Eagle Creek WInter Steelhead

[flytrekker1007]

Anybody fished Eagle Creek recently? When do the steelies start coming in? I have fished EC a few times last winter but didn't have much success. It seems like its a river that if you don't know where to fish, you wont have much success.

 

[troutmasta]

Rumor has it no more hatchery winters

 

[flytrekker1007]

Funding?

 

[troutmasta]

I just looked into it, It looks like its still going, I think they might have just started allocating more resources to the coho. Im not sure but I heard that the clipped winter run has all but dropped off. Wish I could be more help. Sorry.

 

[nativefish]

Last year i got one out of the creek on 11/23. Traditionally the strain eagle creek uses is an early returning one, and is different from the brood stock the clackamas river hatchery uses. I dont know if they are still planting, but there should still be fish returning this year. Also a bird told me that they "have" switched to a brood stock and are phasing out their original strain of plants. IDK if this is true, whatever lol...... There should be fish now. If you dont mind hiking its a beautiful place. a lot of people have success drifting yarn balls, or as fly fishermen seem to prefer "egg paterns".

 

[OnTheDrop]

The Hatchery should be giving me a call back today.... The past years up until last the creek popped like no other... Just as good if not better than any coastal stream I fish... 6,7 or 8 hookups in one morning wasn't out of the ordinary... This all changed last year...Broke my little heart. It's cause of the funds... They only received 300 fish this last season...

 

[flytrekker1007]

Ya, I usually fish the Alsea or the Siletz but thats a drive since I'm not living in Corvallis anymore. It would just be nice to find a sweet little river around here to fish. I live close to the Clackamas River but haven't spent much time on it because I always go to other rivers.