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5 months ago

ghatten told a new story (5 months ago)

Father and Son Steve and Jake Hill, went for a steelhead outing in my wooden drift boat Jake caught his first steelhead on a fly. It was mostly an underwater fight until the fish saw the net which prompted a very nice back flip tail slap right in our

6 months ago

ghatten told a new story (6 months ago)

How to... run Marten's Rapid in a Drift Boat

Marten's Rapid is a Class III Rapid on the McKenzie River in Oregon. It is a little tricky in a drift boat. It requires a good set up at the top, a couple of moves to avoid trouble and steady oars through some pushy waves.

7 months ago

ghatten told a new story (7 months ago)

Blazing Saddles Steelhead by ghatten

7 months ago

ghatten told a new story (7 months ago)

In 1962, a pair of drifts boats made in Oregon ran the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The boats were so successful on the big waves of the Colorado they became the wooden dory of preference and evolved into the Grand Canyon River Dories sti

7 months ago

ghatten told a new story (7 months ago)

I had the father/son team of Jim and Dr. Daniel Hutton in my boat chasing summer steelhead... we found them in a "steelhead bonanza".

7 months ago

ghatten told a new story (7 months ago)

This video is awesome because... Steelhead stalking is amazing and a lot of fun when it all comes together...

7 months ago

ghatten told a new story (7 months ago)

This video is awesome because... On July 3rd I had the head coach of the Lady Utes in my boat along with his very cool wife Sarah... they met me at the boat launch at 5:15 a.m. so we could wake up the steelhead with a fly for breakfast. I've never ha

8 months ago

ghatten told a new story (8 months ago)

Fly fishing with Steve Hill on the Willamette River in Oregon... Steve hooked a high flying steelhead that cleared the water by 4'... pretty incredible.

8 months ago

ghatten told a new story (8 months ago)

The summer steelhead are running "hot" right now... fresh from the Pacific, they put up a great fight on a 7 wt fly rod.

8 months ago

ghatten told a new story (8 months ago)

This video is awesome because... It celebrates wood drift boats, white water, and the history of the McKenzie River.

8 months ago

ghatten told a new story (8 months ago)

The 11th Annual Wooden Boat Festival on the Snake River was held over Memorial Day. It was a great event - weather was perfect, river was up, and the boats were awesome.

10 months ago