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Reiter ponds

Post by mlrodoni » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:15 pm

Anyone been there this week? How was it?

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Post by The Quadfather » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:24 pm

Crowded. I did see fish caught though.
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Post by curado » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:36 pm

my friend was there yesterday him and his dad limited in 2hrs.
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RE:Reiter ponds

Post by goodtimesfishing » Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:13 am

what is the best way to fish reitor ponds. I have avoided in the past due to the heavy combat fishing but might go with a neighbor this week. Any suggestions or helpful hints?

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Post by The Quadfather » Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:41 pm

What I saw was everybody was using either a float/jig, or something other than a bottom drifting rig. It is full of large boulders and I think it would be a disaster to try and go with a corky/drift rig.
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RE:Reiter ponds

Post by datsun » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:19 pm

Yea Id like to go up there sometime just to check it out.

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Post by curado » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:32 pm

drift corkie and yarn with cured roe and sand shrimp
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Post by Mike Carey » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:15 pm

The Quadfather wrote:What I saw was everybody was using either a float/jig, or something other than a bottom drifting rig. It is full of large boulders and I think it would be a disaster to try and go with a corky/drift rig.
That used to be the main way to fish it until floats came into style. It's OK water to drift fish in. You will lose some rigs. I prefer the feel of a steelhead take drift fishing. Nothing like that head shake to get the adrenalin going!
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RE:Reiter ponds

Post by curado » Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:14 pm

all the combat guys can have the upper hole. i like the bakers drift more
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Post by goodtimesfishing » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:28 am

what is the bakers drift???

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Post by kzoo » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:33 pm

goodtimesfishing wrote:what is the bakers drift???
I'm curious too!

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Post by scott080379 » Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:49 am

me to, but throw a worm on the corky and BAM....doesn't always catch fish but it has worked for me in the past

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Post by Mike Carey » Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:43 pm

Curado, this happened years ago (speaking of the combat zone at Reiters). It's a sad, and I think, true story. When you go to Reiters you park on the road and everyone lines up in their cars for "start time" about 100 yards up from the parking lot. When start time comes (which I can't remember when that is, it's been a few years) everyone races down to the lot, parks, and does a "brisk walk" to the river to grab their favorite spot. One year the brisk walk ended up causing an unfortunate angler a heart attack. From what I understand he had CPR and died there at the rivers edge, while guys around him continued to fish.

That's one definition of combat fishing.

Then there's the Blue Creek horror stories, but one ugly story at a time.
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Post by curado » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:16 pm

you gotta be carful when fishing reiters guys have been stabbed and guns shown over a spot,rock,drift and so on
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Post by Mike Carey » Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:12 pm

I'd heard that about Blue Creek, but not Reiters. ouch
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Post by curado » Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:19 pm

yep
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RE:Reiter ponds

Post by Gringo Pescador » Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:39 am

I was up there yesterday (Friday) from 7am - 2pm. Saw 1 fish caught - and it was on the other side of the river. S-L-O-W
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RE:Reiter ponds

Post by curado » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:16 am

river is dropping so it will slow down but i a few weeks it will be better
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RE:Reiter ponds

Post by goodtimesfishing » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:32 am

so if they are not at reiter yet, where are people catching steelhead? I have not seen any reports for steelhead, but there should be some around?

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Post by kzoo » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:40 pm

Gringo Pescador wrote:I was up there yesterday (Friday) from 7am - 2pm. Saw 1 fish caught - and it was on the other side of the river. S-L-O-W
Same thing for Saturday morning. Only saw one fish caught. Water is a very clear right now. Went down stream by the Hwy 2 bridge and caught nothing.
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