My Brother-in law and I have formed a very enjoyable Christmas tradition. Fishing. For the last three years, after meals, presents, breakfast, and pots of coffee, Devin and I head out to a river. This year, after never casting a spey rod and betting me that if I can put him on a steelhead he will give me his eight weight single hand rod and reel, Devin steps into the top of the first run we come to. On his forth cast, fish on!.

For Christmas this year I got a nice 9′ 8# and my brother in law caught his first steelhead on the swing. Here’s to a great holiday season and fishing in the snow!