink worm on my fly rod? lol

 

[tombo]

Swinging a black wooly would prob be my first tactic. I'm dying to get out, but hate crowds!

 

[Bowie]

I tied two sizes of black and olive woolly's last night along with some random streamer patterns. I had one smash a purple woolly last year but the water was much clearer.

 

[rich_ace_G]

black stone flies - no indicator...
If your'e float fishing...bigger beads or bigger roe bags.

 

[salmotrutta]

Water won't be high along the entire watershed, you can still find clear running water if you know where to go.

 

[Ibstacle]

I'm going on sunday instead. I will probably fish pink worms, larger roe bags, and dark coloured wooly bugger jigs

 

[ApacheFishingVentures]

Definitely gonna rock a single 6mm white bead or some #26 midges. Wish me luck

 

[ApacheFishingVentures]

Oh and 4lbs test

 

[Bowie]

Well I swung by a local creek and the flow is insane, I might have to wait for sunday. I'll check the hydrometric data in the morning.

 

[staffman]

Fish will be next to shore and not out in the main flow.

 

[bharkasaig]

This is why I love this forum. I was gonna post this very question. I'm heading out on Sunday with a bud, both pretty green. Fly or Spinning? Presentation styles?

Cheers! The replies have already helped.

 

[Bowie]

I'll be hitting a local creek but the water is crazy here as with most of SW ON. I have experience fishing high water but I don't think there will be too much pressure on the fish (not easily spooked/found) and waiting a day or three shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[BERRRG]

Won't be able to make it out until mid-week next week unfortunately... hopefully it will be tamer by then with maybe a fresh run of chromers in the river.

Best of luck to everyone heading out tomorrow. Safe wading.

 

[Bowie]

Won't be able to make it out until mid-week next week unfortunately... hopefully it will be tamer by then with maybe a fresh run of chromers in the river.

Best of luck to everyone heading out tomorrow. Safe wading.

You'll be good, prime time is a few days away where I am.