I chased steelhead on the American River today with Brian Clemens and ChucktheDuck. We ran into Chris Laskodi as well. The fishing was pretty slow, but we got into a few fish. I didn't realize how close the American River was to Dixon. It's not too much further than Putah Creek. I could have caught more fish on Putah, but it was nice to break out the 7wt and fish some bigger water.
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Ya fishing on the Ais slow after a holiday weekend due to overfishing.........if you were fishing where i think you were it was very crowded there on sunday.....also fish it be4 weekends itl be much less crowded and much more fishable......
JT, Yeah it is a nice change to fight some beasts although the river is pretty slow and low. Heck I'm surprised Brian didnt catch like 6 or 8 steelhead
hahaha very funny MATT R, actually jt was the only one that landed a steelie, i hooked into 3 fish, 2 of which were monsters, 1 big ass steelie and one big salmon, the other fish was small, atleast thats how it felt. and this time i actually have proof that i hooked into these fish.
as ac22 said. you want to fish this spot before the weekends. this place get hammered bad. when i fished it with wyteurp we had it mostly to ourselves.
ill be back out there on friday, and hey you may never know i could land 6-8 steelies and if i do i will dedicate it to you MATT R.
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no not yet, need to take a few more pics before i get them developed.
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Fishing isnt about catching fish, its not about who caught the most, or who caught the biggest, its about the experience that you have on the water, and the life long bonds you make with others on the journey to becoming a better person inside.
Both are suitable for steelhead. What I did before my dad bought a fly shop and we acquired more than a few rods we use to own rods every two sizes. We owned a 2wt for small creeks, 4 wt for dry fly fishing, 6 wt for nymphing and light sal****er, 8 wt for steelhead and small salmon, and a 10 wt for big salmon and stripers. This covered pretty much everything we encounter.
So if I'd were you I'd get a 7 wt if I had a 5 and an 8 wt if I had a 6.
No a 5 wt is perfect for trout. It is the #1 selling rod in America. By far the most popular trout size. I think JT does the same thing as me except with a 3, 5, and 7 wt.
. Yeah sounds good to me.
