Steelhead in Lower American River.......

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Week after week I see the same dozen or so serious fly fishers catching a Steelhead here and there on the river.

If you or I go once a year we are not likely to hook anything, frankly because it is not that easy but if we go more often or go with a good guide we will have a chance to feel that mighty Steelhead pull violently on the line.

January and February are prime time for the larger winter-runs but in the Spring, March/April/May, we get more Halfpounders and some wild spring-run medium size (3-6#) Steelhead too.

Unless we get flooded out with high water we can have a good chance to catch Steelhead for the next 5 months here in our local river.

Get a new 2009 CA fishing license and get out there...........

[Anne Vitale]

My friend Donna O'Sullivan and I drove out from the Bay Area to fish the El Manto run Saturday. We picked El Manto on a tip from a reliable source at the ISE show. The weather was beautiful and with the exception of a gear guy spin fishing in the morning, we had the run to ourselves from about 10:00 am till 4:00. We both worked it as hard as we could but had nothing to show for the day. Still....it was great to have been there if for nothing other then on-the-stream spey casting practice.

One other thing...it was great meeting some of the board members who stopped by while I was tying at the San Mateo ISE show. Thanks for the support Ken, Mike and Jay.....Anne