The step guys counted 200 fish Tuesday and over 250 today!! 99% hatchery fish. Yipeee. River still brown but should clear in a few days. On the way down. Lake Ck is high but fishable now. Greeleaf trap held over 150 fish. Looking good for March.
All those fish are there thanks to the STEP guys and gals from Florence. If you have the mind, give up a couple and coffee's or a pack of smokes or chew and send them a couple of bucks. They gather the eggs, milt them and raise them in the hatchery in Florence for release in Whitaker Ck. or Greenleaf. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Or just write them a note of thanks. If you are up there they work the traps Tuesday and Thursday morning at the Whitaker Ck campground. Shake their hand and say thanks. Hope I don't sound preachy but they are doing a great job. A bunch of old farts like me up to their chest in cold water in a trap full of thrashing steelhead. What a sight.

Salmon Trout Enhancement Program
PO. Box 0
Florence, Oregon 97439

They can mail you an application form also if you wish to join.

ps see my last post on jigs at lake ck on this forum for directions to Whitaker.

NICE, Very Very NICE. I have no idea where those streams are but i applaud the efforts of those folks.

They are in our back yard and are very fun to fish. We will be on the other river tomorrow and after hooking two fish today in two hours tomorrow is going to be on fire!!!!!!!!!!!

These are small coastal rivers the size of the applegate or smaller!!!