October 11 -16 what to do?
Usually head for Washington, but my fishing accomplice moved to Idaho to fish the Wood River out his back door... Lovely wife gave me and the dog Oct. 11-16 to steelhead. Have a raft, love multiple day trips camping out of said raft. Steelhead fly and raft camping rate just about equal... Where do we go, exactly, for best op's for chrome camping and rafting during that time period? Bay Area heading north and thinking not going as far as Washington to save drive time. Anywhere in between. Thanks! Fluvial.:question:
narrowing it down - thanks!
Ronde is the norm for the fall 9-dayer, but narrowed it down to the Rogue or Deschutes due to October 11-16 constraint. Will drive like a madman and can get in close to 4 full days drifting - given several requirements: raft camping, multi-day, likelihood of steelhead presence, natural beauty and preference for swinging - is there a section on either of these 2 rivers I should visit with Gretchen the dog? She loves steelheading, and we have not fished either of these rivers enough to target anything specific.
Thanks. It's all good!
Clearwater Steelhead - Oct 1
Just got back from RedShed Clearwater Spey Clave. The steelhead are somewhere, but most anglers weren't seeing or catching them.