Can't speak for Steelhead as I haven't been fishing good Steelhead water, but this 27", 6 lb. Dolly pounded a #4 orange Blue Fox spinner yesterday. When he hit it was like a Peacock bass slamming a top water bait, water going everywhere.



I was fishing some flat water about 50 yds. before a small section of whitewater, and he hit as I was retrieving slowly, drawing the spinner upriver.
Thought at first I had finally hooked my first Steelhead....ripped line off like a scalded cat...but then he settled down in the current and dogged, then took another good run before he wore himself out. No, not a Steelhead but a good fight all the same.

Don't usually keep Dolly's, but this one got cooked up for supper. Wish we hadn't...not too good on the table. Tasted bland and a bit muddy...sorta like poorly flavored tofu. Yech...we gave it to the cats and they were quite pleased though.

Mike