Column: Steelhead in the time of Covid-19

I was reading a book about steelhead fishing and the author mentioned using a 2-weight. Sure, if it was for those two-footers on a Lower 48 river like the Klamath, but I wondered why someone would gear down so far. Was fishing steelhead with stout gear too easy? Boring? There needed to be added adventure?

The next morning I was off chasing steelhead myself. The sun was just right and I picked up a few shapes of holding fish in the low water. Perfect. I walked upriver, waded gently and slowly and started to work toward them. Cast, swing, strip, strip, strip, backcast, haul, lay it down. No splashing the water. No extra backcast. I was dialed in.See full column at:https://www.juneauempire.com/news/steelhead-fishing-in-the-time-of-covid-19/