That is a dandy! Whew! I only had my hands on one remarkable fish this year, thanks to my buddy Ray (Winterun) that is. A wild hen taped out at 39x19.

My buddy was pulling plugs and called the strike down to the stroke of the oars. He said "Now we will swing the plug across the face of the root-wad and run it down the right side." He paused as the boat slid a couple feet, took one stroke for the plug to dig in, and said "theres your fish." The rod folded before he was finished with his sentence. The fish immediately rose to the surface and rolled. We both saw it at the same time- nickle bright and obviously large.

I am just glad I didn't loose it after witnessing such grace.

Thanks. I feel relieved. I have been dieing to tell that story. I have told it informally several times,but you have to be a steelheader to truly UNDERSTAND.