Steelhead Fishing Idaho (The Little Salmon River)

[@dellapaine1838]

So excited to find your channel, now i can show my friends what and where i fish. Broke my ankle in 3 places right across from where you are fishing. Love my Riggins ❤❤❤

[@pnwhookset7481]

That camp fire intro makes me want to pray to the nature spirit to get me out of my skunk face. Those are some great catches.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

PNWHookSet there really is something about a good campfire that makes you feel like you’ve come home in the outdoors.

[@peytonpowell9778]

Scott I love your videos and I would love to watch more of them

[@peytonpowell9778]

I,am peter,s kid

[@adaml.4076]

👍 Susan caught a nice one. Thanks for showing and the tips.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Adam Lomas she was beyond stoked!! You very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the content

[@temtem7663]

I don't even fish Idaho but I really enjoyed this video! You'd make a great instructor- super well laid out information/instruction. Probably the best I've seen in the fishing community tbh. Keep being awesome man. 🤗 Tight lines!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

I try to create entertaining content and always try to give good info in all my videos. Really appreciate the kind comment!

[@sfdvr2]

Excellent Video.. Very informative. Big Thanks Keep

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@stevenyork8461]

That's crazzy you did your intro on the osborn ranch were I work and then fished one of my favorite holes maybe we will see you there in a month

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

It’s very possible. I work up that way doing hvac some, but I make a couple trips there each spring to get my steelhead fix and “if” we get a salmon run I’ll be on the Little River plenty. Been fishing there since I was a kid. Love all that country!

[@shellypendergrass883]

Lol glad you all are having tons of fun.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Shelly Pendergrass that’s what it’s all about! Love it

[@willritter]

Nice work. Beautiful country

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thanks you!!

[@shed.zone1996]

Awesome video I love fishing in Idaho I actually live in twin falls Idaho

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Right on! You're close to our favorite walleye spot then! Come May they'll be in trouble as well. Tight lines my friend!

[@BoiseRiverFloaters]

This is an awesome channel. Thanks for sharing. If your ever on my side of town, we should hit the river.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Boise River Floaters you’re welcome! Glad you enjoy the channel. I’m sure we’ll see you on the water.

[@BGSTV]

Hell yeah guys! Great content!

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

BGS Brand had a blast making the video! Really glad you enjoyed the content!

[@geraldrau2609]

Keep up the good work Scot

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Gerald Rau thanks amigo!! Appreciate the support!

[@RayEveryday]

Love the intro good video fam thanks for sharing

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thank you, you're very welcome!

[@zachsell4784]

Hey is there a way to track the pod online? I’ve tried reading the fish and game reports but it’s kinda hard for me to understand

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

No… It varies every year. It’s water temp, what the cfs flows are and luck! The earlier you get them, the better they are to eat as well. Once it hits mid April, it’s tough to get a decent one for table fare.

[@snakeriver3652]

You inspired me and my lovie to get out and give it a try it yesterday. No fish but good to see her casting and great weather. Do you think there are still good numbers of fish in the system? Also do fish make it up to upper reaches of the little or the closer to Riggins the better? We are in mccall at the cabin. Awesome content! Thank you for taking the time to make it.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Right on! The season goes til the end of the month and the fish will be in the upper end of the river close to those falls I showed in the intro. I've been told some do make it up the falls as there is a small fish ladder on the opposite side, but not many. Look for them stacked up in those holes below the falls now.

[@snakeriver3652]

Thanks so much gonna go give it another try.

[@davehafner2175]

Enjoying uR vids...I'm from Canada And am planning to head down there for july if the borders open up. Mcall area will be.one of my stops and fishing the little salmon or south fork salmon Do u offer guide service?

[@davehafner2175]

I'm looking to fish chinook salmon

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Dave Hafner sorry, we don’t have a guides license. And likely chinook fishing will be over by then. As of now fish and game aren’t planning a season on the South Fork at all. And I’ll be surprised if the Little Salmon is open past June 21st.. But I could be wrong. Our salmon runs have been dismal the past two seasons, it’s really a bummer. The salmon returns over Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River are at 61K right now, the 5 year average is 123K and that’s WAY below the ten year. There are other cool fish to get after though! Giant perch in Cascade, sturgeon on the snake river, tons of mountain lakes with cutthroats in the mountains surrounding McCall. Your best bet for a king on the 4th is on the ocean my friend.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Thought I would give an update on salmon fishing here. The Little Salmon has been fairly good, not sure the season will go into July. But they just approved a season starting June 26th on the main Salmon up by Stanley. It's a cool place to fish and the best backdrop of anywhere in the state to fish. Still no word on a South Fork season.... We have our fingers crossed still..

