Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

"Gonna need a bigger net... wood of course"

Fresh off the Rogue Adventure, I guided author, speaker, and fly fishing fanatic Charlie Bing who was in the area holed up in a cabin on local river writing a new book. He's an elegant caster and he really really wanted to catch a steelhead on the fly. I was happy to oblige in my little wooden boat. It was his first steelhead and I almost blew it for him with a wood net that turned into a trampoline.... ha ha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAIsPVDaFzI

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Permalink Reply by mitchell on October 31, 2011 at 1:22pm

Greg,

Yep, a bigger net. Such a problem we should all have to deal with. Good on you for the re-netting. Whew.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 31, 2011 at 1:31pm

My friends at Brodin Nets are making me a bigger one.... ha ha. We were very lucky to get a second chance to net that fish.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on October 31, 2011 at 2:25pm

Good save Greg!

your boat always looks so wonderful in your videos. Nice work man.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 31, 2011 at 5:16pm

Thanks Dave... the boat is a good fit for these steelhead. I have more fun than my guests - particularly when the fish stays in the net (I get sick watching the video of that fish flipping out of the net ... the funnier angle would've been from the boat - I practically went swimming to net that fish the second time). ha ha

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Permalink Reply by Terry E Walsh on October 31, 2011 at 5:55pm

SWeet!

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on November 2, 2011 at 7:22pm

Thanks Terry !!

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Permalink Reply by David Jensen on November 3, 2011 at 6:06pm

Greg, there is this little store chain in Eugene and Springfield. It is named BiMart. You might have crossed paths in an earlier life. Anyway, they sell nets big enough to be worthy of a steelhead or salmon. See you out there. I think Monday on the McKenzie will be my last steelhead float in Lane County for the year.

David

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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on November 4, 2011 at 10:48am

I've heard of it... ha ha. I like the nets that make the steelhead look bigger - until the steelhead jumps out of course!! Brodin is making me a bigger net. Steelhead are still out there brother - I'll be fishing for them until the rivers "blow". See you on the water....