Trying to catch my first steelhead
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Trying to catch my first steelhead
Well, I'm heading out with a fishing buddy to try and catch my first steely. He is a veteran steelheader so I should learn a thing or two. Hopefully I will have some pictures of my first steelhead to show everyone.
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RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
Patience young grasshooper. The steelhead does not jump into your net. With much patience you will be rewarded with the fight and catch of a lifetime. Lots of fishing time not many fish. As I have been counciled many times by my mentors. "Fish where the fish are, not where they're not.".
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RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
Well, an hour into fishing I caught a steelhead. 28 inches, and my crappy scale said 3 and a half pounds. The guy I was with estimated it between 6 and 7 pounds. I'll have pictures later.
RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
Pre spawn or post spawn?
What river, and how did your buddy do?
Congrat's!!!!!!!!!
What river, and how did your buddy do?
Congrat's!!!!!!!!!
RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
Drano lake, which is at the mouth of the Little White Salmon. The steelhead were pre spawn. My buddy caught three total, on of which was wild. I however caught the biggest fish. My lake report should pop up sometime soon.
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RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
Ah that's cheating! I though you were headed for the river. Good go anyway! That's a lot more than 3 pounds if it's 28". I'll bet it was a good fight! Way to go!
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RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
she did put up a good fight. She went under the anchor rope then jumped. I was really lucky she didn't snap me off on the rope. I figured out my scale. There are kg and lbs on the scale. I was reading the kg. doh. So it turns out the fish was about 7.5 lbs.
RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
Nice catch if you want to get the full steelheading expeirience then you should try bank fishing.
The fish fights even harder with the current kicking in.
The fish fights even harder with the current kicking in.
RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
I've fished from the bank but have yet to make a catch. I don't really know washington waters for steelhead, plus I live in Kennewick. Most of my experience has been in Oregon and the Umatilla and Wallowa.
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RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
You missed the columbia this year. it's closed up to priest rapids dam......... topside should be good if you have a boat.
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RE:Trying to catch my first steelhead
where is the pic?