Made it out with Ed Fast of Ed Fast River Adventures Saturday. We floated the Sandy River. Ahhhh, the Sandy, she be a mean wench sometimes. But not Saturday, we were rewarded with the most beautiful of fish, the steelhead.
This was the second fish to hand, a chrome wild. Small but gorgeous.
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Before that I was able to ink the tag for 2012 and secure a fish for the family to enjoy. One of the reasons I fish and hunt is to enjoy the fruits of this great land.
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Finally, I was able to connect last week with my first steelhead on a swung fly. Fishing my okuma reel on a Cabela's 13'8" two hander brought a huge 38" clackamas wild fish to hand. My very personal best steelhead to date and so very worth the many hours spent learning the spey. The only pic is in my memory, to be replayed at will.
Enjoy the winter.
