First steelhead on SH

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First steelhead on SH

Post by John Dunn » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:58 pm

Yesterday I went steelheaden with soft hackles 3/ 23 . I thought way not their like trout.
The tie that worked was.
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The fish was a spawned out steelie, what he lacked in beauty he made up for in size, he was a little over 33 inches all fish were released.

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Re: First steelhead on SH

Post by Liam » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:17 pm

Congratulations, John! That's terrific. Where were you fishing the fly in the water column? A very nice tie- it's good to see a steelhead caught on such a subtle fly! :mrgreen:
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Post by letumgo » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:57 pm

Gorgeous fish, John.
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Re: First steelhead on SH

Post by John Dunn » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:30 pm

Liam wrote:Congratulations, John! That's terrific. Where were you fishing the fly in the water column? A very nice tie- it's good to see a steelhead caught on such a subtle fly! :mrgreen:
Thanks for the kind words a couple firsts here, the soft Hackle fly of course, and I used the Leisenring lift and the fish almost broke me off when it took.

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Re: First steelhead on SH

Post by Liam » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:50 pm

The tension on the lift would make it hard to take the strike of a 33" steely- spawned out or not!
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