Cedar Creek area. It was a couple weeks ago now. I've been back twice since then (of course!), with no luck at all. I went yesterday & the water was a good color, but it's getting really low & I didn't see any fish at all. They were apparently stacked in there. The day I caught this one, I saw a 10 lb Steelhead breach twice, right in front of me, and several Chinooks roll. I was casting to that Steelhead when I hooked this monster. Luckily I was into the thick part of my leader... I talked to a gear guy in the parking lot who said he had hooked 8 Chinooks near the mouth of the creek in the last week. Sounds about right gear vs. fly.
My rod is an 8 wt. 10'. All I use. I went up from my old 9 1/2' last year. Makes a huge difference for single-hand. Don't like speys personally, and it makes casting a lot better.