Weather: overcast and drizzling
Water: clear
Hatches: none
Time: 6a.m. - 2p.m.
Comments: FISHED THE BRULE ON SUNDAY MORNING WITH MY TWO BROTHERS MATT AND NATE. IT WAS A PERFECT DAY FOR STEELHEADING. THE AIR WAS CRISP AND FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION AS WE HEADED DOWN THE TRAIL AT THE PIPLINE. I HOOKED ONE STEELHEAD RIGHT AWAY, ABOUT 7 OR 8 POUNDS ON ONE OF MY OWN STONE FLY IMITATIONS. MATT THEN LANDED A SKIPJACK AND A 3 POUND COHO AND PROCEDED TO LOSE ONE MORE. SPAWN BEING THE BEST BAIT OF CHOICE. NATE THEN HAD A BRIGHT AND FIESTY COHO NAIL A # 4 MEPPS AGLIA. HE THEN TOOK ANOTHER FISH ON SPAWN FROM THE SAME RUN. WE TALKED TO ANOTTHER FELLOW BRETHEREN OF THE BRULE, AND HE HAD CAUGHT 3 COHO'S ON SKYKOMISH SUNRISES AND FLOATING LINE. BY NOON, I STILL HAD NOT LANDED A FISH. I WAS DETERMINED TO USE SSTRICTLY FLIES AND NO SPAWN! I TIED ON A #4 BABINE SPECIAL, AND ON ABOUT MY FIFTH CAST, A NICE LAKE RUN BROWN HAMMERED MY FLY. IT MEASURED 24 INCHES AND WEIGHED 4 1/2 TO FIVE POUNDS. NATE ALSO LANDED A DARK 8# KING SALMON THAT PUT UP A HELL OF A FIGHT! WE LANDED 10 SALMON, ONE STEELHEAD, AND ONE BROWN IN ALL. THE BRULE IS A VERY SPECIAL RIVER TO OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO PLEASE, BE KIND TO THE RIVER AND ITS ENVIRONMENT AND PRACTICE CPR, ( CATCH-PHOTO & RELEASE ). THE STEELHEAD SHOULD BE RUNNING NOW WITH RECENT RAINS UP NORTH. GOOD STEELHEADIN' AND WE'LL SEE YA ON THE WATER!
P.S. MATT RYDER : WE'LL SEE YOU ON NOVEMBER 1ST FOR LEGLESS WEEKEND #2!!
nate & eric thoreson thoresna@uwec.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------