>Dances can tell you of a friend who will guide a tiny nymph right into the
>mouth of a steelie. He outfishes everyone usually and I believe its his
>method.
>I have been told that this method of catching steelhead is called 'lifting'
>and is as illegal in PA as snagging. Was my informant mistaken?
Paul
Well Paul, we can't prove it but he "appears" to guide the fly to the mouth. The times I've put it on the mouth I see a slight turn on the steelies head and give a gentle lift. I figure if he is fair caught the fly will be in his mouth which is usually so. If it is outside the mouth, I'd call it lifting, which is not legal. We watch this guy pretty close but he seems to be legit. The other side is that he outfishes anyone I know for trout and they are always caught fair.
Murf
