{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Cattaraugus creek report

Forgot this one -- the picture kinda looks neat.  

On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 2:05:51 PM UTC-5, TurbineBlade wrote:

We had a good time for our first attempt at steelhead.  None we landed were big, but the smaller, more silvery-colored ones were hard to get into the net!  The bigger, darker ones were easier...but still full of life.    

I learned that the Catt is somewhat temperamental with regard to water levels, but we had a good first day on it.  The second day the Catt was rising fast from rain during the previous night, so we went to 18-mile creek instead, which was throwing too much mud (and oak leaves), so we didn't spend much time there.  Silver creek was money though, and we got some action toward the afternoon on it once we found the fish.  

We gathered from the locals (including a really, really nice spey guy out there) that it has been a fairly tough year up there.  We decided that the 10-11 hooked fish and 7(?) landed between us was good.  

Beth hooked and landed more fish than I did, and she hooked a really big female at one point that pulled out on here right at the net.  That was disappointing for her, but stuff happens.  ;)  

On the way up I wondered whether people kept and/or ate steelhead, but after catching one I don't think I could keep one.  Just a personal choice.  They have a lot of life -- 

Gene

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