umpqua! any reports?

[fishndad]

im wanting to head up the umpqua for some early springers and even some smallie's! anyone fishing recently?

 

[fishndad]

anyone?

 

[Troutcatcher]

I went there and got skunked.

 

[Troutski]

Steel...

Steel...

Water is still a bit chilly for the Smallies, but the Steelhead are in; my neighbor went on Thursday and picked up two Nats, and one Bow, just down stream from Elkton....hang in there the water will warm up soon...

Chuck

 

[fishndad]

i went today for smallies and got skunked hard! went from elkton all the way around to roseburg! thats a lot of river to cover and not even a look!

 

[Thuggin4Life]

My buddy caught a 2lb smallie when we were plunking for steelhead in febuary.

 

[fishndad]

My buddy caught a 2lb smallie when we were plunking for steelhead in febuary.

lol, well they arent doin anything at the moment

 

[Heavy Metal 1]

3 of us fished for 6+ hours on Sunday...nuttin

 

[fishndad]

yeah thats what ive been hearing lately! nuttin lol it will get better soon!

 

[Backcastwards]

lots of NICE chinooks passing through the Winchester fish ladder. I'm also seeing a lot of boats in the river.
Gary

 

[fishndad]

yeah there is a lot of boats out thats for sure! one more week and im going to get some springers!

 

[susqwahanna]

Any word on the action up at the Rock Creek hole.They should be nailing the chinook there by now.

 

[Thuggin4Life]

yeah there is a lot of boats out thats for sure! one more week and im going to get some springers!

They're Bangin em out down there. Someone caught a 47lb er 2 weeks ago near elkton.

 

[fishndad]

so what is the most productive rig on the umpqua? ill be bank fishing or on my pontoon but im curious what usualy works best there?

 

[Thuggin4Life]

so what is the most productive rig on the umpqua? ill be bank fishing or on my pontoon but im curious what usualy works best there?

I plunk for winters down there but for springers I'm not sure. There are so many ways to fish for them. I here you can plunk for them but i have never done it and i think you would use a little heavier gear than i use for winter steelhead.

 

[fishndad]

I plunk for winters down there but for springers I'm not sure. There are so many ways to fish for them. I here you can plunk for them but i have never done it and i think you would use a little heavier gear than i use for winter steelhead.

plunk? what is plunking lol?