There are many types of years. In my own little steelhead world, this is years end. From June into early April they are running and we are chasing. Like an angry hen, we’re gonna jump around a bit…
Dave with double beast modes
Cece and the same
She’s getting greener
Chris with a perfect lady of the North
Chuck snuck this girl in just before the sun hit
Phillip, “Un-fucking-belivable”
End game, don’t horse it
There’s a man up there
Brady’s back!
Hot nails for hot fish, Amanda bringing the heat
Ron doing Ron things
She’s somewhere down there
Down there
“Do you think steelhead think, shade come over, funny things start happening?”, Kiechi with another
Home bound
Sun, smoke and wilds
There he is
Him
Calm before the storm
Structure
“Something’s happening”, Hossein with a last run, first cast himself
Long ways
Soft side of a hard girl
That white rock
A true giant with a good hen, Morgan Thalken
Never gets old
Gradients
Not just a pretty face, Mr. John Angelica
What 600+ AQI looks like
Matt’s blue steal
Darkening
A sequence of events that had to be seen to be believed. Chaz with a stunner
JVD had a year
Lightspeed
K Dub with my biggest hen girl yet, probably his too, taped at 37”. Absolutely incredible specimen, that did all the things and then some
After an eleven year run of photo bombing, Blue “beast mode” has been retired, the river scrambles, canyon descents, heat of summer, salmon carcass scavenging, pounding rain and winters chill have gotten to be too much for an old boy. He’s doing good, taking it easy for the rest his days.
Reflecting on the past year and feeling very fortunate. You guys make this life possible, value our friendships, your loyalty, our triumphs, our defeats, our laughs and our experiences beyond words. Thank you!
Rich & Blue
They still get to me
