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What is this?

Post by Toni » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:45 pm

Can some one tell me what I caught? Hopefully I can attach pictures.
Edit:Sorry it is so big. The fish was 24 inches.
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He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
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RE:What is this?

Post by zen leecher aka Bill W » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:02 pm

What did you mark it as on your punch card?

If I was a guesser I'd say you got a steelhead from the Carbon River.
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RE:What is this?

Post by iPodrodder » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:48 pm

That is one skinny fish. I wouldn't eat it. Looks like it's in bad condition. I think also that it is a steelhead. Or just a huge rainbow.
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RE:What is this?

Post by A9 » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:58 pm

Hatchery Steelhead.
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RE:What is this?

Post by BLACKLAB » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:05 pm

Hatchery Steelie:cheers: and from the looks of the background and your location my guess would be a Voights Creek hatchery fish (Carbon).:thumright
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RE:What is this?

Post by JayBoy » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:13 pm

100% hatchery Steelhead! It looks like a summer run. It would still taste good because it hadnt started spawning quite yet. Nice fish, looks around 4-6 pounds!
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RE:What is this?

Post by travislikesfishing » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:25 pm

its a steel head kinda skinny not bad though should taste fine
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RE:What is this?

Post by travislikesfishing » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:28 pm

by the way did u make a report for when u caught that u should always write the reports helps the site
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RE:What is this?

Post by Toni » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:01 pm

My punch card says Steelhead hatchery #802.
I have never caught a Steelhead before. I have never even tried to catch one. I was after Silvers. Now I know. I didn't even know the Carbon had them.
Thanks for the input.
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RE:What is this?

Post by JayBoy » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:08 pm

Did it put up a good fight? All mine take off and strip line like crazy! Oh well it might help if u used 8Lb test like me. IM not quite sure what pound test u were using, but for salmon it might be quite bigger.
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RE:What is this?

Post by Lyndon » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:11 pm

Ya all the stealhead I have caught have gave me a run for my money! they are some hard fighting fish.
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RE:What is this?

Post by Toni » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:17 pm

I thought at first I was caught on the bottom. Then I had enough time to think "this is a fish" when it jumped. So I knew it wasn't an old pink. My reel was brand new so I had to adjust the drag. It did not put up the fight that I had heard about. I don't know if my reel had any thing to do with the fight. What amazed me was the weight it had when I dragged it on shore. It was skinny but very thick. My sons and I thought it was great for dinner.
What a surprise this has been.
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RE:What is this?

Post by A9 » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:41 pm

Congrats on your first steelhead. Those suckers are very popular fish to target around here...They really put together a good fight. Congrats man.
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RE:What is this?

Post by shawn » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:51 am

Congrats on your first steelie.I'm still searching for mine.:cheers:
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RE:What is this?

Post by Mike Carey » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:27 pm

steelie, note the missing adipose fin (top back fin is a stump). Very important as many rivers don't allow keeping native steelies. Nice fish and a good job.
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RE:What is this?

Post by Fisherman_max » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:45 pm

i cant wait for my first steelhead, me and a couple body's are going to start fishing for the winter runners quite soon.
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