First Steelie Trip of the Fall Season

[HuronRiverDan]

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]

Nice, fat hen.

 

[fyshstykr]

Congratulations!

 

[Cool Hand Hodge]

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

 

[troutbum17]

what a pig, nice fish

 

[Sasha]

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]

Nice steelie Dan.

 

[MoscaPescador]

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]

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]

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

 

[HuronRiverDan]

Fall run Steelies can't be beat for fight... The bonus is the beautiful surroundings, the color of the leaves; until the darn things are falling in the stream...

Dan