Clearwater River, Idaho Steelhead Fishing. Side drifting & back trolling. 

Scott White how’d it go

its going away fast... sad

Nice Damon..i fish Southfork every year..grettings from Denver

Horacio Toad what time of year mate?

Yes it is

Not sure what Mel uses but I'd recommend P-Line 8 strand XTCB braid. p-line.com/

+josue nuno Yes. The Clearwater has a really good Spring Chinook Salmon fishery that starts in late April/Early May and will go in to the first week of June, all depending on harvest quota met.

Ok thanks bro

You are a genius! I think most everyone understands that.

reverse that

I think it is the other way around, you can keep clipped hatchery fish but you must release wild un-clipped fish.

The closure of Steelhead fishing on the Clearwater River has little to do with the removal from the water of those unclipped fish in the video and more about the lack of science and economic based fisheries management on the Columbia River. Unfortunately, both state's Fish and Wildlife commissions (Oregon and Washington) continue to be strangely influenced by the spring Chinook Salmon gillnetting interests on the lower Columbia River, over the recreational/sportfishing community. Considering the huge positive economic differential provided by the recreational/sportfishing group (responsible for 200 to 400 times the amount of dollars contributed to the local economies.) as opposed to the commercial fishery, the negative impact caused by gillnetting salmon due to the significant numbers of ESA listed Steelhead destroyed as part of the by-catch, it is incomprehensible that gillnets have not yet been removed from the mainstem Columbia River in the six years since the bi-state group was formed.

Because that's what people with good sportsmanship do

I meant why would you not eat it. I'm Not criticizing I'm seriously Asking if there's a code or Species, or season. Cause Thought the idea is to eat it. Only reason I fish.

+ray bon The native fish have an adipose fin and the hatchery fish get there's clipped as juvenile fish before they head to the ocean. Legally you have to release all natives and you can keep hatchery steelhead/salmon.

Oh ok. Darn shame I guess. You really almost Have to be a darn. Biologist. To fish today. It's gotten to the, point. I just stopped fishing. Cause size season species. It's just to much for me. Use to be- we functioned under the gentleman's rule. Throw anything smaller, than your hand back. Now you have to know species season. Something I use to love. Now I don't fish anymore. Cause admittingly. I'm not sure. Tell you the truth. Less with or around an expert. I am not keeping anything.

You're joking...right ? Most of us fish for sport, not for food .