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2010 Fishing Report
WINTER STEELHEAD
 
Date:
Feb.3, 2009
Current Report: Smith and Chetco Rivers
The last couple of days the fishing has still been
good. I was fishing the Chetco River. It felt like the
river was getting good pushes of fresh fish every day. We
got more rain last night than expected and with more on the
way it is going to be a Smith River show for a while.
Brice
  
Date: Jan.
31, 2009
Current Report: Smith and Chetco Rivers
The last week has seen both the Smith and Chetco
Rivers dropping into ideal shape. I have spent most of
my days on the Chetco lately, I have been having good days
of fishing there and don't want to change it up. It isn't
wide open fishing but consistent. We have rain in the
forecast which hopefully is enough to keep the rivers at the
levels that they are at. I have been having fun days
on the river, the guys I have been fishing the last week
make it enjoyable. Two of them, Jim and Floyd
(pictures above), take pride in keeping me at full alert the
entire time they are in my boat!
Brice
Date: Jan.
23, 2009
Current Report: Smith and Chetco Rivers
I have been fishing the Smith River and it has been
good. We dealt with high and fluctuating water
conditions early in the week but the river never did blow
out. The river has been on the drop the last few days.
The river is a lot clearer for the level that it is at than
normal. This makes a person change up their tactics.
The Chetco has been fishing the last couple of days but I'm
planning on staying on the Smith for now. We have a
storm coming in tonight and tomorrow, not really sure what
it will do to the rivers.
Brice

Date: Jan. 17, 2009
Current Report: Smith and Chetco Rivers
Still fishing the Smith and Chetco rivers.
After being off because the rivers blew out I was back on
the Smith on Thursday. The Smith has been fishing
better than the Chetco so far. We are getting hit with
another storm right now which will probably blow everything
out except maybe the Smith. We have rain for most of
the week too.
Brice
 
Date: Jan. 11, 2009
Current Report: Smith and Chetco Rivers
I've been fishing the Smith and Chetco since my last
report and the fishing has been good. I have been
hooking fish every day, I did have a tough day on the Smith
where we hooked two fish but didn't land either one. It just
was one of those days where I just couldn't get into the
groove. Then both fish we hook come off. Then I
have a day where the fish kick our rears and we still get
them. That's fishing for you. Both rivers
have been in excellent shape in river flow. We have
another storm coming in tonight and it is supposed to be a
big one. We'll see what it does to the rivers but I'm
planning on being on the Smith for a few days.
Brice

Date: Jan. 3, 2009
Current Report: Winter steelhead
The last storm that we had did blow out all the
rivers. The Smith was back fishable on Saturday
though. I've been on the Smith the last couple of days
and the fishing has been good, even with the high water.
I plunked on Saturday, It was too high to side drift
effectively even though the color was good. I was able
to side drift today. The new boat rows good, I was concerned
about the bigger boat with higher water. The Chetco River
river should be fishable tomorrow.
Brice

Date: Dec. 31, 2009
Current Report: Winter steelhead
Both the Chetco and Smith River are fishing good.
It's been a mix of hatchery and wild fish. One of the nice
things is that there are not a lot of boats on the rivers.
We've been getting rained on for the last few days, just not
enough to really do anything to the rivers. That's
changing right now, it's raining hard and the rivers are
rising fast. I'm not sure if I'll be fishing tomorrow
but the Smith might be in Saturday.
Brice
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