Steelhead 2016

 

Pacific Steelhead cover distances of over 800 miles in traveling from the ocean to the headwaters of their birth to reproduce. Throughout this journey, these spectacular creatures persevere a gauntlet of hydroelectric facilities, natural predators, and fisherman.

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).  Those who swing a colorful fly during the coldest months of the year hoping to attract the fancy of a Steelhead are individuals of great faith.

First Fish - 2014

Spent a beautiful day floating the Missouri River with friends Tom Burgess and Penny. The mercury hit a balmy 40 degrees on this first day of January 2014. The pandemic of Montana cabin fever was evident today demonstrated by the number of fisherman seen on the river!

Vampires and Saints

Forks WA is considered the vampire capital of the world thanks to the Twilight book/movie series. It also ranks among the wettest places in the Pacific Northwest averaging around 108 inches of rainfall annually. Most importantly it lies in the center of Washington's Olympic Peninsula home to anadromous populations of Steelhead, Cutthroats, and Salmon. It is also within close proximity of CenturyLink Stadium, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Infamous Twelfth Man.

This early December weekend, we fished a pair of steelhead rivers found in the old growth rain forests of the Olympics. To add to the fun, we were sporting a pair of new spey rods.

On Monday we jumped the ferry to downtown Seattle for some Monday Night Football where the Hawks crushed the New Orleans Saints.