Steelhead Pictures 2011-2012

[RiverChromeGS]

Oh you know, down on the "notellum" river...

Hahaha jk im not a d-bag like that. Cascade. super crowded every day tho, getting to the point where i dont wanna go up.

Lol giving up your hole online while complaining under the same breath its getting crowded... Good job killen em tho

Lol yea i hear ya, but i probably wouldnt'a said it if the word wasnt already completely out... soo no point in secrets anymore. Im getting my fish lower in the skagit now anyway so its cool. need some rain tho

[flinginpooh]

Heres a few fish from last night. Hooked alot of fish but couldnt make em stick. This is what came home.

[salmonator_1228]

Nice fish! Where ya fishin'?

[RiverChromeGS]

Nice fish! Where ya fishin'?

good luck with that question, lol slaying like that makes for a good secret. Heres my steelhead. caught my first large fish of the year, 12lb hen

[RiverChromeGS]

Picked up another pig today, 13 pounds on the dot. limited by 745AM

[flinginpooh]

Had to get out with my son and grab some metal. His first outting of the season and he hooked the first one. Not many people landing fish, made me proud to see him do it. He got a 12lber and I got a 12, 11, and 7lbers. Had a blast with my boy. Hopefully we get out again before winter breaks over.

[BentRod]

Nice looking fish Pooh....congrats to your son.

[Bodofish]

Outstanding Pooh!!!!

[RiverChromeGS]

Cowlitz from the sled monday. Went 6 for 10. Limited 3 guys. caught one from shore before leaving next morning also. Limited by 12:30 first day backtrolling bait. Not a lot of fish being caught however.

[flinginpooh]

Long ways for you to go for fish. Glad ya atleast got some. Not alot of fish being caught since they dropped the water I hear. I might need to head down that way sometime soon and see if I can get a fish or two.

[Kockmandoo]

Yeah it was at 6200 the day we backtrolled and the side drifters weren't catching much. they dropped it down to 5000 the day we were on shore and they did alot better. weird because you would think lower water would be worse.

[Mike Carey]

ya, weird. grrrr.

We also plugged down from the blue creek hole on the east side of the river all along that beautiful 1/4 mile slot to the big bend and not a bump. DIdn't think to backtroll eggs, the plugs were running sooo nice.

[RiverChromeGS]

Yea i dont know, even though tuesday the side drfiters did a wee bit better, it was NOTHING compared to what you see when the flows are up around 8000 and the water is a little dirtier. BAcktrolling seems to work 5x better when the water is below 7000, many guides have told me this also. Fishin is slow for bankies also, but picks up very well with flows above 8000. Not sure why but the slower, more IN YOUR FACE presentation of the backtrolling bait in low flows is Deadly.

[RiverChromeGS]

Long ways for you to go for fish. Glad ya atleast got some. Not alot of fish being caught since they dropped the water I hear. I might need to head down that way sometime soon and see if I can get a fish or two.

Seems like you have been doing just fine where ever you are fishing, seeing those hawgs you beached earlier. nice fish!

[Brian253]

Ff, you are a freak lol... Great job man. Ill be on a sled monday hopefully the fish will cooperate.

[RiverChromeGS]

Ff, you are a freak lol... Great job man. Ill be on a sled monday hopefully the fish will cooperate.

With the low water, i would seriously consider backtrolling bait, we used coon shrimp, but i bet eggs or regular shrimp would work. Backtrolling outfishes side drifting 99% of the time when the flows are as low as they are right now. I saw many side drifters get skunked monday, and we straight hit 10 fish. If you have the right set up, its almost a sure thing if you backtroll, not to say side drifting wont have its days in low water! let us know how it goes.

[flinginpooh]

I heard free drifting big globs of eggs in the pipe works really well. You just need your handicap lisc. Beats boats 10 outta 10 outings.

[natetreat]

Hahahaha! Fishing in the pipe is like fishing for trout at borst park! That's ridiculous.

[Brian253]

I was gonna cure up some coonies, what color were your coons

[jens]

Hahahaha! Fishing in the pipe is like fishing for trout at borst park! That's ridiculous.

Careful. I've met a guy last spring fishing there. He was in a wheelchair. He couldn't walk.... I gave him one of my jigs to try and on his first cast he caught a nice Steelie. I think he landed over 5? Not sure, but they were all on my jig. So I don't think fishing there is ridiculous whatsoever.