After a series of unsuccessful trips in the Oregon City area my dad and I decided to hit it above the falls for some Springers. After about an hour I felt a little tap tap on my line, figuring it was another Pikeminnow I lazily grabbed my rod and set the hook. After about a 15 minute fight I land my first ever hatchery summer Steelhead! Twenty nine inches and a little over 12lbs! A couple hours go by with no action and then wham another monster Steelhead slams my dad's prawn and takes OFF! It was 31inches and about 14lbs! Then as we were talking about calling it a day my dad yells, "Jay your rod!" I pick it up and start tugging on my first Steelhead limit EVER!!!! This one was 28inches and about 10lbs! All in all a wonderful day on the water! All the fish came on cured prawns with a little piece of Pop A Top yarn (TaKillYa Rose) with a dab of anise for scent. So we hooked 3 and landed 3 with at least 7 or 8 missed take downs! A very good day on the Willy! In fact everyone else we saw hadn't caught a thing. Heading back out on Thursday for some more fun. Here are a few pics from the day.
Awesome day on the Willy!!!
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:dance:HELLLLLLLLLLLLL YEAH! WAY TO GO BROTHA!! Congrats on the limit.:clap:
Throbbit _Shane
Well-known member
way to go on the awesome day of fishing!! 
Very nice fish!! Nothin better than sharin with the ol` man either!! All the summers I am seeing are of purty good size, gotta like that.
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metalmania
Nice work dude, congrats.
.:clap::clap:Going 4 springers, But instead slayed some beautiful summers. That picture of you w/ that chrome beauty is priceless
Way 2 go on those beasts and your first limit:dance:
Going 4 springers, But instead slayed some beautiful summers. That picture of you w/ that chrome beauty is priceless Way 2 go on those beasts and your first limit:dance::clap::clap:
Ya it was a gorgeous fish! They were all pretty chrome but that one was pretty awesome! I didn't even have to hold it out to make it look big!
Raincatcher
Moderator
Slaying steel looks good on you,Beaverfan!! What a memory,huh?! Congrats.
Way to go jay those are some some nice fish.
the fish in pic # 4 is a freshly plated CHROMER! WOW! Just about needed to throw my sunglasses on to take a good look at that fish. Nice job!
No wonder fishing has slowed down on the mckenzie, you r killen em all before they get here. HAHA Nice fish
:clap:Willy Steele
Willy Steele
Nice work, Jay!
You are luck to have a father who can go fishing with you from time to time. I really miss having my son close enough to fish with. I have to go all the way to Salt Lake City to see him. We usually spend a day fly fishing up the canyon somewhere when I do get there.
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Willy Steele
Nice work, Jay!
You are luck to have a father who can go fishing with you from time to time. I really miss having my son close enough to fish with. I have to go all the way to Salt Lake City to see him. We usually spend a day fly fishing up the canyon somewhere when I do get there.
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