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Local Guide Jim Martin to Share Techniques on Winter Steelhead Fishing Now that the river are finally on the rise, you’ll want to know the latest information on catching winter streams. Jim Martin of Jim Martin steelhead from our many coastal Guide Service will be our guest speaker to start off the new year. Jim has been fishing our many coastal streams with great success for many years. Jim learned to fish while growing up on the Alsea River. After college, Jim moved to Scappoose. while there, he learned to fish the Columbia and many of its’ tributaries. Eventually, Jim and his family moved to Eugene where he sought out every bit of information about the many rivers in and around Lane county. Over the years, Jim has been a chapter member of the Northwest Steelheaders and active in our many club service events. To Quote Jim, ”Good bait, good gear, a clean boat and most importantly always have fun...everything else will take care of itself.” Please join Jim and the Emerald Empire Chapter Wednesday, Jan. 4th at 7 pm. We meet each month at the Eagles Lodge on Irving Rd. in Eugene. Bring and friend. Jim is a very enjoyable speaker and always willing to share his successful techniques (well, maybe not his egg cure).

 

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Winter Fishing

It has been quite some time sense I have had time to up date my fishing report..  So here we go...

It was a great fall Chinook Salmon run on the Oregon coastal rivers, many people reported multiple fish days on the Siuslaw, Umpqua, Coos, Alsea and the Coquille Rivers.  Plug cut herring, trolling, and of course bobber and eggs up in the tide water were successful. I have been getting adult Chinook Salmon on the Alsea and Siuslaw Rivers late in the season, in fact I got a nice bright Chinook last Saturday on the Alsea River.  Lots of silvers and Choho on the coastal rivers.

Last January we got a nice bright silver on Lake creek a feeder of the Siuslaw system. I know of a good batch of Steel Head being caught on the Umpqua as early as the 1st week of Oct.

Now that I have put my Chinook rods away its time to start picking on the Siuslaw, Alsea and Umpqua Rivers. After our next good rain these rivers should fill up with the steelhead. It has been my experience that the first big run of fish shoot strait up stream and seem to slow down close to their release points. I will fish with plugs and floats and as the water gets a little off color use a diver and bait with a good sand shrimp always seems to find the mouth of a nice steelhead.

Good Luck. Make room for everybody... And its ONLY A FISH

Sand Shrimp can be found at Mazama's and  the Chevron on Green Acres Road

Respectfully,

Harmless

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" Jim's equipment is the best I have seen, his knowledge of the rivers and how to fish them shows the years of experience he has. Jim is not only a great fisherman but an extremely fun person to be with. "

Don Adams, Eugene, Oregon