Bob Simms on the radio 93.1fm This Morning says a 14LBS was caught on the American this week anyone know of it???
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Bob Simms on the radio 93.1fm This Morning says a 14LBS was caught on the American this week anyone know of it???
Over the decades some around 20# have been taken.
In 1975 Joe Shirshac caught one about 16# on a Boss fly above Watt Avenue in late December.
In the 1960s and 1970s the new Eel River strain of Steelhead did so well in the Lower American River that veteran anglers like Walt
Bennett said they didn't even go to the coast for winter Steelhead back then.
Back then we used 9' #9 line Fenwick 2 piece fly rods with a shooting head system.
There are a few fish in that range caught every year I’m sure. I got a heavy 38” buck, wow, 15 years ago that I guessed at 16-18#. We’ll go with 18 for argument’s sake 😉. I haven’t seen as many that big the last few years, but always some in the raceway in December.
There’s some nice size fish in the holding pen at the hatchery but didn’t see anything in that range, maybe 13 lbs.
Let’s just say I doubt it was caught by a fly angler swinging a Spey pattern but one never knows.
Attachment 14566 Nothing for me this year yet. I did get this 30 incher last year on the American. Hopefully I get one this year.
A good 5# Steelhead on a fly is pretty nice.
That’s a nice fish Jeff