Ahhhhhhh Spring!! I'd like to be chasing steelhead but with the numbers I'm leaving them alone. PLUS WDFW put the Triploids in. Spent a few hours up at Blue Lake with light wind and mild temps. The bites were constant and very soft. Plenty of fish, and time of day didn't seem to mater. Got the Triploid and one small on my favorite hatchery fish rig. Worm and Marshmallow on 18" leader with 1/4 oz slip sinker. Got the others on Green power bait. The smallest one was a hold over from last falls plants. Pan fried trout for dinner tonight.

Played a game to see how much scent mattered. Smoked my pipe then baited the hook, no nothing. Washed my hands in the dirt, back in business. Every time I tested. It mattered to the steelhead this winter and it even seems to matter to new hatchery fish. I wear gloves to fuel the truck now.