Steelhead and Stripers

Greetings Readers!
I have not posted in quite some time, and I apologize. I will do my best to give area updates and post regularly for fall chinook and coho season on the Siuslaw and coastal lakes. We managed a late-season trip for steelhead and stipers. What a combination. We hooked 2 steelhead, landing 1 and went 1 for 1 on stipers, landing a 27-inch fish.

The striper fell to a 4 1/2 Yozuri Crystal Minnow, blue back. This Crystal Minnow was a very slow sinking version. Now is the time to go and try for these fish on the Umpqua/Smith River system. They should be aggressively chasing the schools of out-migrating salmonid juveniles. Here's a couple of photos from our last trip.

See You On The Water
Action Jackson