Summer's here indeed...

hooksetter1 · 05-13-2010, 02:18 PM

Nice, thick and feisty 30.5" brat from this morning. My first steelhead on the swing! All that time invested in sticking with the spey instead of resorting back to gear finally paid off. The fish took a black/blue MOAL from a boulder strewn run swung Skagit style with 9' Z-14. Tasty BBQ for tomorrow night!

surfnfish · 05-13-2010, 03:19 PM

great job, first steelie on the swing is indeed special, and in this case, tasty as well!

AndyK · 05-13-2010, 03:21 PM

Nice fish!

With the nice weather, I expect a few other Ifish Fly Fishermen will be out on the rivers this weekend...

Zugbug66 · 05-13-2010, 06:24 PM

Fun hooking them on the swing, isn't it. Be carefull though....my bait caster hasn't beed used in close to 10 years. Congrats!

tnetz · 05-13-2010, 07:38 PM

Great summer fish. Fire up that BBQ..... We got the weather for it.

gustav · 05-14-2010, 09:50 AM

Keep up the good work, this Summer should be great; now that you have the confidece that it works, it will just get better. Just don't catch too many, I'm still on zero for this Spring; I did have a few grabs this week. Just a matter of time now.

AndyK · 05-14-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by gustav

I'm still on zero for this Spring; I did have a few grabs this week. Just a matter of time now.

I'm on zero for this Spring because I haven't been targeting Steelhead (yet). Still targeting these guys (or in this case, these Gals):

steel_beaver · 05-14-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyK

I'm on zero for this Spring because I haven't been targeting Steelhead (yet). Still targeting these guys (or in this case, these Gals):

You are a sick sick man... I can't even catch a limmit on bait, let alone fly fishing

Nice fish both of you

Oregonism · 05-14-2010, 11:41 AM

I really want to switch over to the fly rod exclusively, but I just can't figure it out to the point where I am all that confident in it... yet.

Slow and Low · 05-17-2010, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyK

I'm on zero for this Spring because I haven't been targeting Steelhead (yet). Still targeting these guys (or in this case, these Gals):

Sure like to know how you do it. Crazy.

Stubble&Sage · 05-18-2010, 06:15 AM

Congrats! Nice fish.

S&S

Oregonism · 05-18-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Slow and Low

Sure like to know how you do it. Crazy.

Yeah, do tell. I know a couple honeyholes for chinook that will be popping here in the next couple weeks, and I want to take one on a fly rod. I saw a guy flipping a black jig take one on a coastal creek last week, but it's sort of cheating. I'll probably still try it though.