First Steelie Trip of the Fall Season

HuronRiverDan · #1 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 05:41 PM

Just got back from my first steelie trip of the year, great being in the stream chasing steel again. My buddy and I drove over to Elk Creek in PA. Conditions were tough yesterday with the tremendous "Leaf" hatch coming off; it was non-stop all day long. We did manage some fish despite the hatch. We planned on fishing all day today but got rained out, Elk was nearly in flood. Here's a pic of my first of the new season...

Dan

pdq 5oh · #2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 10:16 PM

Nice, fat hen.

fysh · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 11:37 PM

Congratulations!

Cool Hand Hodge · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 08:16 AM

That is a sow! Cant wait to try my hand at this!

troutbum17 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-03-2009, 10:39 AM

what a pig, nice fish

Sasha · #6 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 07:47 PM

Sweet!!!!!

I need to try the steelhead thing. But I am going to end up missing this season due to work reasons. So the most I can hope for is catching their much smaller cousins (at least until the general season shuts down after NOV 30th)

flytyer56 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 11:54 PM

Nice steelie Dan.

MoscaPescador · #8 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 12:36 AM

Dan,
The cork on that rod looks clean. New rod? If it is, that fish was a great way to break that rod in!

MP

HuronRiverDan · #9 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 07:57 AM

Yes it is Mark, I saw it in the shop when I was in PA in the spring and it just wouldn't stop whispering "Take me home with you"...It's a 10' 6wt Echo, that was the first steelie on it; and it handled it well. Really liked the way it fishes...

Dan

bpfohler · #10 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 08:01 PM

Steelhead are my favorite to fish. That's a nice little porker, I bet it put up a good fight.