[@joebass517]

Hi bud New scriber here, what's your opinion on the Sept 1st steelhead season down on the little salmon river this year?? Will it happen?? Appreciate your thoughts, great channel helping & guidance fellow Idaho & other fisherman!! Thank you.

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

To be honest, I have never fished for steelhead anywhere other than Hells Canyon in the fall, that's hunting season for me. But I've heard the fall season is great!! Way less fishermen. The main salmon and hells canyon are suppose to be really good then, never heard of anyone catching them in the Little River during the fall. I would be really surprised to find out that there are any in there by Sept 1st, the water is likely too warm. October is a great month to get after them when the water cools down. But that could be just a well kept secret... Good luck!

[@jesusfarias9329]

What is that great place called to fish for Steelhead /salmon

[@ReflectionFishing]

Awesome video! How much weight did you have on this rig??

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Sorry, just saw this message. It varies depending on the water flows, hence the reason I use pencil weights in surgical tubing. You can cut it to any weight you choose. I would guess about an ounce that day. The trick is to get the rig to just barely bounce across the bottom without getting snagged up, right on the bottom is where the fish will be.

[@colbysage7130]

Hey man i live in boise and fish riggins a big but don’t know if any other steelhead spots besides the clearwater and hell’s canyon. How do i find this spot? And would they be up there this time of year? Thank you and God bless

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

No, you wont find many fish in the Little this early in the year. It's all in the timing and following the pod of fish as they migrate up the river to spawn, starting in early March. My best advice is start in town and slowly hole hop up the river as the season gets later to find the pod of fish. Once you figure out the timing, it's lights out!

[@edwingodinez3702]

Around what months, or season do you think it's best to fish there?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Guys will start doing well on the Little River end of March all the way until May 1st. If you want to keep some to eat, I highly recommend going end of March. They get pretty mushy and white meat the closer it gets to May. Good luck!

[@edwingodinez3702]

@@SilhouetteOutdoors Thanks for the information!

[@ryansewell8328]

These look like rainbow trout! So interesting

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

It makes sense, because steelhead have evolved from rainbow trout. Really the only difference is they travel to the ocean and return to the stream they hatched as adults. And the Little Salmon steelies run smaller than most runs. The average fish is about 25 inches long. A 36 incher is a giant in the Little.

[@bssaassin1900]

Steelhead are anadromous rainbow trout. Any rainbow trout has the potential to be a steelhead but there is some genetic predisposition and environmental factors that determine whether a trout will make the run or stay put.

[@edinalic8943]

Bravo 👏

[@WyomingOutofDoors]

Thanks for subing back i appreciate it friend

[@johnhale8335]

What kind of soft beads do you like to use?

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

If you can find them, I like the Outlaw soft plastics

[@slimecoast2coast]

Love it

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Glad you like it!

[@danfarnsworth6839]

I know steel head and rainbow are the same fish but that was a true rainbow she caught not a steel head. Steelhead are found in lakes

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

Yes, Steelhead are basically trout that go to the ocean. But they don’t live in lakes. The only way they get into lakes is if fish and game transplants them. And in those waters they typically just say any trout over 20” is a steelhead so there’s no mixup in regulations

[@dimir2858]

what's the point in fishing .. to catch a fish and then release it into the water .. ???🤔

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

It’s more about the experience, the challenge and the fight for us, to just take what we need to eat, it’s a tradition to go north and catch steelhead each spring, and to know we release some to spawn that will bring a return for years to come. It’s a re-newable resource, but if you take too many, they might be gone forever. There are also regulations that once you keep your limit for the day, you have to stop fishing for them. So if you catch and release, you can continue fishing. We honesty just love our steelhead fishing!

[@stevealatalo2217]

Is grabbing your line while landing a fish an Idaho thing? Lol

[@wyatthopkins9844]

you need a net...

[@SilhouetteOutdoors]

If we didn’t have that small rock pool to land them in. I would have busted out the net. It was easier to do a grip ‘n grin and then a quick release without one..