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River changes could spur Clearwater steelheading

An angler holds a fine Clearwater steelhead caught with the help of Clarkston-based fishing guide Toby Wyatt, right. (Courtesy)
An angler holds a fine Clearwater steelhead caught with the help of Clarkston-based fishing guide Toby Wyatt, right. (Courtesy)

FISHING -- Clarkston-based fishing guide Toby Wyatt has this professional insight on what steelhead anglers might expect, possibly as soon as this weekend:

Despite a very strong run of B run Steelhead due to low burn stained ( runoff from fire's) water the Clearwater has been mediocre, mostly single digit days.  Recent rains have brought cubic foot per second to over 10,000 - 3000 to 5000 is normal the river is chocolate milk the burn stain is gone. 
 
What happens next the fish swim into the river in MASS I am not just saying this to book trips it can and most likely will happen for instance the last time we had this same scenario when the river cleared I had a career day 47 fish landed. 
 
2 fish limit no size restrictions
 
Stop Wishing go fishing


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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