Steelhead Rivers

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Ernie Adams

Discussion Starter · Aug 27, 2016

I thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane and try to list the rivers that I have landed a steelhead on. Here's my list:
N.Fork Stilly, Sauk, Skagit, Queets, Samish, Methow, Kispiox, Buckley, Morice, Thompson, Nimpkish.

Its remarkable that the Snoho system and no other OP rivers are mentioned. Truthfully, that's mostly due to a weak effort on my part. I have never fished the Snake rivers either. In fact, aside from an epic failure of a trip to the Klickitat, the Met is the only CR river I have fished.
I'm going to try and add an Oregon stream or 2 this fall. I have never fished Oregon at all.
There are a couple rivers that I have fished and not succeeded on that I will return to; the Skeena, Babine, Susqwa, Gold, Heber, and Klick, are at the top of that list.
One thing I truly love about steelheading is where it takes me and the beauty of the rivers. Hopefully I'll fish a couple new rivers and add them to the list of successful ones this season.

Go Sox,
Cds

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Jeremy Floyd

· #2 · Aug 27, 2016

Eel
Van Duzen
Mad
Trinity
Klamath
Smith
Rogue
Coquille
Umpqua
Siuslaw
Snake
Deschutes
Clearwater and S fork
Ronde
Mill Creek
Tucannon
Methow
Skykomish
Green
Humtulips
Queets
Quinalt
Stilliguamish
Sauk
Skagit
Bulkley
Morice

(Not all on a fly)

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Dr. Magill

· #3 · Aug 27, 2016

Jeremy Floyd said:
Eel
Van Duzen
Mad
Trinity
Klamath
Smith
Rogue
Coquille
Umpqua
Siuslaw
Snake
Deschutes
Clearwater and S fork
Ronde
Mill Creek
Tucannon
Methow
Skykomish
Green
Humtulips
Queets
Quinalt
Stilliguamish
Sauk
Skagit
Bulkley
Morice

(Not all on a fly)

Nice list

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Chris Johnson

· #4 · Aug 27, 2016 (Edited)

Skagit, Sauk, Samish, Nooksack,Nf Nooksack, S fork Nooksack, Stilly, Met-how, Dechutes, Bogey, Queets, San Juan(Van Island), Copper, Bukley, Morice and Whatcom creek.

Stonefish

· #5 · Aug 27, 2016 (Edited)

Nisqually
Carbon
Puyallup
Green
Deschutes (Thurston Co.)
Queets
Salmon
Quinault
Bogachiel
Calawah
Sol Duc
Humptulips
Chehalis
Skookumchuck
Dungeness
Hamma Hamma
Dosewallips
Duckabush
Skokomish
Skykomish
Cowlitz
East Fork Lewis
North Fork Toutle
Kalama
Smith (CA)

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Shamoo

· #6 · Aug 28, 2016 (Edited)

skagit
Sauk
sky
sultan
stilly
cascade
beckler
samish
klick
Wenatchee
naselle
greys
sol duc
hoh
bogey
goodman cr
quilluette
Queets
Deschutes (or)
s. santiam (or)

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DennisE

· #7 · Aug 28, 2016

__________!
Any river would be adding to my list, but I'm trying!

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wanative

· #8 · Aug 28, 2016

Nooksack
Skagit
Sauk
Samish
Dakota Creek
N.F. Stilly
Bogey
Quilayute
Hoh
Goodman Creek
Kalama
Clearwater (Idaho)
Cowlitz

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Ernie Adams

Discussion Starter · #9 · Aug 28, 2016

Impressive list Jeremy! I'll bet you logged some windshield time to accumulate that list.

Go Sox,
cds

Jeremy Floyd

· #10 · Aug 28, 2016

Charles Sullivan said:
Impressive list Jeremy! I'll bet you logged some windshield time to accumulate that list.

Go Sox,
cds

Born in Walla Walla,
Moved in 9th grade and graduated from Reedsport OR
Went to Humboldt State
Guided in Cali and WA

Mostly just convenience

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Carter Burke

· #11 · Aug 28, 2016

Babine
Kispiox
Sauk
Hoh
Elochoman
South Toutle
Cowlitz
East Lewis
Washougal
Wind
White Salmon
Klickitat
Grand Ronde
Snake
John Day
Deschutes
North Umpqua

Hooked one on the Bulkley and another on the Clearwater but didn't land them.
Had grabs on the Sol Duc and on the Sandy but no hook ups

a few more rivers with gear

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Storybook

· #12 · Aug 28, 2016

Started Fall of 14'

Klickitat
Cowlitz
Queets
Hoh
Clearwater (WA)
Wynoochee
Snoqualmie

A.A.

· #13 · Aug 28, 2016

Wow, those are impressive lists! This is all I have, from most to least fish. Rogue is next on my list. Would love to fish the Trinity. You guys have scared me away from WA rivers with all your doom and gloom!

-Feather River, CA
-N Umpqua, OR
-Muskegon, MI
-Prairie Creek, MI

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5119

· #14 · Aug 28, 2016 (Edited)

Lots of places listed, a few places not listed.....I feel better about just leaving a number of rivers in each state/province

OR: 6

WA: 6

ID: 2

BC: 3

Updated to this year.

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karnage

· #15 · Aug 28, 2016 (Edited)

Deschutes
Cowlitz
N Fork lewis
Kalama
East fork lewis
Klickitat
Washougal
Salmon creek
Trask
Nestucca
Clackamas
Sandy
Klamath
Trinity
Van duzen
S Fork eel
Eel
American
Feather
20 mile Creek
40 mile Creek
Ganaraska
Lake Ontario
Niagara

Atlantic salmon right coast steelhead eh!
restigouche river

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Mickeyd

· #16 · Aug 28, 2016

Salmon
Little Salmon
Snake
Boise
Clearwater (ID)
Cowlitz
Toutle
S. Fork Toutle
N fork Toutle
Green (Cowlitz co)
Chehalis
Hoh
Bogey
Grays
Elochoman
Clackamas
Kalama

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Dizane

· #17 · Aug 28, 2016

Sauk
Skykomish
Snoqualmie
Raging
Wallace
Sultan
Green (king co)
Skookumchuck
Chehalis
Green (Cowlitz co)

A few others that don't need to be named, mostly because they're still open at times. I've never fished eastern WA for steelhead or outside of the state.

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phuck this

· #18 · Aug 28, 2016

Skykomish & NF, SF
Beckler
Tye
Wallace
Sultan
Pilchuck
Snoqualmie
Skagit
Sauk
Cascade
Stillaguamish NF & SF
Green
Cowlitz
Kalama
Lewis NF
Klickitat(lost both)
Wehnatchee(lost 3)
Sol Duc
Bogachiel
Calwah
Hoh
Queets
Quinault(lower)
NF Umpqua
Some where with gear as a kid and probley missed some others too.

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Kfish

· #19 · Aug 28, 2016

Hoh
Hoh
Hoh
Hoh
....yeah I'm new at this

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GAT

· #20 · Aug 28, 2016

In Oregon, as far as I'm concerned, there's only one steelhead/SRC river that I love to fish and that is the Siletz. I've also caught steelhead on the Alsea, the South Fork of the Santiam, the Miami and another that is very small that I keep under my hat, but over the decades, the Siletz has been very good to me. Primarily during the Fall.

If you're will to trek/wade upstream or downstream away from the popular spots at the bridges that cross the river in the gorge, you won't see another soul.

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