Just curious what river popped your Steelhead cherry and what year?

Mine was 1983 hwy side of Reiter. Something I will never forget, got there early on a December morning snow on the ground. There was only about 2-3 other people fishing on that side. Lost my first hook-up and was sick about it. Then about 15-20 minutes later hooked and landed a Hen around 8 pounds or so( horsed that sob in under 2 minutes lol ) thanks to an older gentleman netting it for me.

Fished for another couple hours until I ran out of gear. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face driving back to West Seattle. I still remember listening to the song " Felize Nava Da" on the radio while driving, XMAS was just days away!

I'm sure the Sky has de-virginized a few...

Lets hear some stories of your first.... ( fish )