What to do til the rain stops?

[Brian]

Here are a few ideas of things to do while waiting for the rivers to drop back into shape. Feel free to add to this list:

• Clean and lube all of  your reels(I just finished doing this)
• Respool fresh line on your reels(might want to go heavier for the big nates that will be showing up)
• Tie leaders
• Rig up some pink worms for the nates!
• Fix your leaky waders
• Read or re-read Herzogs spoon fishing book(I do this several times each winter)
• Start planning where to go when the rivers drop
• Take care of all your honey-do's so you can go fishing when they drop
• Clean & repack your driftboat trailer bearings

Let's hear some others!

[Fllyfishy]

---Go to Sportco and drop a C note
---Pour lot of lead
---Drill out about 1000 beads (yes 4 zero's)
---tie a bunch of rabbit jigs for summer
---replenish your winter Jigs
---Go to Sportco and drop another C note
---Mount Rod holders in the boat

---Hang with the Family so I can fish when the rivers drop.

[dardevle]

Man, those lists remind me of some stuff I need to do.  I did pick up some stuff today to repair my leaky waders.  Dean, the rabbit jigs will work just fine for winter-runs.  I think I need to repack my bearings and tie up some heavy duty stuff for the coast.  Why drill out beads, Fish has us covered.  
The most important thing you guys touched on:  Don't waste a hall pass on marginal conditions!

[Drifterat]

I'm going fishing... 

[FishinSinsation]

-Spend time at steelheadnotebook.net
-watch TV
-sit and wait
-fish smaller streams
-watch more tv

[Fllyfishy]

How about a boat ride, I just noticed that the Queets is only flowing at 69,000 CFS.  That could be fun!

[bugnuts]

I have an idea, but I'll keep it off the internet in case any kids are reading this......you know...like Casey.   But seriously, I'm spending some time looking at the data from last year's pics and reading my fishing logs.  Heck, I might even get desperate enough to re-read a certain book that's been sitting on my desk for a couple years.

[Fllyfishy]

No don't, it will only Depress you

[FishinSinsation]

Hmmm maybe when the water drops back in I can land a fish? As it stands right now I have lost my last 13 steelhead Hahaha… hmm starting to go a little crazy…no beer and no steelhead makes a me go CRAZY!!!



 

[zonker]

What rain??

It's been dry down here until today. Our rivers are at and below summer level.  Between the late returning broodstock program which is all over Oregon now and the fact that SoCal has been getting all our rain from the messed up Jet Stream, it has been somewhat slow. One good rain should light things up though.

zonker

[dardevle]

Here we come Zonker!  Load up the Steehead Notebook van.

[Redhook]

...... hmm starting to go a little crazy…no beer and no steelhead makes a me go CRAZY!!!
 

Starting Casey.........if you need someone to buy you a beer, let me know  .  Just don't tell your parents where you got it    But seriously, you should be studying right.

 

[chumdog]

Watch the graphs(Hey I think the river's dropping)

Hit your buddies up for freshly poured jigheads.

Do your income tax( Naw, I gotta pay)

Change the oil in the fishinmobile ( Would hate to break down on the way out to the coast when the rivers drop)

Go to shopping detox (I got drug around to all of the shops at Caeser's Palace last weekend in Vegas by my wife) What is it that women see in that anyway?

[dardevle]

Speaking of projects, does anyone know the best place to get white backer rod...this is a great time to make some rags baby!

[Redhook]

Here is a link dardevle

http://www.aloghomestore.com/backer-rod.shtml