Have yet to fish an opener. Everybody talks about how it's busy and I'm sure it is, but I'm trying to get an idea of whether making an hour + drive one way to Huron tribs is going to be worth it. Some people say they prefer to not even try, and rather would wait until a weekday. I know are variables. Not living in the area of these tribs, I only know a couple dozen access points across a handful of rivers, and my more secret spots probably aren't even secret to locals. What have your opener experiences been like? Thanks.
What's opener on the water really like?
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Balloons. Balloons everywhere
Paparazzi and spectator seating.
We all recant the fishermen's prayer.
Than its game on.
Paparazzi and spectator seating.
We all recant the fishermen's prayer.
Than its game on.
Don't let the stories scare you. My intro steelheading was on opener for the most part and it was amazing. Busy.. But amazing.
Go expecting crowds, needing to move around, finding other spots and you'll have a great time.
The crowds will only piss you off if you allow it to.
Go expecting crowds, needing to move around, finding other spots and you'll have a great time.
The crowds will only piss you off if you allow it to.
fenwickfisher
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Not true at all east of T.O gets pounded on openerstaffman said:
I used to love the Trout opener. Me and my boys used to scout all week , find the pool that was loaded and camp out and have a blast. Come 12:01 am we would just pound them. All catch and release of course. We would hog that pool all day and have a blast. Those were the days. Now I usually skip opener unless I'm fishing private land , but even that is kinda impossible these days.
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can be the best time you have on the river, all depends on your attitude
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not impossible, just gotta have the right contactsfishfreek said:
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Berg, i will be honest with you. If all you want is to fish for steel. Then opener is fun, because sections of river where there's abundance of trout will be open. Lot's of water to cover. If you do recons 2-3 days before opener, you will end up salivating and would be excited for the opener. There are a few people who do this, you will see them in the river already, scouting potential spots. There are tribs that will be full of people who just knows it's trout opener and don't really target trout whole year round. but they know it's trout opener and will show up only on openers. In fact i have met a lot of people on the rivers who just got their license, the day before opener and trust me, by May, you won't see them. A lot of people interpret this different ways. I know some think they are nuisance and just here for the harvest. But if you think about it, these people pay for license and fish 2 - 3 times for steelhead and will be back next year on opener. Just keep an eye out for those who get over the limit or doing illegal stuff and the rivers will prosper. I usually head out on tribs late afternoon to do my share of fishing...good time to practice the pin and centerpin control. and muscle excercise. tight lines.
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I realize that but not all people will take it as sarcasm...especially those people looking for handouts..not trying to rattle anyones cage just sayingAlfiegee said:
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I had some plans that fell through so I ended up on a local West Trib... In about 6-7 hours of being there, I saw 2 other fishermen, and they were on the other side of the river so no lines were crossing or anything.
Needless to say, I was surprised.
Needless to say, I was surprised.
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