In the early morning of October 6th, Kyriacos Panayiotou of McCall waded into the cool waters of the Clearwater River, Idaho’s legendary steelhead mecca. Using a two-handed spey rod, he began searching the water, hoping a steelhead would grab the fly.

The fish that grabbed his fly measured 41 inches long – a full 1.75 inches longer than the previous catch-and-release state record set in 2021.

<a href="https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/new-catchrelease-record-steelhead-landed" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LINK</strong></a> (via IDFG)

In the early morning of October 6th, Kyriacos Panayiotou of McCall waded into the cool waters of the Clearwater River, Idaho’s legendary steelhead mecca. Using ...{ai:summary}<p>Kyriacos Panayiotou sets a new catch-and-release state record in Idaho for steelhead fishing, with a fish measuring 41 inches long. #outdoors</p>

New Idaho catch & release record steelhead landed

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