Caught my first steelhead, you'll never guess where... *Video added*

nice fish, looks like a hatchary hen. i know that every wensday or thursday at garcia bend the plannter truck dumps off a truck load of half pounders.

That's awesome, what a beauty! 

Wow that's kind of like winning the lottery!  Great job on the multimedia too!  When ya going to take me out there?

beautiful fish.
the only steelhead i caught was in a slough next to frank's tract, trolling for stripers about 10 years ago.

SWEET Bi-Catch...better yet, Bi-CatchOfTheYear!  Video makes a reported hooked fish soooo much better!
Thanks for putting in the effort to share it.

This would be a question for the experts, when in the delta like, do they usually travel in schools or are they traveling individually?

Michael

Nice work Jeff...lucky catch for sure.  A bass boater caught one on a spinnerbait last weekend.  Thats a big one you caught.

Realy nice catch, great video

Wow that's kind of like winning the lottery!  Great job on the multimedia too!  When ya going to take me out there?

Anytime but I am not guaranteeing you anything! 

nice fish, looks like a hatchary hen.

I didnt pay attention when i landed the fish but now that I look in the video I dont see an adipose fin. WIld or hatchery still a beautiful fish!

Great video man, and another good report.  WTG with the multimedia report.

Nice score! Quick release too, I'm sure that fat momma will survive to give you a shot at future generations. One day in 05, October, I saw a few steelhead caught by salmon trollers, makes me think that they might travel in small schools?

-Brian G

This would be a question for the experts, when in the delta like, do they usually travel in schools or are they traveling individually?

Michael


Wild fish would likely be going solo, but if that was a hatchery release they might be schooled up.  But that fish didnt look like it was fresh out of the hatchery. 

Jeff did you happen to notice if the had any surgical sutures on the belly.  There are a few hundred fish from the Feather River that have acoustic tags in them. 

Beautiful fish

No i didnt. I was eager to get her back in the water. I wish i would have looked but my mind was spinning. Lol