Trinity River Steelhead.....yeeeehaw!

12/27.......It was a perfect late December day; cool, overcast and very few fishermen (a rarity).....We fished an upper stretch and found some fish. The bite early was tough as the fish seemed educated and as soon as we saw the take and set the hook they came right at us and we never got a solid hook set and we lost the first 3 or 4 fish. As the day warmed (slightly) the fish got more aggressive. We netted several nice fish that ranged from 24" to 28". Both of the big bucks fought long and hard with some acrobatics to boot!