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| Deschutes River Steelhead |
Back in
the early 80’s Steelhead fishing was nothing short of fabulous. If
you knew the techniques and covered the water thoroughly it was not
uncommon to hook and release seven or eight fish in one day.
On one
trip my three friends and I were camping out for several days. It was
billed as a Cast and Blast trip where we hunted chukars in the
morning and fished for Steelhead in the evening. On the second day, I
decided to forgo hunting and concentrate on hooking a few Steelhead.
I wasn’t disappointed. I hooked and released five fish and kept a
hatchery fish for dinner.
When
they returned from the day’s hunt, two of the guys said they had
never hooked a Steelhead before and wanted me to give them a few
lessons. I walked close the shoreline and flipped out eight to ten
feet of line just to prepare for my first cast and “Wham!” A good
sized Steelhead grabbed the fly and started jumping.
I was
almost as surprised as they were, but rather than call it a stroke of
luck, I referred to an old fly fishing adage, "Guys, before you step into
the water, be sure you cover the short water first." The following week, I sold two complete Steelhead outfits to them.
Sometimes good luck comes in unexpected ways.
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