First Steelhead

[Lucas Dement]

17490


First ever Half Pounder and Steelhead for me
Swung on the American with a sculpin pattern

Had 2 more grabs and one 12 inch fish landed aswell

[Trouter925]

fun stuff! congratulations! Feeling like I need to brush up on my casting. May be time to poke around on the American.

[David Lee]

17490


First ever Half Pounder and Steelhead for me
Swung on the American with a sculpin pattern

Had 2 more grabs and one 12 inch fish landed aswell

YAAAAAAYY !! Beautiful Fish -

D.~

[grnwtrs]

Great JOB! I never fished the American this early in the year, I guess with the climate changes, etc (or maybe not!) the run started
earlier; Of course, I know nuttin about the American. I used to fish it in NOV on to late Feb on weekends. Sorta of a home town river.

Keep up the good work.

Regards, gene

[fivefingers]

Gosh, good for you!

I've been swinging Watt and B Pond area for a few weeks now and the biggest fish I've hooked is a 6" parr.

[Mark Kranhold]

Nice job, keep at it!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Very cool...........congratulations.

[Adrian]

What a dandy! Still learning myself, what set up were you using?? ����

[Lucas Dement]

ACR Nova II, Hardy Bougle, 250 Commando, T8 tip and a sculpin

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Seems like in the last 10 years or so locals Andy Guibord and Mark Kranhold together developed their own version of a small Sculpin for the lower American river.

In the Fall, by choice, I only use small insect wet flies, a tapered leader and a floating line to swing in the surface, early and late, but I am guessing Andy and Mark always use sink-tips with their sculpin pattern?


Over the last 50 plus years many have used the Lower American river as a learning center for fly fishing moving water.

[Lucas Dement]

Seems like in the last 10 years or so locals Andy Guibord and Mark Kranhold together developed their own version of a small Sculpin for the lower American river.

In the Fall, by choice, I only use small insect wet flies, a tapered leader and a floating line to swing in the surface, early and late, but I am guessing Andy and Mark always use sink-tips with their sculpin pattern?


Over the last 50 plus years many have used the Lower American river as a learning center for fly fishing moving water.

I use sculpins because my monkey brain see big flies and goes "cool"

[Adrian]

ACR Nova II, Hardy Bougle, 250 Commando, T8 tip and a sculpin

Wow! sounds nice and light, was that the 4 wt Nova 2? Thanks for sharing!

[Lucas Dement]

Wow! sounds nice and light, was that the 4 wt Nova 2? Thanks for sharing!

Yea 11'3" 4

[Brian Clemens]

Sweet, love my 1134 nova 2s

Try throwing a these lines on that rod you will be amazed.
Depending on your casting skills
Rio scandi body #6 300gr (good caster) 6/7 325gr (ok caster)
Match these with 10ft Rio SPEY versileaders these are 70grs
Rio scandi short 270 (good caster) 300 (ok caster)
Match these with 10ft Rio SCANDI versileaders these are 35grs

The scandi body will wake that rod wide open. The scandi short is a sweet line to skate with or grease line with small flies

[Lucas Dement]

Sweet, love my 1134 nova 2s

Try throwing a these lines on that rod you will be amazed.
Depending on your casting skills
Rio scandi body #6 300gr (good caster) 6/7 325gr (ok caster)
Match these with 10ft Rio SPEY versileaders these are 70grs
Rio scandi short 270 (good caster) 300 (ok caster)
Match these with 10ft Rio SCANDI versileaders these are 35grs

The scandi body will wake that rod wide open. The scandi short is a sweet line to skate with or grease line with small flies

I have a 325 scandi body in my collection. I have been using a 270 Rage compact as a scandi line, but sometimes I struggle to cast it well, maybe the Scandi body will fit better