It was in the Mid-90's on a trip to the Grande Ronde, we stopped at the Tucannon river and hooked one of those snakey eastern WA fish drfit fishing. I was very excited, because I had about 60-70 hrs in without a bite and when the fish picked it up it felt like a small trout. I remember being told it may feel like that so I set hard and the river exploded, Awesome. I had a later start Steelheading than most of you and I was in my late twenties and I was already hooked before I hit that fish.