Last night, we had a great guest who did a steelhead presentation, his name was
Scott Thorpe. He started with a brief but cool video of the
Talaheim Lodge, which he guides for in Alaska and features Helicopter fly-out fishing. When he is not guiding in Alaska, he can be found guiding in Montana, Minnesota or Wisconsin. Initially an Architect, he left the profession four years ago to "get serious" about his passion for fishing.
Even though the roads were crappy (as my work commute was two hours to get to and from home instead of 45 minutes) we had a good size audience. GOTTA LOVE STEELHEAD FANATICS DISREGARD FOR BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS!
Scott covered fly fishing tactics, ethics, a little history, and his favorite flies, areas along the Minnesota north shore and the Wisconsin south shore, stories from his past 40 years of chasing steelhead as a fisherman and as a guide, and the nuances of how steelhead are not trout.
It was a fun night and I walked away with a lot to think to about, as I am confident that Scott has forgotten more about fishing steel then I have learned so far.
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