I have finally found 'Sasquatch'!! I had fished for steelhead 3 previous times with out landing a fish, but the fourth was the charm. I flew in to Boise on a Friday and drove with BOY and his father up to Orofino on Saturday. I don't know if the fishing was considered 'hot', but we did end up landing 8 steelhead (3 wild runs) between the three of us and had probably that many get off (barbless hooks).
For those that've never been up on the Clearwater this time of year, fishing is sorta like synchronized casting with lots of folks crowding in to a small area. Well, I was fishing to the right of BOY's dad when he hooked up, so I started reeling in to get out of the way when, WHAM! FISH ON! I hooked up fairly close to shore so it didn't take that long to land the thing, but those fish do fight! All in all it was good time and better yet I spend 2.5 days in Orofino with NO RAIN!
Here's my first landed steelhead:
Sunday's total take of keepers:
The whole take:
Luckily BOY's father went as this is the place we generally stay for $15/night...
For those that've never been up on the Clearwater this time of year, fishing is sorta like synchronized casting with lots of folks crowding in to a small area. Well, I was fishing to the right of BOY's dad when he hooked up, so I started reeling in to get out of the way when, WHAM! FISH ON! I hooked up fairly close to shore so it didn't take that long to land the thing, but those fish do fight! All in all it was good time and better yet I spend 2.5 days in Orofino with NO RAIN!
Here's my first landed steelhead:
Sunday's total take of keepers:
The whole take:
Luckily BOY's father went as this is the place we generally stay for $15/night...