Applegate River 3-31

[JTLunker]

River was low on the last day of Steelhead season. Water was clear and 47 F. Fished all the holes from the deadline down to Cantrell. No Steelies, but I managed to land a nice fin clipped Trout on a pink worm, that fought like a steelie. 16 inches and about a pound. Did not see any other fish caught.

 

[eugene1]

The pink worm strikes again.

Nice fish,

 

[fishing_mission]

My buddy got one out of Cantrell on a blue fox. it definitely seemed not many fish were around

 

[SiletzTroutKiller]

Still a nice trout! Gotta love catching them that size and bigger out of the rivers

 

[mikeee2362]

Nice! Gotta love the pink worm!!

 

[eat, sleep, fish]

It looks like one of the little steelhead that have been very plentiful in the Rogue this year. There has been a lot of 18 inch clipped steelhead around. If they're bright, and you don't mind tagging one that small, I've heard they have good meat in them.

 

[SiletzTroutKiller]

Yeah I don't know what the regulation on the Applegate is but on the Siletz a 16+ inch trout counts as a steelhead if the angler chooses to keep it. But I understand if you'd release that guy.

 

[steelhead_stalkers]

Looks like you are fishing the covered bridge hole. The fish were holding in fast water a lot this winter.