Spring Outing

Headed north to scratch the steelhead itch this weekend. Spent a fun evening with friends in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday and then rolled over to the PM for Sunday.

Beautiful sunny day. Started off pretty cold, but warmed up fast as the sun rose. Unfortunately, this had two effects:

1. Turned the fish off. I was switching up flies, holes, depths, drifts -- every trick in the book. I got one solid fight, and one quick on-and-off but nothing landed.
2. Brought the crowds out. This was pretty shocking as my last visit was a snowy February day where I saw not a soul. Yesterday, a dozen boats and as many walk-ins.

Now for the good part -- I got two on! And most everyone I talked to on the river had experienced about the same. It was a TOUGH bite. This is definitely testament to the growth in my skills. Thanks to Jon, Schultzy, Tommy, and other knowledgeable friends who've helped me learn, I can at least go out with a reasonable expectation of some success.

Photos soon, I promise!

-Sean-