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  1. Grandpa Jim

    Coastal Steelhead Sport Fishing Closure on March 1

    Salmo, I chatted up the fish checkers when they interviewed me and got the impression and assumed that the creel data was a big part of the decision process. Was checked 3x in 2 days on the Hoh. That seemed pretty unusual...I felt like they were stalking me in 4x4's on gravel bars. After the...
  2. Grandpa Jim

    Coastal Steelhead Sport Fishing Closure on March 1

    I've been fishing the OP rivers for steelhead since 2011 using both gear and fly and primarily DIY from the bank. This February I've been out there 3x. My 1st trip Feb 1-3 I hooked 5 steelhead and landed 3...all on gear. The Sol Duc was running 18.5 when I fished it, a level that has fished...
  3. Grandpa Jim

    Bull Trout flies (and techniques)

    Swung one up with metal this last week while looking for steelhead. I occasionally run into them swinging flies for steelhead but this is first on hardware.
  4. Grandpa Jim

    The evolution of baitcasting reels

    Meek #3 bait caster circa 1906. I inherited it from my Grandpa when he passed in 1969. Don't know where he got it...somewhere in southern Missouri? I cleaned it up and it cast better than any non-free spool bait casters I saw or used in my early years.
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