Hillbilly Redneck
wishin I was fishin
pig=20lbs steelhead
nook= chinook, aka King Salmon
nook= chinook, aka King Salmon
That's awful kind of you to the guys following you throughI ended up getting an 8wt Full Spey. It's taken a little getting used to since my other rods are 12 feet or shorter, but its much easier to huck big uglies way out there.
thanks. the days of 20# steelhead, i think, are a fond memory for many of us.pig=20lbs steelhead
nook= chinook, aka King Salmon
Off topic, but I hope Rich is doing well. A solid all around human.have tagged late run Kings while swinging for steelies on my fave OR coastal river a handful of times...same river regularly puts out double digit wild steel, so an 8 wt 11'6 switch with integrated sink tip and articulated Leech my go to. Easy to manage, lotta butt power.
My friend Rich Youngers with steel from that river.
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X2 on the fine human...upon retirement packed up and moved with Cathy to lakeside living in the midwest. Per his Instagram page, still tying those gorgeous flies which have been showcased within John Shewey's book 'Spey Flies, Their History and Construction.'Off topic, but I hope Rich is doing well. A solid all around human.
Yeah, they are not the most fun to cast, but I can't seem to quit them. Otherwise I throw a Hoh Bo. I've also been messing with temple-dog/phatakorva style patterns, hoping I can get that length with less weight, I'm just having a hard time getting the tapering right.MOAL flies (anything big with bunny) are sticky and best thrown with a rod that handles a ~ 540/550 skagit.
Thank you for putting it in grain weight. One company's 8wt is another's 7wt. Shoot, the classic model 7 is a vintage 8 and that's the same manufacturer!MOAL flies (anything big with bunny) are sticky and best thrown with a rod that handles a ~ 540/550 skagit.
Must have killed it to weigh it. How long was it? What year?my first steelhead was a 'B' run headed for the N fork Clearwater, no longer available thanks to Dworshak dam. she was just under 27#s. have not seen one close to that size since.
Construction of the dam started in 1966 with the first power generated in 1973 so I'm guessing pre '66.Must have killed it to weigh it. How long was it? What year?
it was a whopper. no one in those days even thought about not killing fish. had to cut it in half to get in in my 80qt ice chest but never measured it's overall length. and yes, mid 60s if i recall correctly. took several years to fully eliminate the A and B runs once that dam shut off the spawning grounds. so there were still some big fish around for several years.Must have killed it to weigh it. How long was it? What year?
"I didn't measure it or weight it, but it was 27#."Must have killed it to weigh it. How long was it? What year?
8 wt. for winter....stick a pig, you'll find out why. And never know when a nook' might surprise the crap out of you