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Steelheaders hooking up in sunshine on Salmon River

Sara Wiemerslage with her 33-inch hatchery steelhead caught on the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho, with fishing guide Brent Sawyer on Sunday March 6, 2011. (Exodus Wilderness Adventures)
Sara Wiemerslage with her 33-inch hatchery steelhead caught on the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho, with fishing guide Brent Sawyer on Sunday March 6, 2011. (Exodus Wilderness Adventures)

STEELHEAD FISHING -- It's hard to ignore today's report from Riggins, where the water is running at 5,020 CFS, the water temperature is 42 degrees, and the steelhead are still active.

"Last week fishing was HOT!," said Amy Sinclair of Exodus Wilderness Adventures. "Fishermen hooked into 3.4 fish per person and landed 2.4 fish per person," she said.

While steelhead season on the Salmon River near Riggins is beginning to wind down, chinook salmon season is just around the corner. Season setting will occur soon.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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