02-05-2022, 05:04 PM
Lovely. Brings back some old memories. I lived in Sacramento for several years and spent a lot of time on the Smith and Klamath in norcal. Was also able to fish the Rogue, Alsea and Nestucca Rivers. Good times.
You are lucky to get to hit those rivers during a low runoff period. The Smith is especially beautiful and productive when low and clear. Some BIG steelies in there too. Had more than a few trips wiped out after the normal winter storms had the rivers running high and muddy. I'm attaching a couple of pics of a steelhead I caught while fishing with legendary (long since deceased) fishing guide Al Kutzkey. The first pic shows the lovely clear blue Smith River under ideal conditions. The second is of Al holding one of my newly caught steelies.
![[Image: STEELHEAD-SMITH-RIVER.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/1fyf2k6x/STEELHEAD-SMITH-RIVER.jpg)
![[Image: AL-KUTSKEY-SMITH-STEELIE.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/zybbFnK3/AL-KUTSKEY-SMITH-STEELIE.jpg)
You are lucky to get to hit those rivers during a low runoff period. The Smith is especially beautiful and productive when low and clear. Some BIG steelies in there too. Had more than a few trips wiped out after the normal winter storms had the rivers running high and muddy. I'm attaching a couple of pics of a steelhead I caught while fishing with legendary (long since deceased) fishing guide Al Kutzkey. The first pic shows the lovely clear blue Smith River under ideal conditions. The second is of Al holding one of my newly caught steelies.