Interestin tidbit from Trey Combs' book,

Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies:

(Paraphrased)
Peninsula's largest winter runs are males on their first and final spawning run. Life history compositions of those studied indicate 2/3, 2/4, 3/3, and 3/4.

Three years in the river, four years in the salt. Any question about how rare and valuable a creature these fish are should truly be erased.


GS
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"It's NOT that much farther than the Cowlitz!"

"I fish, therefore someone else must tend the cooler!"