::I have been saying it for years; Steelhead fishing is and never has
been about numbers. ::::Let me just repeat myself, Steelhead fishing is
and never has been about numbers. Period.::

::Now that I have that out of the way. For years I’ve fished for
steelies with a fly rod, last couple I have taken up the two handed
rod, which is a lot more enjoyable swinging a fly with far less stress
and strain on my shoulder. I can while away the hours roll casting;
double spey, and of course my favorite the Snap-T without a care in the
world.::

::Until recently however, I have begun to notice the encroachment of my
fishing spots in a form of bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian
species homosapiens. Yes lads, I am talking about center pinners.::

O
::It is becoming increasing difficult to be fishing for hours without a
single tug on your fly line, and a quick glance up stream to those other
primates and seeing them hauling in steelhead after steelhead. I have
closed my eyes and mind to it long enough, but the thought of fresh,
feisty, chrome steelheads leaping and running amuck on the river is too
much to bare, that scene which keeps creeping in to delve deep into my
psyche. When will it all end… I wake up in a cold sweat thinking I am
on the ST1Salmon River /ST1with a center pin reel in my hand… the
horror of it all. ::

::For those of you considering on going over to the dark side, just
wait, give it more than a second thought, look at what your giving up
in return, the feeling of casting a fly dozens of feet across the river
and stuff like that, if that won’t do it, I beg you to consider your
vise. Yes, your vise, to just toss away those thousands of hour sitting
behind it tying salmon or steelhead flies will now become a thing of the
pass. ::

:on’t be foolish and give it all up for a few hundred steelies
leaping at the end of your line every weekend. No I beg you to hold on;
your soul will be saved if you remain as one of the veracious FLY
FISHERMAN!::

::As always, trying to keep the faith in dark times.::


::AK Skim::


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