Andy get a nice one today on the A......

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

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Chrome hatchery hen........swinging a wet fly on a Spey rod.



Andy can teach you how to fish for these beauties.....

http://andyguibord.wordpress.com/


Andy is usually at the shop Fri/Sat/Sun....stop by and chat with him about Steelhead.


He has had an unbelievable year on the Lower American Rivier this winter.

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[jbird]

Wow! That's a big'un!

[Mark Kranhold]

Fishhh ..fishhh! Andy is the man! Way to go Andrew!
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[mar]

Way to go Andy! That's a fine looking chromer.
You're on a major roll! Must be the lucky hoodie :)

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

This is Andy's big Spey Steelhead winter on the Lower American River.

[jcanger]

Thats a big old hatchery fish, wow!! Nice job Andy!

[SanJoseBass]

Nice fish! What is defined as the Lower American River? Watt and below?

[SeanO]

Congrats to him on the hog.

What a beauty!

Best,

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Nimbus Dam downstream to the mouth = Lower American River for most.

I think he has been fishing from Watt Avenue up to Sailor Bar.

They could be in an good riffle.

River flow is at 500cfs......extremely low.

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[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Just called Andy......

Today he fished by himself at the 'Last Chance Riffle' which is the last riffle on the river. It is below Paradise Beach and you can fish it from either side now. It is actually the first riffle the fish see coming in from the ocean.

I think he also fished Watt Avenue.

Nothing today but that is what you have to do to catch fish.



This winter Andy has had the best Dec/Jan in the American River for Steelhead.



We talked about fishing a medium size steelhead fly and then a smaller #12/14 caddis pupa on an 18" dropper behind it.



A few days ago when he caught that last nice fish he was teaching a student how to swing wet flies for Steelhead with a Switch rod. While demonstrating how to do it, he again hooked that fish. It was on a Purple/black egg sucking bugger with a slow sink tip.

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