Spring Steelhead on Bamboo - 2008

A few friends and myself got back a few days ago from our annual steelhead trip to the Situk river in Southwestern Alaska.  I have had a number of people ask me for an update so I figured rather than send out a bunch of emails or redirect them to the forum where I posted some of the details, a page on the website was in order. 

We spent a total of 2 weeks on the river, camping in our tents and lounging and drying our gear in a small communal cabin.  We saw 10" of snow one night, 3-4" on several other days, rain, sleet, hail and even a couple days of beautiful, well earned sunshine. 

The fishing was, well, I'll let you judge for yourself.  3 of the 5 of us used bamboo almost exclusively, and all the fish below were caught on cane.  The rods used were a 9' 3/2 8/9wt Saltwater Series quad, an 8'6" 3/3 8wt, an 8'6" Saltwater Series 8wt SH8683, and a 7wt SH8272.  All were hollow built, and a few were made specifically with this river in mind. 

I hope you enjoy the photos and the memories.