First steelhead was a 12 lb buck on the Pilchuck - also around '78ish, 12 yrs old, first day ever steelheading. Last cast of the day at dusk. Had just re-tied after a snag and was going to hang it up so didn't add any yarn or eggs to my pearl/pink corkie. Got tired of waiting for my buddy so "practiced my casting" and tossed it back out - fish on! That was the first of many great days/years on the Pilchuck.

Sight fishing steelhead in clear water is a blast - but most of my success with that has been on the fly.
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. . . and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and have dominion over the fish of the sea . . .