It's a sad fact of life: for most anglers, swinging flies for steelhead doesn't afford many opportunities to practice things like setting the hook and fighting the fish. It's a low-feedback opportunity.
So what to do? How do you get your reps in? Where do you go to put a bend in your two-hander before steelhead season gets going in earnest?
You join Pacific Northwest guide Jordan Young-Treadwaway for a day chasing chum salmon on the swing on Washington state's Skagit River. Chum salmon bite well and pull hard, which is exactly what you need when winter steelhead season is just around the corner. And who knows: you just might find your new favorite fish.
As Jordan likes to say: "Respect the chum."
Featuring | Jordan Young-Treadway and Colby Mesick
Film and Edit | Colby Mesick
Music | "Seen Everything But Jesus" by Conway the Machine feat. Freddie Gibbs