Sea-run cutties hold a special place to me as that was my childhood. Days upon days in the summer I would take off on my bike, rod sticking out of the backpack, racing the mile or so to the shoreline. That first cast was almost always a guaranteed cutthroat.

The fishery up here has always been quiet, really its only been a select few of us who pursue these fish probably due to the location and the c&r factor. Many of these fish are healthy too as a 15" is not uncommon, my personal best at the 24" mark. For a couple of seasons the seals showed up and really put a damper on things to the point that I left the fishery alone for a couple years. Yesterday, my buddy hooked around 15 so it proves that these fish can be resilient.

Here's to beating the odds as well!