Good morning all,
My trip to NY this weekend has refreshed me on why fishing in general, and fly fishing specifically, can connect folks who might otherwise not ever speak. I made the decision to hire a guide for this trip, to target steelhead in the salmon river and its smaller streams. This was about the best call I could have made. I have my heart set on a drift boat, but yesterday was supposed to rain and snow, and today it is CURRENTLY snowing, so I'm not so sure.
The best fishing weather was Friday, when I was tutoring. I got a few hours in before that, and several hours after it. A few bites but no hooked fish. I made friends with a guy who was also fishing the trestle pool, and he helped me with my strategy a bit. Then I connected with my buddies and tried hard at the staircase by the town hall pool. After a few hours, 2 of the 5 of us decided to go home. I felt badly, since they did a 5 hour drive to fish a few hours and turn around - but folks have to make their own choices.
I still, as of this morning, haven't caught a steelhead. This chafes my ass since I have fished hard for 2 days so far. I got one halfway in before it rolled under a log and snagged me, so I am doing some things right finally, but still nothing to show. Sean got a few browns, and Berto had a steelhead on that the guide said might have been bigger than the one I had on. Either way, I'm hoping to catch one the right way early this morning, even through the freaking snowstorm that's raging.
