Success!

With the Wilson in perfect condition, we set out on Saturday to be the first to fish the Thanksgiving hole on Jose's property in Tillamook. We arrived just as it was begining to get light and made our way down to the hole. I love the feeling of being the first to drift a bait through a hole you know has steelhead in it. My partner and I fished for about an hour before the boats started coming by. We knew it would be a busy day for boat traffic, so we wanted to hook up before to many boats messed up our spot. Around 9:00 I found the spot and hooked the first of 3 that all bit within 20 minutes of each other. All on a peach colored corky and yarn with 8 lb. leaders. Between the second and third fish, a boat drifted through and caught one directly in front of me on what looked like a bobber and jig combo. After the morning flurry, we didn't touch another fish the rest of the day. I found out later from another buddy that the bulk of the fish were higher in the system, which is not surprising since we had such high water a week ago. I heard of 15 other fish hooked on the upper river. Any day you get multiple hook ups steelhead fishing, you know conditions are good. It gives you confidence to concentrate on every cast and make every cast count. I can't wait to get back out again. Until then...