Well with February almost gone and the days getting longer and warmer the steelhead have started to move up the Little Salmon River, here in Idaho. This has been a much awaited annual event for those of use here in Central Idaho for two reasons.

 

1^st we can now enjoy getting back on the river as the ice has started to leave the river is rising and the steelhead have begun their final stage of their migration. For those of us who fish this river we know that the next month and a half will provide for some of the most exciting steelhead fishing in the state.

 

For several years now many of us have had days where we have hooked into 20 to 30 fish a day. One day last year a buddy of mine and I were fishing below Boulder Creek and we each hooked over 40 fish it was the first time I actually got tired from catching fish not that it made me stop I just started getting tired. This is the time of year where a slow day is when you only hook into 5 or 6 fish as a steelhead fisherman it seems odd to say that hooking 5 or 6 is a slow day but for the last few years it is the way things have worked out.

 

2^nd and most importantly is you can now fish without spending all your time fighting the elements. If you have been following my most you will remember a post about a month ago where most of my day was fighting the weather snow wind and ice. Those days for the most part will now be behind us for another year and or time is now spent looking for that perfect drift and not so much on a place where we can actually get to the river.

 

If you have never fished the little Salmon River for Steeelhead or may be you have never even fished for Steelhead I highly recommend that you give it a try. For the next couple of weeks the lower sections of the river will be very productive. When I say the lower section I’m talking about the section of River from Pollock to Riggins. Then in about two weeks you will want to concentrate your efforts on the section from Pollock to just above Pinehurst, and then you can start fishing the remainder of the river.

 

If you are not from the area there are a number of places you can stay at Pinehurst does have some small cabins they rent out on a daily or weekly basis and just above Pollock there is a new RV Park which sits just off of US 95 you won’t miss it as long as you are looking for it. You can stay at a very nice spot in Riggins if you prefer The Salmon River Lodge has some of the finest accommodations you can find, they even have an indoor pool show you soak and relax after a hard day on the River.

 

If you ever thought about giving steelhead fishing a try now is the time. So load up your Rod and Reel put on some fresh line and I will probably see you some where on the River maybe we can trade a few fish stories while were there?

Good luck and Good fishing!!!
BY: RR Smith 
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