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Happy Thanksgiving!
I tried to shrug off an achy back today with a little fishing but managed, on reaching for my net to land the rainbow at the top of the report, to hurt my back even further. No Turkey Trout tomorrow! But a bright fall rainbow is worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-jrTCAPLs #steelhead #flyfishing #fishing Any fishing is great but there’s something different and special about swinging flies for Fall steelhead. The “take, pluck, grab, pull, yank”, whatever you want to call it is like no other in fishing. It’s a lightening bolt of electricity when a steelhead grabs your fly
After a hunting hiatus, it felt wonderful to be on an empty, beautiful river. My fishing stuff was in disarray and time was short before school pick-up, but Katy and I snuck in a quickt float. It was one of those clammy November days. The river was — is —
Mid-November finds us with fishing conditions that we kind of expect this time of year. The crowds and tree leaves are gone as are the salmon, but steelhead remain in the rivers. Colder temperatures and even some snow brought the water temperatures down as they bounce around in the mid-40s
I’m tying flies. Hairy Drakes, size 10, 1280. Subbing Dirty Bug Yarn for dubbing, ribbing with copper thread, palmered body, parachute post. Modifications? Of course. Two-tone body, with pheasant tail pulled over the back of the fly and held by the aforementioned copper thread. Tails then are pheasant tail instead