I returned yesterday afternoon from a wonderful week's family visit. I hugged my cat, unpacked, then decided to squeeze in some casting for half pounder steelhead wanting to rinse off the concrete and sofa from my vacation..
It felt good to wade into the water. I tied on an olive and white streamer( my version is called the, U Name It ) trailed by an olive, #10 caddis soft hackle. I was swinging with my #4 switch rod lined up with a Scandi body head and a 10 foot, 2x leader.
Ten minutes into fishing I had two good pulls but no hook up. I was fishing for about 40 minutes or so , thinking I was going fishless, but I ended with a solid hook up and landed a nice aerialized 18 to 20 inch hatchery steelhead- took the streamer. Fun.
So head on out there and wet your line. This may not be a large run of fish but it has been the best one in at last 6 years. Here's hoping for a good winter run.
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