Today instead of fishing for men, I was fishing for fish — steelhead fishing — on the Clackamas River an hour from my home with my partner and expert mentor Bob. Today we got skunked and left a bunch of tackle on the bottom of the river, but there’s always tomorrow.

I’m not new to fishing, but new to the big game sport of salmon and steelhead fishing. These fish can be anywhere in length from two to nearly four feet in length.

It was a great day on the river. Got there at 7 AM as the sun was rising and the river mist was wisping away. Had the place to ourselves, and though we caught nothing, the time away from the city was healing to the soul.

When Bob or I catch one, I’ll post a photo here of it. So stay tuned.

Thank you YHVH and Bob!