by thebentrod | Apr 12, 2023 | Challis Area Fishing, Fishing Report, Steelhead Fishing on the Salmon River, The Bent Rod Outdoors
The Salmon River is looking pretty good this morning with a couple of feet of visibility. The river has come up a little over one foot. As of yesterday the Ellis hatchery had 540 fish and the fish are definitely moving with the increase of flows and warmer...
by thebentrod | Apr 3, 2023 | Challis Area Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Report, Steelhead Fishing on the Salmon River, The Bent Rod Outdoors
Steelhead fishing remained about the same this past week with a some fish being caught from Challis toward Salmon and on down below North Fork. A few anglers are catching a fish or two a day, but it’s been tough. The best fishing has still been below North Fork....
by thebentrod | Mar 28, 2023 | Challis Area Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Report, Salmon fishing in Challis idaho, Steelhead Fishing on the Salmon River, The Bent Rod Outdoors
Salmon River Fishing Report 03/28/2023 Steelhead fishing improved this past week as more fish began showing up. Pulling plugs seems to be the most productive, followed by fishing with shrimp or roe. A few fish have been caught using spoons and spinners fished slowly ....
by thebentrod | Mar 8, 2023 | Challis Area Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Report, steelhead fishing, Steelhead Fishing on the Salmon River, The Bent Rod Outdoors
It is still very much winter in the upper Salmon River drainage. The Deadwater ice jam extends for about 12 miles, and ice jams clog the river from Pahsimeroi upstream to Stanley. There is fishable water from the Pahsimeroi river mouth to Salmon, and there have been...
by thebentrod | Apr 12, 2022 | Challis Area Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Report, steelhead fishing, Steelhead Fishing on the Salmon River, The Bent Rod Outdoors, Trout Fishing, trout fishing on the salmon river
Fishing on the Upper Salmon has stayed Consistent over the last few weeks. Steelhead Anglers are focusing most of their efforts in the sections between Challis and Stanley with catch rates decent.Try using Egg Sucking Leeches, Intruders or Muddler Minnows on the...
by thebentrod | Mar 4, 2021 | Challis Area Fishing, Fishing Report, steelhead fishing, Steelhead Fishing on the Salmon River, trout fishing on the salmon river
The Salmon has opened up in most places around Challis and all of the boat ramps are open down river except Cottonwood. The Challis Bridge ramp you will have to drop your boat down over the ice, but it’s not as bad as last year. There is still a small ice...
