American 1/4

[Katz]

Got lucky on the A this morning. Not much happening but there are at least a few in the system. Happy 2021! Katz

[Troutsource]

Wow, that's impressive. Drifting or swinging, if I may ask?

[Katz]

Indo with a bead and olive fox poopah. Took the nymph. K

[Smitty Fish]

Nice buck!

[Mr T]

Great looking buck there- how bad was the crowds?

[Troutsource]

Was there any caddis activity? I went Saturday afternoon as the drizzle wound down and was disappointed at the complete lack of hatch activity. Sorry, you have me all excited now...

[BS]

Got lucky on the A this morning. Not much happening but there are at least a few in the system. Happy 2021! Katz

Good job Katz !!!!!

You didn't have to drive over Donner Summit to get that piggy either !!!!

Envious.................



Bob

[Katz]

It was pretty crowded early. Only a few fishermen left on the water at 10am. I saw one other steelhead caught at Sailor Bar. Looked like he was Euro Nymphing.... My arm would fall off!! Other than that a couple snagged salmon. There were a few caddis right when it was totally pouring rain about 10am???? BS, I still want to get that big cutty..... Someday! But today the short (and much safer) drive to the A was the better option. Good luck to everyone this year! K

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Looks like a wild male.....nice.





I believe that adult steelhead are going to eat mostly caddis larva on the bottom.

We get mostly Half-pounders on hatches.

[MHeuch]

Impressive!

Mark H.

[STEELIES/26c3]

Got lucky on the A this morning. Not much happening but there are at least a few in the system. Happy 2021! Katz

What was on the upper hook of your leader? It looks bare...

[fivefingers]

What was on the upper hook of your leader? It looks bare...

My guess is the bead. A lot of people let the bead slide on the leader above the hook - leads to sometimes outside mouth sets but your success goes up. Nymph was probably a dropper.

[Pvillarr]

Got lucky on the A this morning. Not much happening but there are at least a few in the system. Happy 2021! Katz

Very nice fish! Good job and thanks for the intel.

[Katz]

That was the hook below a bead. the bead was pegged about 1" above the hook but slid up during the fight. K

[JayDubP]

Spectacular colors- that is what Steelheading is all about!


Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your post...

Jim

[PV_Premier]

Took a drive out to Nimbus on Sunday morning to take a walk on the parkway...fair number of fish in the ladder, some that looked pretty fresh actually, and plenty of people were of course flossing the redds below the wire. I didn't see any fish caught walking from Nimbus down to the big shad hole below Sailor Bar and back.