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Well... just to start off... Sunday was the greatest day of my life... Period! Got a super late start and my dad dropped me off at the bridge hole parking lot at 11am, and i walked across the road down into the river and walked up the river to the sherman hole. No one was there suprisingly! so i fished there for a little bit and only saw a little trout and super old coho roll. So got nothing out of there and the water was super low and clear. So i move down to the bridge hole and walk on the bridge and see nothing but the bottom of the river... started thinking all the fish were gone, didnt even see a trout! So i fish it anyways haha, got nothing not even a bite on a worm. So i move downriver to a hole that looks good because it wasnt as clear as all the other holes... it was nice and deep so the fish wernt so spooked. so i setup shop there! fishin all alone, threw some beads, worms for trout and then i got to my jig rod... after about 30 casts i watch as in the middle of the run my float sinks and all i think is snag... i set the hook as hard as i could and the snag starts fighting back! Well it wasnt fighting that well so i thought it was an old coho but as it gets closer to me and sees me it realizes its hooked and takes off and shoots out of the water and i realize im on my first steelhead ever!! So it shoots out of the water a few more times and makes some amazing runs! and in the meantime im trying to get my gopro out of my bag! well i finally get it out and start filming and it gets close to the bank and i see its a hatchery fish! I run up to it and grab its tail and it shoots back into the water! So i finally get it on the bank run up and celebrate!! First steelhead ever! a gorgeous chrome 5lb hatchery fish. So i go back upriver to the bridge hole and run into a guy named Chris, talked to him for awhile and fished the bridge hole for a little bit, then i moved back up to the sherman, nothing, may creek, nothing, so i decide to go back down, oh and in the meantime im carrying this fish with me haha, talk to Chris again who is still at the Bridge then decide to go back to the hole where i got my fish. Get down there and 4 casts in with the same setup, same jig, BOBBER DOWN!! This fish jumps real quick and i realize its a bigger fish! Then it makes some runs and i get it close and see its ANOTHER hatchery steelhead!! YES!!! Greatest day ever! Ive been tryin to catch a steelhead for about a year and a half and i got not one but TWO!! Ahhh the quest is finally over! Ill be out Saturday for the closer if anyone wants to fish with me PM me and hopefully the fish gods will be with me again! So i filmed both fish and put a little edit together, check it out and subscribe to me on youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aLJrZIWOTs

rcthepirate

2/11/2014 5:02:00 PM

Damn kid! Nice work! I don't know anyone who can say they captured their first steelhead ever on film like that. Pretty neat.

Idiotfish

2/11/2014 5:10:00 PM

Good job! Thanks for the report and video.

FishingThePacNW

2/11/2014 5:18:00 PM

Thanks guys! Yea i couldnt pass the chance to film it!!

Weekend-warrior17

2/11/2014 5:20:00 PM

There ya go! Congrats man!

primetime

2/11/2014 5:43:00 PM

Nice work!

jonb

2/11/2014 5:58:00 PM

Congrats!!

FishingThePacNW

2/11/2014 6:08:00 PM

Thanks Guys!

mtngrizz

2/11/2014 6:45:00 PM

There is something magical about the first "Steelhead". Great report w/ video. Cool.

Rocky

2/11/2014 6:54:00 PM

now your hooked for live way to go.

BentRod

2/11/2014 7:57:00 PM

Right on! Congrats and a limit even! My very first steelhead came in a pair also....haven't pulled a limit since! Nice work and you've certainly earned them.

FishingThePacNW

2/11/2014 8:11:00 PM

Thanks BentRod and everyone else! i cant wait to get another one!!

salmonslayer14

2/11/2014 8:25:00 PM

Nice Work!

Realfisherman

2/11/2014 8:27:00 PM

congrats what a great day. !! that's the best day I've seen or heard about all season. Continued success.

Bank drifter

2/11/2014 9:58:00 PM

That is a great story and perhaps why we all fish, just to have that chance!

4steelhead

2/12/2014 5:46:00 AM

Congrats. Well done! Welcome to the club.

TheKastMaster

2/12/2014 7:18:00 AM

Nice job man! So are you right below the Sherman hole on the curve? I just hooked into my first one on my own 2 weeks ago. I just got a go pro too so I'm setting it up tonight and getting ready for the last hurrah on Saturday

FishingThePacNW

2/12/2014 7:37:00 AM

if we run into eachother on saturday ill show you where but its kinda secret;)

TheKastMaster

2/12/2014 8:46:00 AM

Alright cool man, I'm Nate. My aunt lives over off of levy road so I think I usually fish where your talkin about. I'll see ya out there

MotoBoat

2/12/2014 9:43:00 AM

A year and a half of being dropped off for a day of fishing, and one day your packing some large fish back to the car. Can't imagine your smile, or the one on your parent's faces! Way cool............what a day! Does your Dad fish?

FishingThePacNW

2/12/2014 2:49:00 PM

Oh man the look on my dads face when he drove up and saw one fish then i pulled the second one out was priceless! He was so happy for me and he gave me a high five! i was so proud!! And he kinda fishes, he wont put in the time for steelhead he just likes catching not putting in work, so he likes humpies and panfish and fish that are easy to catch! Ill be out saturday hope to see some of you guys!

Sixgill

2/12/2014 10:47:00 PM

Amazing I'm not sure how you were collected enough to film! Nice work...Epic!

TheHunt

2/13/2014 11:07:00 AM

That is fantastic....

The Nuts

2/13/2014 4:45:00 PM

VERY NICE!!! great job on the filming part!

afk

2/14/2014 7:19:00 AM

I'm going to second Sixgill. You are in a league all of your own. I can't imagine there are any others that can claim and prove what you did!! So sweet! I look forward to future stories and video. Thank you

skagit510

2/14/2014 9:29:00 AM

right on! sweet you went from zero to two in one outing! talk about blitz limits! good work.

Dbdkfkzakk

2/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Nice job kid, persistence certainly does pay off welcome to being hooked for life ;)

FishingThePacNW

2/17/2014 11:27:00 PM

thanks Dbd!! yup now i just wish the river was still open!

Elijah.Loves.Fishin

2/21/2014 11:33:00 AM

good job man, keep it up!

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