Conditions lined up this past weekend for a river trip that has been on my mind for years, but have never pulled the trigger on it. This year the peninsula rivers are open for retention of one wild steelhead per license per year and this is key for me fishing them from a kayak. It is very difficult to CnR a significant fish like this from a kayak in the best conditions, toss in Class II/III rapids at high flow to the mix and the battle goes to the death of the fish. This was an epic battle that lasted half and hour and involved the fish wrapping several trees along the way. This fish gave me a fight I will never forget. Think about it long and hard if your going to attempt anything like this, no fish is worth your life. I have been kayak fishing since the age of 7, can run class IV white water and it took all my skills to do this. Tight Lines All.