At 1:30am (7-08-09) the most instantaneous value for this river was 2540cfs. That is very low. I had booked a trip with Mystical Legends Guide Service for myself and my son. My son didn’t want to go. So I asked my neighbor Nick if he worked tomorrow (this was Tuesday evening). No he was off. “Do you want to go fishing on a guided fishing trip tomorrow?” He answered “Yes”. He has never caught a steelhead before. So we met at my vehicle between our houses at 3 am and took off. We were on the water around 5:15am with Phil. Even as it was getting light there was a sled straight out from the Blue Creek launch with fish on. I thought this is looking good. Because the other times this year that I had been here I haven’t been able to bring anything home.
Well, Nick hooked the first fish. A sucker. A big sucker that released itself at the boat. We hooked cutthroats, as well as steelhead babies. We saw several boats with fish on…some were lost, the others netted.
The end of our story is; hooked 4 netted 2 very bright steelhead. Nick has his first steelhead in his refrigerator. I got to bring one home, too. I caught steelhead here last year but these fish fought harder than last year. There were jumps, runs, under the boat, around the motor. It was exciting and FUN. We caught them free drifting.
The weather was cloudy and at times windy. Only a few sprinkles. The river being this low Phil had to raise and lower his motor to be safe. There were areas that we were grazing rocks. If you go out be careful. They have kept the flow at just above 2500 at least through today (Thurs. 9th 8:30pm).

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