I started fishing in California when I was three. I my dad was a fisherman and hunter so I started young. We fished for trout, bass and stripers. I then moved to Arizona and I remember travelling a long ways to get to some lakes up in the white Mountains to fish for trout and pan fish. Then we moved to Mason County and I was finally home. I caught my first Washington state fish at the age of 9 down at Twonoh State Park, a sand shark. Since we lived on a creek (Misssion Creek) I would go down after school and catch cutthroat and rainbows which now I know were actually small steelhead that hadn't made it out to the salt yet. I caught my first steelhead right behind our house when I was 12. It was a 14 lb buck. I have fished just about every known and many unnamed lakes and streams in North Mason County and many in the South end. The Union River in Belfair used to be phenominal fishing and I was there every day I could be. From Sockeye to Sturgeon to kings and Cutthroat it was a real producer. I could go on and on but I think I've said enough lol