You just have to love those LATE fall nookers that throw a big surprise your way while you are chasing steelies. I bet that fish gave you the plug takedown from hell!

The latest Ive caught a fall nook was in mid January on an Oregon coast river. Last year my dad got a sea lice covered hen nook in the Coquille tidewater while plunking for steelhead in Febuary.

Thanks for sharing the picture, Now I cant wait until next fall. Its going to be a loooong six months confused