Late autumn mixed bag

Been fishing a rivermouth pretty steady, but the catching just hasn’t been consistent. Even when conditions have been ideal, the bite hasn’t always materialized. Even the surf has been off. Steel all around, have been bad in this area. Lake trout and coho have been plentiful. Lake trout are finishing spawning, while coho are on and off with their spawn, like usual. We’ve gotten an occasional brown as well, and they’re about like the coho, with some unspawned, and others recouping in post-spawn mode.

The first hard cold snap(10*) for a couple nights initially shut them right down, and caused some icing. After a few days of acclimation, the bite picked up some again. When it’s rained, it’s poured, and the rivers have just gushed at times. That usually means fresh steel, but with the river in the 30’s, and the lake quite a bit warmer; it hasn’t happened with any consistency. Oh well.

These are some of the fish that have been around:

98332C98-32D8-47B2-AB1E-15D6686E85C3 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM

00E25BA8-2562-4B90-B80C-A11D2C6CBD6E by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM

90736E8D-F774-4A1D-BF42-1AE65DD9BA5B by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM

A1168CF9-43F5-4D00-ACE8-E9F32C151546 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM

5A4E29C5-64D2-4856-96B5-573175FFC160 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM

C9FEF73D-0305-466C-A4A6-CF6EBA3AB205 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM

0E9CE0C2-1086-415E-93A5-7BF4E4D1AEE5 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM

51A825F5-83D9-461B-B3D2-BC040CEA1D18 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM

2EA130A9-69D0-492F-AD35-BA149F775746 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM

9A23DA29-ECE4-4799-8834-3A204E6F7243 by ausable_steelhead posted Nov 18, 2017 at 4:40 PM

 

He was certainly beat up, and in recoup mode after spawning. Still fought pretty well.