AndyK
04-21-2006, 10:20 AM
I was on the river early this morning, 6:20. Hooked my first fish at 6:26; it was a bright chromer that threw the hook after one jump.
I decided to do some aggressive wading to access some productive water. At 7:15, I hooked a second fish, another chromer. I thought I was going to land this one, but it slipped the hook just as I was getting it into shallow water. Third chromer was hooked at 7:19; it ran across the river, jumped once and was gone.
At this point, after getting my rear kicked by three chromers, my nerves were shot. I wasn’t worth a darn for twenty minutes. After my nerves calmed down, I hooked fish number 4 at 7:45. He put up a great fight, jumping numerous times. I had to wade 100 feet back through deep, fast water to land him, a very bright 30 ½ inch summer run steelhead. A passing gear fisherman snapped a photo for me.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/steelhead19.jpg
I had to quit at 9:00 for spousal obligations, or I would still be on the river.
Its days like this that have made me a steelhead junkie!
BTW, since the Summer Steelhead competition doesn’t start until May 1, this fish doesn’t count!
I decided to do some aggressive wading to access some productive water. At 7:15, I hooked a second fish, another chromer. I thought I was going to land this one, but it slipped the hook just as I was getting it into shallow water. Third chromer was hooked at 7:19; it ran across the river, jumped once and was gone.
At this point, after getting my rear kicked by three chromers, my nerves were shot. I wasn’t worth a darn for twenty minutes. After my nerves calmed down, I hooked fish number 4 at 7:45. He put up a great fight, jumping numerous times. I had to wade 100 feet back through deep, fast water to land him, a very bright 30 ½ inch summer run steelhead. A passing gear fisherman snapped a photo for me.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/steelhead19.jpg
I had to quit at 9:00 for spousal obligations, or I would still be on the river.
Its days like this that have made me a steelhead junkie!
BTW, since the Summer Steelhead competition doesn’t start until May 1, this fish doesn’t count!