SZ:

I wonder if in fact they were "springers" or what is left of some of the "really big Satsop Winter run Steelhead".

Nobody born after 1970 would know or remember this but Satsop used to be open until the end of April, so were some of the others. Anyhow, because I was a school teacher, I got to fish of some of those big "late" steelhead. Now before you jump all over me or this posting, this was way before the "Bolt Decision" and people just "caught fish".

Worman's Bar or where the "old boat launch" used to be...on the west side of the river......anyhow, as I drove in there...an "old timer" was fighting a fish...so I asked him if he needed help..he said "yes" that the other fish he'd caught, tired him out........I did net the fish for him....well neither of us had a scale.......but I would guess that both of those fish were....high 20's or low 30's.....

I did catch April steelhead, once on a 1st cast but never anything like those two.........all I ever used for bait/lure, at that time.....Sammi Specials.....

That was before many jet boats were even on the rivers or for that matter..........not many driftboats, either!!!!

Sorry....didn't mean to "Hi-jack" the thread but memories of days gone bye of a much better time..........when Steelhead were game fish.......and salmon was the food fish!!!!!