Bill Kiene semi-retired
09-05-2005, 11:24 PM
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Bill Uyeki w/ guide Andy Guibord – Lower American River
9/4/05 - Sunday
7:00PM between Gristmill and Watt.
Bill hooked two fish like this in the same run with Andy's help on the oars.
One on a 14 BH Copper John and one on a tan 12 Super Pupa.
I have fished the Lower American for over 40 years for Steelhead especially in the Fall. September and October is a special time for many of us on the river.
I have only caught two large Fall fish like this myself but I have seen and heard of many more. Most Steelhead now will be 16 to 22 inches but the are always a few bigger fish around. I am always swinging a small fly in the surface in the AM and PM so that might be way I catch so many smaller Halfpounders. I think you need to swing wet flies deep on a sinktip or use the indicator/nymph/shot system to get deeper for the big boys.
Your best better for these Steelhead would be to drift with a good fly fishing guide like Andy Guibord, Mike Bias or Keith Kaneko.
Bill Uyeki w/ guide Andy Guibord – Lower American River
9/4/05 - Sunday
7:00PM between Gristmill and Watt.
Bill hooked two fish like this in the same run with Andy's help on the oars.
One on a 14 BH Copper John and one on a tan 12 Super Pupa.
I have fished the Lower American for over 40 years for Steelhead especially in the Fall. September and October is a special time for many of us on the river.
I have only caught two large Fall fish like this myself but I have seen and heard of many more. Most Steelhead now will be 16 to 22 inches but the are always a few bigger fish around. I am always swinging a small fly in the surface in the AM and PM so that might be way I catch so many smaller Halfpounders. I think you need to swing wet flies deep on a sinktip or use the indicator/nymph/shot system to get deeper for the big boys.
Your best better for these Steelhead would be to drift with a good fly fishing guide like Andy Guibord, Mike Bias or Keith Kaneko.