Andy,

I first started lurking on this board back in the summer of '98. I had moved to Seattle from Chicago the summer before and was just getting back into fishing in general and was curious about steelhead and salmon. I started posting random questions here and there and some got replys and some didn't. But I made some friends and got some good advice and finally got my first steelhead in March of '99. Now I'm completely addicted and have spent untold hours and $$$ chasing these fish and have had some success with the help of people on this board and regularly fish with Bob D., a local who has helped me get years ahead of a lot of beginners.

Don't get discouraged as things turn a little whiny here over the summer. Nobody wants to talk a lot about good summer fishing because it's so tough to track them down. This board is still one of the better places to find real info and get advice from others. With folks like RT and others joining in all the time you we can all still learn a lot from each other.

Bruce