Dean 1, Rob 0. <bowing graciously for the master of CA fishing>
Rob On Friday 27 December 2002 08:44 pm, Dean Endress wrote: > ROB, > For California Steelhead, you'll need a 9wt. for winter steelhead in > the Smith & Eel rivers...big, deep rivers that require big (#2/0 thru > #2) flies to get those Tinheads interested. in the other California > Steelhead rivers a 8wt. set-up will cover you well for most all Winter > fishing & select Summer/fall fishing. Personally i use my 10 ft./ 7wt. > rod for all of my Summer/fall & a fair amount of my "Light" Winter > fishing.. On occasions the 6wt. is perfect for those "Half-Pounder" type > steelheads... also great to have along in case the Steelhead don't want > to bite & you can locate the Sea-run Cutthroats around. As an example, > next month's annual trip to the Yuba & Feather rivers I'm bringing my > 6,7 & 8 wt. set ups...it will cover all possible situations... unless > the rivers are in winter flood stage... then it's off to the Eastern > Sierras to fish the Owens river for Brown trout...that would dictate i > bring my 3,4 & 5 wt. set ups... always a good thing to be prepared... > DEAN... > > Rob Blomquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Down in California, I > would leave my 9 weight at home, except for saltwater. Steelhead there > are probably a 7 or 8 proposition, but I will defer to Dean and his love > of the 8. > > Rob > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now -- "In our family, there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing." Norman Maclean Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
