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LoganGressett
I've fished creeks and rivers pretty much all my life for trout but had never tried winter steelhead. It's been interesting me very much the past few months and so today I finally went out and gave it a shot! Using a bobber and jig/worm setup. After no action for the first 35 mins or so I had a little 8 inch or so trout take her down which was kinda cool and suprising lol. About 45 mins later, literally seconds after telling my buddy "watch this I'm about to hook a steely" my bobber dunks and my line takes off. Back and forth across the hole 2 or 3 times. Unfortunately I was standing on a big log jam and under it he want. reached a standstill with my line behind me and under all the logs when finally it snapped my leader. I was pretty upset but at the same time so excited to have hooked my first steely!
Went back to town dropped my buddy off, got a bite to eat and couldn't stop thinking about it so I went back out to another spot on the same river. After about 6 or 7 casts I put one right into the start of the rapids leading into a nice big hole. Floated for a second or 2 and bam, bobber down! This fish put on a show, flying out of the water 3 times and spinning twisting and taking line. Finally landed my first one! I was so stoked! A couple casts later in the same hole, bobbed down again this time it was a monster 18"-20" cutthroat. So then I moved upstream about 100 yards to the next spot I figured would hold a fish, a couple casts towards the middle, nothing. 1 cast into the start of the rapids and bam bobber down again! this time a beautiful chrome steely. All 3 fish within about 20 minutes. I couldn't have been more excited! And I cannot wait to get back out there! All 3 released unharmed.
Went back to town dropped my buddy off, got a bite to eat and couldn't stop thinking about it so I went back out to another spot on the same river. After about 6 or 7 casts I put one right into the start of the rapids leading into a nice big hole. Floated for a second or 2 and bam, bobber down! This fish put on a show, flying out of the water 3 times and spinning twisting and taking line. Finally landed my first one! I was so stoked! A couple casts later in the same hole, bobbed down again this time it was a monster 18"-20" cutthroat. So then I moved upstream about 100 yards to the next spot I figured would hold a fish, a couple casts towards the middle, nothing. 1 cast into the start of the rapids and bam bobber down again! this time a beautiful chrome steely. All 3 fish within about 20 minutes. I couldn't have been more excited! And I cannot wait to get back out there! All 3 released unharmed.