[basher]

can someone tell me what they are i've heard of them but not quite sure. any replies appreciated

[Frank Whiton]

Hi Basher,

Run Offs is melted snow than swells the rivers and creeks. So if we say that the run off is done it means that the snow has mostly melted and the rivers return to normal flows.

Frank

[peregrines]

As Frank said, mostly in connection with snow melt where the snow pack in the winter in the mountains out west might determine the whole fishing season. Run off in the spring might leave rivers and streams unfishable for weeks. Not enough run off from snow melt or rain at higher elevations in summer might raise lower elevation stream water temps and make them lethal to trout if they're gravity fed (as opposed to spring fed or tailwaters).

Might also mean a couple other things depending on context...

run off as in a fish took several large runs- pulling line from the reel, before being landed or lost

a run off where the fish picked up a bait (usually), runs with it taking line, and drops it without getting hooked up. Lot's of surfcasters that soak bait use that around here when some unknown fish grabs a bait, takes line and then drops or steals the bait after an unsuccessful hook set, as in " had one fish last night and 2 run offs."

or as applied to a run off of mono on a spinning reel after a cast and the line loops up all around the spool--- usually from an overfilled spool or after being stored tightly wound on a spool for a long time. The line gets sort of coiled and jumps off the spool into a slinky after the cast.

or as in "the guy fly fishes so much his neighbor done run off with his wife and he didn't notice for 3 weeks...."

Any of these fit the context where you heard it mentioned?

peregrines

[Kai]

Originally Posted by peregrines

or as in "the guy fly fishes so much his neighbor done run off with his wife and he didn't notice for 3 weeks...."

peregrines

Funny!