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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:39 pm

schu7498 wrote:Maybe you caught the same hen twice! Thats would be crazy! Two different spots, thats awesome!

Not just different holes, but 4 freakin miles apart! Crazy never ever done that before
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by mallard83 » Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:13 pm

You're welcome for making you realize that. lol. I have definitily caught the same fish more than once before, but not 4 miles apart. That's pretty cool that the fish moved up 4 miles in a day, you must have put the fear of the fish gods into her. Steelhead can stay in one single hole for weeks up to months depending on situations. You really must have motivated her.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by king killer » Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:29 pm

Dan Boone wrote:Wow, those are some nice spawning colors. Is that some mold on the nose?
Im preatty sure its a scar.Both fish I caught at the skook this year had the same scar. Really weird. Wonder why ?

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by natetreat » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:30 pm

They get those scars when they get hooked. When the slime coat gets injured, say from rubbing the bottom, or getting stuck with a hooked, it makes the fish susceptible to fungal infections at the spot. That's why you catch chum with that fungus on them so much, chum fight each other and bite with their big teeth. When the fish are in fresh water, they're wanting to spawn, so the energy normally reserved for their immune system goes to eggs or milt, and the fresh water introduces new fungus that takes advantage of that.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:08 pm

Got to get out with my dad on the river today in my drift boat. Hes been wanting to get in the boat and finally got a chance. We went 5 for 7. I rowed most of the day but still managed 2 of the 7 on anchor. Fun day!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by primetime » Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:19 pm

Looks familiar haha

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:51 pm

primetime wrote:Looks familiar haha
Haha. Suprisingly the lower was better this time for me, unlike our trip!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bassplayer17 » Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:41 pm

primetime wrote:Looks familiar haha
Yes nice job freak and she's running about 800 higher then I like it but your young and you have a easy rowing boat :cheers:
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught....

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:09 pm

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primetime wrote:Looks familiar haha
Yes nice job freak and she's running about 800 higher then I like it but your young and you have a easy rowing boat :cheers:
Haha! They dropped it today, we got 4 today so a little slower but the damn sleds were out, 3 of them! Made it tougher but managed a mid teen wild hen in the mix!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by primetime » Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:32 pm

More chrome hatchery fish pushing through?

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:29 pm

primetime wrote:More chrome hatchery fish pushing through?
Not very many, but got lucky with one today and seen a few others
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:51 pm

Another 7 today. This boat seems to be good at catching fish. Haha! 50+ steelhead in the first 6 drifts i made in the new boat. A few wild ones, a 15 lb hatchery hen. And your gonna LOVE this amazing chrome huge buck! Check it out!! Hahaha
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by mallard83 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:08 pm

fishenfreak wrote:Another 7 today. This boat seems to be good at catching fish. Haha! 50+ steelhead in the first 6 drifts i made in the new boat. A few wild ones, a 15 lb hatchery hen. And your gonna LOVE this amazing chrome huge buck! Check it out!! Hahaha
Idk how he has any left but that fish is doing some business on you. (unless it's just water coming out of there) I've had that happen too. I hate when you pick one up that is just starting to get loose and milt......you lift him out of the water and gravity takes over. Yuck! lol. And the lower jaw on it makes me hear a banjo for some reason. :scratch:

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:37 pm

Hahhaha hes a beauty!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by fear_no_fish » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:44 am

fishenfreak wrote:Another 7 today. This boat seems to be good at catching fish. Haha! 50+ steelhead in the first 6 drifts i made in the new boat. A few wild ones, a 15 lb hatchery hen. And your gonna LOVE this amazing chrome huge buck! Check it out!! Hahaha
CHROMER! How did it fight? 8-[ 8-[

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by natetreat » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:59 am

mallard83 wrote:
fishenfreak wrote:Another 7 today. This boat seems to be good at catching fish. Haha! 50+ steelhead in the first 6 drifts i made in the new boat. A few wild ones, a 15 lb hatchery hen. And your gonna LOVE this amazing chrome huge buck! Check it out!! Hahaha
Idk how he has any left but that fish is doing some business on you. (unless it's just water coming out of there) I've had that happen too. I hate when you pick one up that is just starting to get loose and milt......you lift him out of the water and gravity takes over. Yuck! lol. And the lower jaw on it makes me hear a banjo for some reason. :scratch:
That jaw looks like it's about to fall off! This is why you don't chew (roe) boys! That fish has seen better days for sure.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:09 pm

Lots of fish to be had. Hooked 13 beautiful steelhead today
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