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Sandy River Steelhead 

January 20, 2006 Field Report:

Thanks to the cold snap that hit last week we had to move our trips forward a week. My buddy Campbell Williams (photo to right) came to visit since I had a few days off. Even though it was bitter cold, and the chance of finding some willing Steelhead was slim, he talked me into getting out on the Sandy for a few hours of swinging some new fly patterns I have been working on. We got lucky to land this chrome bright winter buck on Friday January 12th.
	Well, the cold stuck around for the week and in came a snowstorm. On Wednsday it snowed about 4 to 6 inches. I had Dennis Staines on Thursday and Friday, January 18th and 19th. We agreed to walk into a few favorite runs because of the steep icy take out deemed to dangerous to pull off the float. Everything felt really good as far as our chances at a Steelhead. By the end of Thursday we had not even had a grab but the weather started to warm up!
By Friday most of the snow had melted and this was our chance to finally float the Sandy under ideal conditions. Dennis went 1 for 2 and landed this very nice buck. (photo above) Both fish were very hot! Mark Bachmanns boat brought a Steelhead to the fly. Josh Linn was on a solo float and landed a very nice Steelhead! (photo at right)

All the Best.

Marty and Mia

www.oregonsteelhead.com