Today we spend drifting the river in search of wild Steelhead. The morning was very cold and windy, I wondered if the weather was ever going to change. The snow starts to fall and we open the thermos for a cup of hot coffee enroute to the first pool of the day.
The water is perfect and every corner looks inviting. We decide to fish a few of the pools just as a warm-up to next week's action. Having fished my Peaches fly most of the day, I finally hit pay dirt. Attached is a pic of a fresh Steelhead that took my stripped fly. I was no more than 3ft from shore when it took. And when we left the pool another Steelhead surfaced in the back channel right at the boat. Having talked to a local angler who fishes centrepin and an artificial lure, he was posting 15-20 fish days. Those are exceptional numbers and once the water temperature increases these bottom lurking Steelhead will become very aggressive to the fly.
Tracey John Hittel
Kitimat BC Canada
250 632-9880
250 639-4277
thittel@uniserve.com
