Great Steelhead Catches by guests of Small Stream Outfitters
February, 2011. Northern Oregon Coast, Fly Fishing Winter Steelhead
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First steelhead on a fly!
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It's tough to improve on a fish like this for your first one on a fly. A good reason to smile!
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34" Native Hen
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This steelhead was the biggest hen we saw all year, a robust 34" x 16"
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February on the Oregon Coast
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Releasing a shiny native buck steelhead
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Our 16' NRS Fly Fishing Cataraft
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This NRS boat in the newest in our fleet and anglers tell us it's darn comforatable to fish out of.
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As fresh as they get
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We picked up this CHROME sea-lice native hen in the first hole above tidewater on a chilly February day. Thinking of fish this bright keeps us up at night.
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Eric's first Steelhead
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February was a month of first steelhead, with 5 anglers landing their first steelhead ever. Always the highlight of a guide's day.
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Late Season Cold Snap
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Late February brought with it lots of snow, then some really cold dry weather. It made for some interesting early morning trips to the river.
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First Steelhead on a Fly
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Throughout most of February the river was full of these 10-15lb native bucks and anglers were treated to some fantastic steelheading.
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Paul's first steelhead on a fly
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Paul picked up his first steelhead, a chrome hatchery hen late in the afternoon. Congrats Paul!
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Late Arriving Hatchery Fish
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Eric shows off a nice late February Hatchery fish. We saw a few fresh hatchery fish late in February, but by the first of March they were pretty much gone.
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