Mike and Marc on theTrinity (early season)

10/3........ The north state had just come off a really hot spell with several days over 100 but we had this trip 'planned' so we persevered. The water was low and very clear and we had to drag the boat through several shallow riffles. Ultimately we netted 3 fish and missed a couple also, so we enjoyed the day and learned a lot about flyfishing for steelies on the Trinity. This was the first steelhead trip for both fisherman and although it was tough day we enjoyed ourselves immensely.  We saw quite a few fish (salmon and steelhead) and they seemed to be on the move.

Marc hooked and played his first ever steelie in a shallow riffle just above Lime Saddle. When the fish hit it litterally ripped the line from his hand! The fish stayed upstream from us as we drifted down. It went airborn several times and since it was the first real action of the day we were jazzed! We netted a nice 22 incher after a long fight in fast water. Marc took this fish on a hare's ear of his own creation. Nice job Marc!

We continued down to a big run upstream from the Bagdad launch where we hooked and played 2 more adults landing one. This one turned out to be a nice 25 inch buck that fell victim to a bead. It was a great battle in fast water and this brute probably weighed in at 5 lbs.

It certainly looks like we can expect a good to great season on the Trinity this year! These fish are in absolute pristine condition!