Spawnout,

I yousto fish the Union a ton for Sea Runs, back about 8 years ago was when I stopped. I always fished eggs

I never killed any of them but I would catch a good number of steelies in there from September through November. Not a ton but one or so every third or 4th trip..

Anyways they were all wild, and between 16 and 21 inches, (One Salts) always covered in sea lice. I caught them all the way up to the Old Belfair Highway still covered in lice. They were about the most agressive and wild little *******s I had caught.

They were about the same size as the cutts and they were always with cutts. Ushually behind some summer chum.

Could these be the same fish you are talking about?