Chetco River - OR

Harvey Young of Fishawk River company put his clients on two nice Chetco River hatchery winter steelhead last Thursday while side-drifting Puff Balls-and-roe while floating from Loeb State Park to Social Security Bar, photo by Larry Ellis.

Charlie got his double digits

Andrew and Anthony Zinselmeir of McKinleyville hold a pair of hatchery half-pounder steelhead caught Dec. 28 on the Chetco River while fishing with guide Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing. The Chetco has had big numbers of half-pounders this season. Photo courtesy of Andy Martin/Wild Rivers Fishing.

A wild Chetco winter steelhead is being transferred to a hatchery truck to be later taken to Elk River Hatchery, photo by Larry Ellis

Limits of 10 canary rockfish are common when you fish a longleader rockfish trip with Sharky, photo courtesy of sharkyscharterfishing.com

These are yellowtail rockfish. Note the olive/green complexion, the yellow-tinged fins and the white blotches near the top of the rockfish, photo courtesy of Garibaldi Charters.

Scott Jones of Brookings was on fire on the Chetco River last Thursday when he nailed this beautiful hatchery metalhead while plunking a No. 4 Spin-N-Glo from the bank. He also donated a wild steelie to the Chetco Broodstock Program, photo by Larry Ellis

An angler fights a Chetco River winter steelhead last Wednesday while trying to steer the angry metalhead away from the willows. The steelhead bit a watermelon colored number 4 Spin-N-Glo. Photo by Larry Ellis.

A Brookings angler was rewarded with a nice 10-pound hatchery steelhead on Wednesday of last week while plunking a number 4 Spin-N-Glo in the color Tequila Sunrise with black wings (Sherbet). Photo by Larry Ellis

Todd Jacobsen from Bend, Oregon caught this bright 45-pound Chinook while pulling an un-wrapped K-15 KwikFish on the Chetco River last week. Photo courtesy of Todd Jacobsen.