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Well my uncle and I left KIrkland at 8 pm and made it to the mouth of the Clearwater in 3 1/2 hrs. Tossed the bags in the back of the truck and caught some zzzzzzz. Woke up the next morning to freezing temps ands clear skys Tup: We rolled up the road to the spot where we were to launch. Water was in great condition with at least 3 feet of vis and only two boats in site. A few holes into it I miss a fish, Sean rows the boat back up to the top of the drift and we give her another shot. My uncle got the front seat so his bait being the first through the he gets a thump thump, FISH ON!! We get it to the boat and its a real small steelhead about 2 lbs, let it go and we are on are way. Drift for a bit then my uncle hooks another fish not much bigger then the first, we release it and keep on rollin. A few mile go buy with out a bump then I feal a thump thump, I managed to hook a 16'' cutt. I few passes later my uncle hook the fish of the day, you could tell it was big and was not going to come up with out a fight. After trying to have his way with this brute it raps his line around a stick, we row over to it and pull the line up and get the stick untangled. After that the fish get into some other structure and busts off. We go a long ways after that wonder where the fish are, my uncle was 2 for 3 and i had a little troot. 
We get about a mile from are take out and my lucky uncle hooks another, its a little bigger then his first two fish and has a clipped fin. IT was getting close to dark so we boogied to are take out, we spoke with one other boat there and thay got 4 the day before and nothing today..
All in all it was a great trip, I got to get over the OP, learn a new river, get away from the crouds, and see some small but beutiful fish caught. It beats a day at blue creek for sure Tup:
Here are a few pics from the trip, I dont have pics of fish but I did film them and will upload with youtube.
We get about a mile from are take out and my lucky uncle hooks another, its a little bigger then his first two fish and has a clipped fin. IT was getting close to dark so we boogied to are take out, we spoke with one other boat there and thay got 4 the day before and nothing today..All in all it was a great trip, I got to get over the OP, learn a new river, get away from the crouds, and see some small but beutiful fish caught. It beats a day at blue creek for sure Tup:
Here are a few pics from the trip, I dont have pics of fish but I did film them and will upload with youtube.
