tom nakashima

First steelhead on the Trinity river in Northern California, Nov. 11, 2004
Orvis PM-10 9' 6w SA 6WF floating line, 7 1/2 ft leader, 18" tippet. #6
Golden bead assassin.
Thanks for all the help from the news group.
http://home.comcast.net/~tomnak/tom2.jpg
-tom

charlie choc

Nice fish! Congratulations.
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thomas schreiber

Nice tail, but isnt the fish a bit thin? Did you release him/her again?


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jr

Congratulations on your catch. Not just a nice fish, but an
absolutely gorgeous piece of small steelhead water in the background.

Could I just mention, however--in the event you were C&Ring--that if
that fish, held that way, were to thrash out of your grip and drop on
those rocks, it could conceivably do itself considerable harm. Very
nice pics can be made of fish held just barely (inches) over the
surface of the water.

JR

tom nakashima

thanks, still learning.
-tom

tom nakashima

It's one steelie per day, so we released the others unharmed.
The fish in the picture weighed 8.6 lbs., the others were smaller.
I was surprised on the pull from the fish on the 6w, and had the drag set
light cause I was using 4x tippet. Took about 13 min. to bring in.
I wouldn't know about the thin tail, not an expert on steelies, had nothing
to compare to.
Also my first time eating steelhead, they taste great.

I'll be on the Klamath next year for salmon.
-tom

peter charles

Very nice fish. BTW, you need heavier tackle.

Peter

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tom nakashima

Thanks Peter, I just purchased an 8w set-up for the Klamath. It was my
first time fly-fishing and the 6w is all I had. I have pretty good
experience playing fish on a spin rod, and it helped, but I can see the need
for heavier tackle.

To be honest, I learned to roll cast, the pick-up and laydown, false cast
(tight loops at 60ft), mend, dead-drift, fly identification, read water, and
learn about waders all in two months to prepare for the Trinity, but I was
out twice to three times a day, everyday, to practice, and in the evenings,
I went over fly patterns and dead-drifting techniques. Pretty exhausting and
wouldn't recommend it as a way to learn fly fishing. This group had been
very helpful and just want to say thanks for all your expertise and
patience...aside from the mudslinging at eachother.
-tom

bruiser

Nice fish Tom. Your first time fly fishing? Wow.

bruce h

willi & sue

You guys are pretty rough on Tom!

I think it's an outstanding fish especially first time and from such
small water.
Very cool, Tom.

Willi
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