The three of us explored a new river a couple of weeks ago. We drove two hours to the Gold River to see if there were any winter steelhead hanging around. As with our last few experiences, not only did we not catch any steelhead, we also didn't see anyone else catch any! Despite the lack of fish we had a great time exploring the area. 
We ventured into some places that were a little more challenging to get to (ie. sliding down rock faces) but this is definitely the prettiest river I have ever fished.
We ventured into some places that were a little more challenging to get to (ie. sliding down rock faces) but this is definitely the prettiest river I have ever fished. 
We went to four different area, each one providing more breathtaking scenery than the first. I was not going to blog about this uneventful trip but the pictures of this amazing place are too beautiful not to share.
This trip also provided me the first opportunity to try out my newest fishing jewel. I finally picked up the Shimano Curado reel that I ordered in January. I will have a full review of the reel once I play some fish on it but so far I am loving it!
One of the top Steelhead anglers in the Northwest is Dr. Colin J. Kageyama,O.D author of "What Fish See" and a lure designer for Mepps. Excellent read and quite a bit on Steelhead fishing can be gleaned from it.
ReplyDeleteGreat set of pictures for sure! Appreciate sharing the river with us on your blog. Happy hook ups!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Pink Waders! I've haven't found many fishing blogs from Canadians, and you found me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful area to fish! Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteThe pictures don't really do justice to the amazing beauty of the places we are lucky enough to fish but I'm glad to share! Definitely going to try and get my hands on a copy of that book, I am determined to catch a West Coast Steelhead!
ReplyDeleteGood job on the Curado. You won't be let down with that reel. I have one of my own and I love it.
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Im glad to hear it! I spent a lot of time looking for a low profile bait caster that would be able to handle the big salmon I plan to play with it. We are still getting to know each other but so far I really like it!
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