I decided to go back up to BC again to try my luck on the Chilliwack River again. So I show up at the hole and all the canadian are fishing roe and shrimp with their center pins. I saw this one guy hook up in the tail out and loose it right away, then leaves. So I go down to the tail out and start throwing a shrimp jig under a float. I worked the tail-out real hard for about 30 min when got a huge take down. Set the hook and the fish went beast mode. I'm thinking this might be a native. My drag is getting a work out! After about 10 min. I get it close enough to see the adipose fin of what looked to be about a 12# native hen. I was in Awe at the sight of this Beautiful fish! So I get it to shore and reaching for my camera when it broke off my leader.

SO then downstream I go to another hole that I scouted and started throwing jigs again. This canadian starts busting on my spinning gear and jigs. I'm thinking dude your busting on my jigs and your fishing a spinner under a float! So I'm feeling pretty confident after already landing one for the day. He goes down to the tail-out and I worked the mid-hole with my jigs. HE says he ain't a jig guy. I'm thinking cool, more fish for me to catch. Bobber goes down soon after that and I set the hook hard, feeling some heavy head shakes. 5 min. later the Canadian gentleman helps me tail this chunky hatchery hen and takes this nice picture of me and the fish. She weighed in at 14.6#, my personal best. The river is not Hot, but there are a few nice steelhead around. This was by far my best day so far this year so a 5 is warranted.

Slayer

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