Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Brat Bonker » Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:57 pm

thats cool can't wait to try out my jigs 8-[

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:39 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:thats cool can't wait to try out my jigs 8-[
cascade chrome do love jigs [drool]
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Brat Bonker » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:48 pm

very true...very true [drool] [drool] local wholesale sports had everything 20% off, bought hella jigs and jig making stuff and about to get more next time I go to sportco since I have a $50 card from my birthday [drool] [drool] [drool] don't want to lose that pup haha #-o

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bcustom1 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:08 pm

The Sky system is beginning to produce. Like clockwork, this girl gave herself up first day of November! :cheers:
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by beachbum97 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:18 pm

Nice Hen!

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Brat Bonker » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:39 pm

is that your glove or an adipose fin? nice fish by the way, got soem chrome chummers today if that counts haha.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:42 pm

Nice steel! goin in the morning for some chrome!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bcustom1 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:43 pm

Thanks brat, thanks beachbum. Haha Brat, its my glove. It was a cleanly clipped hatchery brat.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bcustom1 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:46 pm

Brat, I'll bet those chrome chummers were a blast and gave you some eggs for your arsenal. You still hitting up Chico?

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Brat Bonker » Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:06 pm

yeah bc I was there today and going friday and possibly sunday. hecka eggs today unfortunally I had to weed through a ton of bucks to get one hen but they were coming in good around 3 to 4pm today. hit 9 fish in 10 casts all inside the mouth and chrome at a certain point.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bcustom1 » Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:35 pm

If weeding through a ton of fish to get the one you want is unfortunate, I would say that constitutes as a good time fishing :).

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by FishingThePacNW » Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:51 pm

Im hoppin to get at least 10 this year and like 25 coho!! im at 1 coho and no steelies haha i have a lot of fires to put out!!! Im kinda new to steelhis and was wondering what 2 salt and 3 salt meant? Thanks

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by kzoo » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:19 pm

FishingThePacNW wrote:Im hoppin to get at least 10 this year and like 25 coho!! im at 1 coho and no steelies haha i have a lot of fires to put out!!! Im kinda new to steelhis and was wondering what 2 salt and 3 salt meant? Thanks
The salt means how many times a steelhead spawns and heads back to the salt. So 2 salt fish would mean it's spawned and returned to the salt water twice.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:03 pm

its winter steelhead time boys!!!!! rackin um up already
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Brat Bonker » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:26 pm

haha is that illegal to fish where that guy is fishing at in the back ground, oh nice fish too what is that 4 and counting now?

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bcustom1 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:05 am

Nice fish, Freak. I take it that's the Cascade? That fish sure is bright! Jig, or eggs? (assuming a float was involved)

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:01 pm

not sure about the guy bonker, i just stopped there to clean and take pics, and it was eggs under a float downriver a ways!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:03 pm

another steel today, slower fishing but saw a few winters and I got this hawwwg summer run buck (and about 15 coho). goal of 200 looking promising!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by schu7498 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:53 pm

Wow that is a sweet steelhead!! Chromers are great but nothing beats a beautiful colored hawg.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by beachbum97 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:09 pm

They're starting to show here on the salt as well! Had a brief hook up at Fort Casey today! Hopefully another great run!

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