From the redoubtable MidCurrent comes this rather intriguing story of the Steelhead Train on Wheels:

This looks like a heck of a lot of fun. For $50 you can hop on board two 1950s-era Pullman cars that move up and down an 8-mile stretch of Oregon’s Wallowa River, disembarking and reboarding all day long if you like, and fish for wild steelhead.

Running Saturdays in February and March on a 10 mile stretch of track, the train runs along the Wallowa River, starting and finishing at the small, eight-room Minam Motel.

Frankly, it sounds like big fun, though the following passage from the StatesmanJournal.com story does give me pause:

“Well, gee, I’ve seen guys catch 20 fish a day, fly fishermen who just catch-and-release,” said Chuck Fleser, the motel owner. “With this run, even people who don’t have a clue, people like myself, can catch fish.

“You can just throw a worm out there and catch a steelhead. It’s just an overgrown trout.”

Steelheading’s that easy! Simple even. Who knew?

Maybe one of the Underground’s Oregon Operatives can weigh in with information; is it a hatchery-supported gig with lots and lots of fish?

[tags]steelhead, fly fishing, wallowa, train, statesman journal[/tags]

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