Extra-ordinary day on the river! (pics)

[clacksteel]

Skipped out on school (luckily I didn't have any real classes today) to go fish some waters with AndyK.

Woke up at 4 am to get an early start. I hooked my first fish swinging the fly I tied for the swap (exept it was a tube fly). It hit like a ton of bricks but after it went crazy ripping out line, running straight at me, and cartwheeling into the air it popped out the hook!

We explored some other holes and runs but didn't get a bump. Andy had to leave early to get his brakes fixed (big mistake). Two minutes after he left I hooked what I thought was a rock...until it started moving...then I thought it was a smolt...then it ripped out some line and I knew the fight was on. I landed the bright buck in short order and high tailed it out of there with a nice fish for the bbq!


The spey makes the fish look like a midget!


The magic fly that is responsible for all my steelhead taken on the swing and a 20" redside

[SMELT]

Nice Fish....Here they come!! What river were you on?

[clacksteel]

Nice Fish....Here they come!! What river were you on?

If I told ya Andy would have to shoot me!
But it really isn't some secret river.

[SteelheadBum2]

This year, anything that is dark w/ a little bit of green has been killing the summers on the river you caught that steelie on

Nice fish bro!!!

[AndyK]

Clacksteel is a personal curse. I've been steelhead fishing with him three times this year and on each trip he caught a steelhead . I on the otherhand have caught nothing on these trips!

[stonefish]

AndyK you will overcome! Keep on swinging it man. You've got to believe. Those pictures make it very hard to sit here and type, but my wife upstairs ensures that this will be where I stay.

[Steelie Mike]

I got the skunko yesterday, but your pic has given me the courage to go out again. Thanks for sharing.

[Bull7x6]

Very nice!

...shame on you for skipping classes..

(s'alright, I'm just a bit green)

[clacksteel]

Clacksteel is a personal curse. I've been steelhead fishing with him three times this year and on each trip he caught a steelhead . I on the otherhand have caught nothing on these trips!

I'm your curse and you're my luck! It always seems to work out well for me!

[Chas]

I would have to say you learned your lesson well and must have taken some good notes along the way . I assume an A- is in order for the day considering you did skip school .Great choice !

"My birthday began with the water"
Dylan Thomas

[strictlyRUM]

That is the biggest fly I have ever seen....How do you cast that thing!!!!