Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:29:02
"Hey Walt,
I just picked up pictures of my fishing trip to the Salmon River and thought you'd like to see and put one on the web-site.
It wasn't your conventional flyfishing style the called it chuck & duck. You have a nymph tied on with about 4-6
weights on what ever it took to take it down to the fish and if you got hit everyone could hear it clunk!
This was the 1st time I had ever taken off my hat with the fly. Give me traditional dry flyfishing any day,
but this was the biggest fish I've ever had on a flyrod about 28" and around 10#. Pretty nice. It was a slow day on the river
and the guide said I did great being it was the only fish I had on and landed it also. Wow!
There were other fish caught. One guy had 4 and a few others, but from what I remember they were foul hooked in the rear. They
say it happens alot with Steelheads. NOT MINE!!!
Dave"
"January 20th, 2002 (approximately 9:30 am) a light snow was falling and the sun was peeking through the
clouds and it felt good but not like having a 10# fish on the line bending your rod and better yet landing your
first Steelhead! (Male)
Size-#14 blue abdomen stonefly nymph
9'-8 weight J.P.Ross Salmon River Special Rod w/A S 7/8 Redington Reel
Altmar, NY - Bridge St. off of Rt. 13 - SE of Pulaski, NY"
From: Dave Storm
To: "Kononenko, Walter"
Subject: Steelhead Fishing
Salmon River
beauty everywhere
salmon country
28" beauty ... "I was told that you can take Steelheads on dry flies that I would like to see an do!"
A perfect day ... a 28" and 10 lb steelhead caught on a size #14 nymph and 9' 8wt rod
A few further remarks from Dave about the time, place, rod and fly on his remarkable catch.
email Dave Storm
