1-24-12

After more couch time then I really wanted thanks to these big storms, I was back on the water today.  I have to say that there are more fish in the Smith River this year than I have seen in some time.  Even with the water being a little higher than perfect, there were a lot of fish caught.  The guys in my boat hooked eight and landed seven of them including a beautiful buck which we did not weigh before releasing.  We did ballpark it in the 17 - 18 pound class. This big steelie was caught by George Lovelace who was fishing with his friend Justin DeGarmo, a client of mine for about 20 years.

Although the forecast calls for half an inc of rain tonight, I think we've received that in the last hour.  At this point, it's anybody's guess as to what the water conditions will be in the morning.  However, I think it will be ok.

Included is a picture of George's big steelhead today as well as a couple of others.

Good Fishing,
John