Mad River Drift Next week

[RHYAK]

Hey guys the Mad looks to be shaping up really good for some bait or lure tossing end of this weekend I plan on fishing it all next week and have all of Tuesday till Thursday Off and most of monday and plan on doing a drift from Blue lake to the main ramp if anyone else want to join let me know.


Lots of fish in the river guys are getting a good amount most doing it the Sporty way

[LoletaEric]

I'm ON that if I can get out of work for an afternoon one of those days, Ryan!  Flossers are catching lots of hatchery steelies to the teens even in the mud!  Can't wait to fish some green water on the Mad.   

[matanaska]

Count me in.  I have been wanting to do this for awhile.

[RHYAK]

Ya saw that the day I saw you down there lots of fish being caught easy teen fish.

[crash]

In if I can get away from work.

[fisheducator]

Good luck guys, looking forward to the reports. 

[crash]

Tuesday and Thursday mornings work for me. I'd really like to hit this let's go get 'em.

[dpshim]

Ryan, Eric, and the rest who plan to hit the Mad, I wish y'all lotsa fun and success!!

[RHYAK]

Cant wait get off work in Del Norte tomorrow night at 8 and gonna drive down and either pick the yak up out of storage in eureka on that night or Tuesday morning. So Tuesday afternoon and anytime after that..

[LoletaEric]

I'll try to get some time Tuesday afternoon - maybe 2 til dark...

I wanna smack a steelie in the face with a ball of roe!  (hatchery, of course.   )

[golfish]

Good Luck! Fished the Gualala on the weekend, water looked perfect but fishing was tough. Only saw one hooked but lost after 5 mins in 2 days. Heard of a few other caught. Caught a bunch of smolts when I was nymphing but put it down and threw the spey rod all day today. Weather was awesome but somehow didn't feel like steelie fishing...

[RHYAK]

Thanks Golfish cool pic.
Water looks really good.
Cant wait to get out there.
Tuesday sounds good for me.
Rob how about you.
Crash let us know if a afternoon drift works for you.
Im ready to get my paddle on.
Plus need an AOTY fish.
Thinking over 30inches of metal love.
 

[crash]

I am unavoidably unavailable each afternoon. I am open all day Friday.

[RHYAK]

Short clips from last week at the hatchery at blue lake all these fish have been spawned and released already.

Mad Hatchery Steelhead

[matanaska]

Tuesday works for me.  What lures are y'all going to be using?  Kastmasters & little cleos or Brad' s plugs?  I have little experience, but caught a nice one last march on a plug from drift boat and once years ago on my fly rod.  Would the mini x be better in the river than the xfactor?