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The mighty Molalla cleared up enough and i went down to chuck some flies in the water.
Had FishFiddle's AgentOrange followed by a egg fly (orange and chartr.... bright green)
Was casting upstream into the end of the riffles so that the offerings would have time to sink before tumbling over a ledge. 3rd try and the thingamabobber disapeared like a U Boat had just hit it with a salvo of torpedoes. I lifted the rod tip, expecting a hangup and the 'hangup' didn't appear happy. First it went straight to the bottom, then straight to the top and out of the water. Then tried to vanish downstream.
5 mins later and i have a 19" native in my hands. Popped the fly out (it has taken egg) and back in the water.
didn't even get a picture. Hadnt even brought the camera. Ho hum..
Anyhow.. first steelie, or is it just a 'large rainbow' since it is that 1" under "official steelie"
Nice job Rob. Was this this morning? I was out from about 6:30 to 11, saw quite a few people fishing. Let me know next time you plan on fishing the Molalla, I'll join you. You've got more fish under your proverbial belt than me now, my best is a 12" trout.
Also found a message in a bottle written on the back of a book page that said something like "Nature, love, and music are all that matters". I bet that was you.
Nice work Rob! It's a great feeling no matter how big it was. Congratulations!!