Steelhead on Washington's "Klick"

November 24, 2007 By: Marshall Cutchin

25-degree temps and slow fishing don’t discourage Will Rice and friends as they float Washington state’s Klickitat River. “Wright’s strike indicator no longer could be seen and his reel hissed with concurrence. The 8-weight rod was bent over completely and the tip bounced as if a current of electricity passed through it. The steelhead stayed deep, peeling line in bursts of 40 feet.”