I'll be finishing up my first winter steelhead season this weekend. I have fished some amazing places around the world, and the Southern Oregon Coast ranks right up there.
Some highlights:
- Getting crushed on the swing on a small river while watching the sun burn into the ocean a few hundred yards away...pretty unique stuff
- Having a winter fish aggressively crush the swung fly just seconds after it hit the water and got tight...landing the trophy hen, then hooking another on the very next cast (instead of another 1000)
- Stalking and sight fishing NZ style to wild steelhead exceeding 10lbs in pristine forest settings..and actually hooking a few
- Fishing 5 different steelhead rivers in one single day...all totally unique special rivers
- Seeing no other fly anglers...anywhere!
- Watching my clients get better at speycasting and angling
- Personally getting better at my spey casting skills and instruction
- Exploring and fishing some of the coolest rivers in the states under varying conditions...explored a few good taverns too.
I'll be up on the upper Rogue starting next week...chasing steelhead farther from the ocean. I'll also be working a little on the Applegate too for the right clients. I have some spey casting clinics coming up next month...contact me if you are interested.