Excerpt from "Steelheading Die Hard or Insanity?" Part 2
All this just to release the fish
back into the river to continue its migration up river to spawn. Letting the fish go is a fitting end to the
pursuit.
After a long day of fishing, it’s
tough to pull off your boots, waders, and various layers of clothes. The cuts on your frozen fingers burn, and when
your feet defrost, it doesn’t tickle. Next, it’s off to get some dinner and
either to sleep at one of the many area hotels, or in the car to go home. Either way the thought of the days fishing
and the excitement of the next time, take over the conversation. Anthony usually always gives his famous “I
love seelheading” at this point. Four
and a half hours later or more, I finally am home. I usually get mobbed by my two young sons,
and I always think about when they will be able to come with me.
When I tell people what goes into
steelheading, they all think that it’s insane, and that we are crazy fishing for
the mighty steelhead. I never disagree,
and I tell them “This is what die hard steelheaders do!”
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