When was the earliest you caught steel in the creeks

With the cool weather and rain and the fact it's almost September I am starting to get the itch for steel. I figured I would start this thread. It was the 2nd week in August and I just wanted to go for a ride. " I live in Millcreek " So I took a ride to Elk Creek to see what changes have taken place over the summer on the stream. It was a beautiful day 80 + degrees and I went to the legion hole and figured I would walk down stream some. Well To my surprise when I walked over to the legion hole and there were about 10-15 steelhead sitting in the hole. It was very low and very clear. I ran back to my truck and grabbed my pole and with some mikes white eggs and no weight I started throwing at them and caught 4 then walked down to the bridge that's out, and caught two more. It was a great day to be fishing in flip flops and shorts catching steel.

Not sure skip if they were there all summer. they were healthy and as silver as they get. It wasn't much longer after that the season was in full swing. I have caught trapped steel In July and they were really skinny and these fish were far from that. I could be wrong but it was a blast either way.

They need a steelhead cam at Walnut so we can see the first one roll in and then fall upon the creeks like starving, crazed, wild animals.

That's ok.  Not much lately HASN'T been b.s.

I've caught them on Labor Day every year for about the past five years.  I never really tryed to catch em any earlier.  Last year was the best year I've had as far as early fish...  You can't beat double digit hookups on freakin' september 4th... 
 
I added pics of my first fish of the year from the past three labor days to my photo album, check em out if your bored/got the fever, lol.  http://forums.fishusa.com/albumphoto.asp?albumid=41&asortType=5&apage=2
 
BTW, I'd bet theres a few pokin around in the tribs right now, and you can take that to the bank ...
 
-Tim
 

Tim,
Hey, I haven't talked to you in a while...how are you doing?  Nice golden trout by the way.  Where did you get him at?  I dropped my phone in the stream last year so I lost your number.  Could you email me your phone number again so I can call you about some trips this fall? 
 
Thanks,
Pat  

remember when one of the reasons we went fishing was to get away from phones, not have them get away from you?  lmao     sam 

I have caught small fesh chrome second week of August in the past. Also had catches 3rd and 4th week of August. It varies from year to year. A few years back I was fishing with my brother at the end of August and we found about 50 chromers in a lower section hole. Our plan was to look and decide bass or chrome. So we fished a few hours with 3 other guys and 1 of them didn't stay long because he had to go to work. Between all, 9 chromers caught before the sun came over the tree tops, 6 left on a rope. One week later quite a few unhappy angler came out looking for big numbers and only found the same few that made me happy. I'll be ****ed !!!

thanks, very nice clips,for some reason I couldn't get the sound.  sam

Caught one this evening just before dark.  Messin around with spoons..then WHAMO!!!!!!!!
 
Doc

Thats why you dont eat them in the first place, CATCH AND RELEASE!

ORIGINAL: Grendel

Caught one this evening just before dark.  Messin around with spoons..then WHAMO!!!!!!!!

Doc

Tried to get a steely also last night. the lake was flat all day then around 5 a ne wind blew in and mucked up the water. so I threw spoons at walnut and elk without any luck. one good thing, I never saw another angler at either place, no fish either LOL. still alittle to warm.