Originally Posted by
Bill Kiene semi-retired
I went to my favorite access on our little river, Watt Avenue.
We usually fish with waders above the bridge a few hundred yards.
Tonight I just wanted to cast my new 11' #3 line Switch rod or Trout Spey.
On the south side of Watt Avenue I started wet wading right under the bridge.
There is a beautiful 100 yard run there.
About a dozen casts later I hooked a Steelhead/big Half-pounder.
In my 50 plus years of swinging for Steelhead this fish was as hot as anything I c an remember.
It had to be 18 to 22 inches?
Never saw it but have caught thousands of lower American river Half-pounders.
It made a screaming run that stopped just short of going into my backing.........about 130 feet.
It stopped and shook some then ran another run about half that distance..........50 feet?
It stopped again way down the run and was shaking again.......then the hook came out.
I had already started walking to shore.
It was so exciting that I almost quit and went home.
Then I thought, maybe there are more?
I fished out the run and then went home because I was wet with only wading shoes , shorts and a t-shirt.
Get your tackle in your vehicles so you can go out mornings and/or evenings.
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