Went out today to my favorite stretch of the south fork Snoqualmie and it was awesome. Waded about a mile and half and caught 26 trout and 1 whitefish with a dozen or so that came unbuttoned. All caught on my favorite spinner, #2 copper blue fox vibrax. Had a nice surprise on this trip that I was not expecting at all. I have been fishing this stretch for about 8 years now and like to think I have it dialed in but today caught one of the largest trout I have ever caught in western Washington inland rivers. 18" rainbow that must have weighed 3lbs(picture doesn't do it justice but I measured it). Over the years I have caught several 16" cutthroat on this stretch but never seen a fish to this magnitude in any of the Snoqualmie forks. Fought like a steelhead and jumped 3 times about 2 feet out of the water and took drag out. Was the only hole I didn't see multiple fish and now I know why. He claimed it. Anyways took a quick pic and sent him on his way to grow bigger. Fish averaged 8-12" with several around 14". Saw one more large fish that looked to be about 16". Chased my spinner a couple of times from underneath a log but never fully committed. Ran into a couple elk on the river which is always nice. Cow and a calf that just watched me from about 50 yards as I worked my way back down the river. Amazing how much the river changes every year. Ran into a huge log jam, one of the biggest I have ever seen and a couple places I was forced to wade up to my chest to get to the other side of the river and I am 6'6. Goes to show you that anything can be lying in wait at the bottom of a river even as small as the south fork. Back to chasing steelhead tomorrow.