Southern Oregon

Will the Chetco ever side-drift this season?
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 28, 2016
Chetco River

Last week’s column rightfully predicted that for the most of the week, the only anglers who would be accessing the best fishing holes on the Chetco would be those who were plunking. Luckily for me that forecast came to fruition. The Chetco River peaked last week at 10,500 cubic feet per second on Saturday, and anglers were hoping that it would...
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Plunkers Rule the Chetco
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 15, 2016
Chetco River

Last week Mother Nature provided steelhead anglers the opportunity to deploy several fishing techniques. From Saturday through Monday, the Chetco hovered between 2,800 and 3,000 cfs, which are perfect water flows for drift boaters to side-drift or pull plugs. It was also choice water for shore anglers to drift-fish Corkies, yarn balls or Puff Balls, all being used...
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