My hunting buddy James asked me to take him fishin to get his first steelhead. His fishing experience consisted of trolling for kings and silvers a couple times a year and humpy fishin. The initial plan was to hit a river on the O.P., but due to time constraints, we weren't able to. We decided to fish the green instead. Started out at Flaming Geyser. About an hour into the trip, I missed a fish, then James missed one too. Then, a few minutes later, he calls to me and says he thinks hes got a fish on. His rod was bent like less then half way. I told him that he probably had a trout or a log. As it gets close to shore, I get a glimpse of the fish, and much to my suprise it was a very nice steelhead. I ran into the river, tailed it, and got it up on the bank. All I have to say it wow. Its not very often that someone whos never fished rivers gets their first steelhead on their first trip, let alone on the green! Needless to say, we were stoked. Fished the rest of the day without a bite. The fish took a small pink and white jig. Hooked it barely in the tip of the nose. I'm thinking the fish didn't know it was hooked. Anyway, here is the pic, enjoy.
