NOTTA STEELER
Well-Known Member
March 28th . 2012
The Notty finally dropped and is clearing quite nicely . My friend Ray and I ventured out for some long awaited steelhead action on my name sake river .
We started off in a deep slow pool and with no takers moving our floats ... we decided to head down river and hit the rapids . I noticed an eddy close to the bank on the opposite side of the run and cast into it and slammed a high flying chrome football around four pounds . After five amazing leaps in the air , I was about to land her and she got free and disappeared into the rapids . Tore off the squashed roe bag and replaced it with a fresh chartreuse bag , flipped it back into the eddy and the float never got a chance to stand up before being sucked beneath the surface . A power packed - drop back hen was on the other end , she rolled and then booted it down river ... after stumbling about on slippery rocks , I managed to bring her safely to the shore ... and released to fight yet another day .
My first drift the float dropped and some impressive head shakes led to a screaming run and then the dreaded twist .
A large fish for sure but she won this time as she twisted that hook out and was gone in a flash . Ray shortly announced " fish on " and my float shot outa sight ... double header !
Stayed at the same location with 3 more large ones shakin' the hook and landed one more chrome bullet before callin' it a day ... a great day on the river .
The Notty finally dropped and is clearing quite nicely . My friend Ray and I ventured out for some long awaited steelhead action on my name sake river .
We started off in a deep slow pool and with no takers moving our floats ... we decided to head down river and hit the rapids . I noticed an eddy close to the bank on the opposite side of the run and cast into it and slammed a high flying chrome football around four pounds . After five amazing leaps in the air , I was about to land her and she got free and disappeared into the rapids . Tore off the squashed roe bag and replaced it with a fresh chartreuse bag , flipped it back into the eddy and the float never got a chance to stand up before being sucked beneath the surface . A power packed - drop back hen was on the other end , she rolled and then booted it down river ... after stumbling about on slippery rocks , I managed to bring her safely to the shore ... and released to fight yet another day .
My first drift the float dropped and some impressive head shakes led to a screaming run and then the dreaded twist .
A large fish for sure but she won this time as she twisted that hook out and was gone in a flash . Ray shortly announced " fish on " and my float shot outa sight ... double header !
Stayed at the same location with 3 more large ones shakin' the hook and landed one more chrome bullet before callin' it a day ... a great day on the river .
