Better Luck In 60 Minutes

[flyangler]

My first steelhead since last April and the first of two in one hour:

 

 

Both were caught in Wisconsin on the Crystal Meth that Pacres showed me.

[SteveM]

My first steelhead since last April and the first of two in one hour:

 

 

Both were caught in Wisconsin on the Crystal Meth that Pacres showed me.

SWEEEEET!!!

Gotta tell ya, I admire your patience & perserverance; I know you put in lots of casts between April & these steelies.

Must be super-satisfying; give yerself a little pat on the back from your FFC cohorts( if your arm isn't too sore from

all that casting). Kudos, m'lady!

-Steve M-

[snakeman]

Wow what a hefty fish, that's awesome.

Crystal meth fly eh? What does that look like? Reminds me of that King of the Hill where Hank finds out that crack makes a killer bass bait

[maxwell]

SICK FISH!!!! congrats

[rusty]

That is a spectacular fish - just beautiful chrome.

[admin]

Hey Sarah, glad to hear that the drugs kicked in.

 

Here is a picture of the fly in questions. I think it would do pretty well on the bow, anyone tried it before?

 

[flyangler]

I'd gotten so discouraged that my attitude was beastly. After a weekend of fruitless steelheading before Halloween, my husband forbade me to go with him the first weekend in November. I had to go by myself last Friday. All's well now, though the season ends this week and I don't have time for a return trip. Good way to close it out. Thanks all for your encouragement.

[toolman]

Beauty Steelie...Look at the Tail on the trout...wow. It's no wonder they pull like a freight train.

Congrats and thanks for sharing a pic.

Pacres...that is one crazy fly...very cool. I would try it on the Bow for sure.

[reevesr1]

That is spectacular!! Major congratulations. The level of satisfaction you feel must be off the charts.

[Carlodabroads]

Great fish, Congratulations!

I feel your pain, as my first steelhead came after countless trips while living in the lower mainland BC. Worth the efforts for sure

[Glenbow]

Spectacular, congratulations. What a sweet sweet feeling! Doozie of a Steelie.

[flyangler]

Just read an article in TU magazine called "Scandal on the Skeena" that said "Returns for the early run of summer steelhead were the worst on record: by July 23, just 642 steelhead had returned, compared to the average of 4,368."

 

I'm gonna say that's why my luck was so poor. That and I stink.

[Harps]

Hey Sarah, glad to hear that the drugs kicked in.

 

Here is a picture of the fly in questions. I think it would do pretty well on the bow, anyone tried it before?

 

 

That fly is a killer in the spring and fall.

 

My first GL steelhead was on that fly... dropped from a heavy stonefly to gt it down. Its an amazing thing!

 

Nice work Flyangler

[ladystrange]

Just read an article in TU magazine called "Scandal on the Skeena" that said "Returns for the early run of summer steelhead were the worst on record: by July 23, just 642 steelhead had returned, compared to the average of 4,368."

 

I'm gonna say that's why my luck was so poor. That and I stink.

 

 

a lot of the salmonoid runs this year were either way down or almost non-existant, even the native fisheries closed down their sockeye run. strange year. i was in Campbell river in August/sept. the pink run was down and the cohos were just coming in but all the ocean guys said the coho numbers were way down in the straight. i only saw about 10 pinks staging in the quansam just below the hatchery. i spoke with the hatchery guy and he said to date about half the numbers that usually come had actually arrived.

 

so i dont think you suck... flyangler. beauty fish btw