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LoganGressett
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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.
