Made it out this last weekend (01/08/21–01/10/21) on a guys trip to get into some chrome! Had great time with old friends and some new friends made on the coast this weekend!
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Day 1: Went 0/6. Getting skunked is the worse. Had just a couple hours of sleep night before, and fish count reflected that. Buddy hooked into a stunning 16 lb chrome hen!
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Day 2: Made up for that & went 3/3 out on low clear water conditions. Nightmare jig tipped w/ WA Coon Shrimp & Soft bead (8-12mm) was on fire.

-1st fish: Big buck took almost 10 minutes to bring in. Still getting used to getting the perfect GoPro angles/footage. This one is little choppy, will work on that! Weighed in at 18lbs

-2nd fish: Another big buck came in at just under 16lbs. Almost lost this one in a some rocks on the river bed ??

-3rd Fish: My first bobber down caught on video!! Knew there would be a fish on a perfect cast, 10 seconds into the drift.. BOOOOOOM BOBBER DOWN!!! Beautiful chrome hen. The kind of chrome that you expect when you think of winter steelhead. Came in at 13 lbs was an absolutely beautiful fish.

Nothing like leaving home with limit, new friends, and more fishing knowledge/experience.

**Read rules/Regs of all systems you fish. This system uses dorsal fin to identify hatchery fish instead of the typical adipose fin.

https://youtu.be/8zVhAKUDPMw
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We’re in the middle of hatchery run steelhead fishing. Hope you all have been getting yours, looking forward to the next few fishing trips coming up later this month on new rivers. Stay tuned!

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