The sun was shining this morning without the harsh wind from the last few days so I decided to head out again.
Got down to the lower end around 10:00am and just as I was walking towards the trail, I spoke to a fisherman leaving.
He told me that he hooked into a 12lb wild fish today but he had to go take care of his young kids. I decided to fish where I started yesterday- fast water in the middle but really slow water close in.
Someone was fishing the tailend of the run but he was casting really far out. I decided to fish further above him. Made a few casts really close in and on my 10th casts, my float dipped a bit and the sensitivity of the Sage rod tells me it was a fish.
I was ready on my next cast and sure enough my float went down completely . I set the hook and it was good to feel the headshaking of a fish and see the chrome flashing in the water. It was not a big steelhead but nonetheless, it gave me a good battle.
Decided to take the first of the year.
After landing that fish, another guy that saw me decided to make a few casts into the same spot. He hooked into one right away but it took a couple of jumps and it got away.
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Topic: Chilliwack River, January 19th 2010 (Read 3580 times)