"Peter Charles" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:23:41 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:




It's one steelie per day, so we released the others unharmed.
The fish in the picture weighed 8.6 lbs., the others were smaller.
I was surprised on the pull from the fish on the 6w, and had the drag set
light cause I was using 4x tippet. Took about 13 min. to bring in.
I wouldn't know about the thin tail, not an expert on steelies, had
nothing
to compare to.
Also my first time eating steelhead, they taste great.

I'll be on the Klamath next year for salmon.
-tom



Very nice fish. BTW, you need heavier tackle.

Peter

Thanks Peter, I just purchased an 8w set-up for the Klamath. It was my
first time fly-fishing and the 6w is all I had. I have pretty good
experience playing fish on a spin rod, and it helped, but I can see the need
for heavier tackle.

To be honest, I learned to roll cast, the pick-up and laydown, false cast
(tight loops at 60ft), mend, dead-drift, fly identification, read water, and
learn about waders all in two months to prepare for the Trinity, but I was
out twice to three times a day, everyday, to practice, and in the evenings,
I went over fly patterns and dead-drifting techniques. Pretty exhausting and
wouldn't recommend it as a way to learn fly fishing. This group had been
very helpful and just want to say thanks for all your expertise and
patience...aside from the mudslinging at eachother.
-tom