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http://www.omniture.com --> Mail Tribune Blogs --> --> « Why we do this ‘Sup! Here’s our Super Blog » Super Bowl steelhead Posted by Mark Freeman It used to be that Super Bowl Sunday was one of the best days to fish for winter steelhead on the South Fork of the Coquille. But two things ruined that. 1. VCRs. The game used to be in the early afternoon, so most guys would be off the water by 11 a.m. That left most of the river open. But guys started taping the games and staying on the water longer. Technology stinks. 2. Late Stat. Now the freakin’ game starts at 3:30 p.m., enough time to fish all day and dry out your waders before kick-off. My best Super Bowl steelhead story is a South Fork one, too. My buddy, John Griffith, hooks this pig on bait. The fish jumps straight out of the water and lands in a tree. It flopped around, tangling enough leader in the branches that the fish was stuck. Cursing, Griffith wades up to his nips and starts breaking branches until the steelhead finally flops into the water. Once the branches floated freely, Griffith reels in this 15 pound hen like you would a smolt. The thing was stuck in the tree so long it was completely gassed by the time it hit the water. Kind of like Rex Grossman will in Miami. This entry was posted on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 at 4:54 pm and is filed under Outdoor Journal . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply Mail Tribune Blogs is proudly powered by WordPress Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS) .