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The winter run of steelhead on the Russian River seems to peaking during last couple weeks since our big storm here. Although this has not been a great run compared to rivers farther north, I did manage to get out today - beautiful, clear, sunny and calm. Water was still running a little murky, and I was rewarded with one nice ‘half pounder’ juvenile steelie. Hooked one other, but shook off after peeling off a few yards of fly line while I fumbled to set the hook.