This post is part of our weekend series here at SimplyOutdoors entitled “Inside the Frame”, where we show a picture from our archives, and attempt to tell the story “Inside the Frame”.  If you would like to read early posts from this series you can do so here.

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This picture is from quite a few years back.  If you look close you can tell it was before I even decided to purchase some nice breathable waders for our river fishing excursions.  Those rubber waders are way overrated I can tell you that.  I hate those things, and I’m glad, that by the next year, I discovered breathable waders.

This picture was taken during the steelhead run one year.  We were on the Pere Marquette river, and I was enjoying one of my first times fishing the river. 

As you can tell, during the steelhead run, we tend to have a lot of snow on the ground and that also sets the stage for ice to accumulate as well.  These steps were completely covered, and I had to crawl from the bottom of the steps to the top.  It was no easy task either, because those awesome rubber waders have boots with absolutely no tread on them.  I believe I remember slipping back down the hill a couple of times, and honestly thinking at one point, that I was never going to make it.

This picture truly brought a smile to my face and took me back to when we first started to try our luck at steelhead fishing.  It definitely isn’t for the faint of heart, and I’m glad we wised up, bought new equipment (and waders), and really started to appreciate the local resource we had.

Man, those were the days!  I look awesome don’t I?

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