I know most of my flyfishing friends in Florida scratch there head and wonder how I could like fishing steelhead in Northern Mn. under conditions I just endured.  I had missed the previous 2 steelhead seasons and I just had the need to get back to my roots.  Last year I tried to get back but mother nature decided to have a early spring and by the time I was scheduled to be on the rivers the run off was over and it was a very dry spring which meant not enough water in the rivers.

 

 January 17 it was time for the first 2011 Outing for Panhandle Flyfishers. The weather forecast was not promising but who cares when the company is good and fishing is on the agenda! It has almost become a tradition to visit Galt's Pond in Tallahassee in January. It's also a tradition that it needs to rain the hole day! Never the less we had a great day. The fishing was tough despite a lot of activity in the water! The fish was feeding most of the day but unfortunately not feeding among our feather creations!