Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

[EAmon ___hoffman123]

Today i fished reiter. And it seems the action is starting to pick up! I went to the wallace and lost a steelhead but there is still some good lookin coho around! late run of fish i guess?

[RiverChromeGS]

Caught a nice 9-10 pound hatch fish hen today. Haven't figured out how to put pics up yet. FF definitely caught more fish then anyone haha. I floated eggs all morning then switched to a orange jig and then bam!

That was a super sexy steelhead! Big chrome hen! It was cool to get a wild tho, fought SO hard!

[primetime]

Chrome hen from earlier.

[RiverChromeGS]

Hmmmmm Hatchery fish dont like me and my fishing buddy. Weve released more wild.

finally we got a wild, i like um much more, harder fight, more clean and beautiful

[schu7498]

first steelhead of the year on the skookumchuck, wish I had been the one to catch it, it was my guy who actually out fished me today.

[EAmon ___hoffman123]

Nice chromer!!

[RiverChromeGS]

Anything else goin on schu? Coho or Any other steel seen?

[goodtimesfishing]

first steelhead of the year on the skookumchuck, wish I had been the one to catch it, it was my guy who actually out fished me today.

Nice chrome!

[schu7498]

no other steel seen by anyone i talked to today other than ours, one guy up by the dam said he hooked into one for a few seconds. And still lots and lots of coho. Quite a big group of people down there today, everyone seems to be getting excited for the steelhead season.

[gonnahookit]

Finally had a chance to try out the new 9'6" DXS and Lexa 2500 reel I picked up from Sportco's sale earlier this month. Great combo, nice smooth reel and the drag is rather smooth too.

Glad I got out today, I caught my first steelhead ever. It aint pretty, but I'm not complaining. 14lb Cowlitz summer buck. Thought they would be done with all the chrome I was seeing today, but Murphy's Law strikes again. Really need to look into changing my last name...

He had 2 other hooks in his mouth, guess he was going for a record or something.

[fear_no_fish]

Please tell me you threw that thing in the river or somewhere other than your rig...

[natetreat]

Hey! It was his first ever steelhead! Smoke it up, and now he'll have something to look forward to!

[schu7498]

If that was your first steelie you'd keep it too, specially a 14lber

[schu7498]

If that was your first steelie you'd keep it too, specially a 14lber

[Bodofish]

Doesn't look that bad, just a lot of sand stuck to it. Wash him off and I'd be he looks pretty good.

[Brat Bonker]

Nice video! and those damn reiter rocks love to get your feet tangled up when there is a fish on the line. Now i just hope the o/p is heating up. JetSled,check. gear,check. raingear, check. If anyone in sequim/pa/forks wants to fish this next week i got open seats! just help with some gas or bring lunch!haha See you guys next year!

Going to forks saturday in the drifter on the bogy with my dad and a friend.
Got an 11lb steely from the cow 2 days ago glow balling style, went to the skookumchuck and there are some nice fish in there but most of the coho are boots, maybe 1 out of 15 are decent. Nice steelies guys. Unfortunately I did not get anything during the day time at the cow, but I saw a couple dozen split between bank and boats.

[racfish]

I realize its his first Steelhead but thats what in river terms is a BOOT. Nice big fish but probably not a huge fight. I cant wait till you hook into a silver dollar bright steelie. youre in for the ride of your life. That dorsal is messed up . LOL.. Its a hatchery fish anyways. They do no good in the wild. Better you kept him. Freeze it before you cut it up for the smoker. It'll help the meat.

[3footvis]

Nice first steel, now you got the bug for sure. Too funny about the other two hooks in his mouth.

[Bodofish]

I realize its his first Steelhead but thats what in river terms is a BOOT. Nice big fish but probably not a huge fight. I cant wait till you hook into a silver dollar bright steelie. youre in for the ride of your life. That dorsal is messed up . LOL.. Its a hatchery fish anyways. They do no good in the wild. Better you kept him. Freeze it before you cut it up for the smoker. It'll help the meat.

I don't think it's a boot at all, it has a little blush on the side stripe but it certaily hasn't turned green, it's still chrome. What's making it look dark is the sand all over it. Just look past the sand to the real color.

[BentRod]

I realize its his first Steelhead but thats what in river terms is a BOOT. Nice big fish but probably not a huge fight. I cant wait till you hook into a silver dollar bright steelie. youre in for the ride of your life. That dorsal is messed up . LOL.. Its a hatchery fish anyways. They do no good in the wild. Better you kept him. Freeze it before you cut it up for the smoker. It'll help the meat.

I don't think it's a boot at all, it has a little blush on the side stripe but it certaily hasn't turned green, it's still chrome. What's making it look dark is the sand all over it. Just look past the sand to the real color.

So, you're saying.....don't judge a boot by it's cover?

Boot or not, it's better than what I've brought to the bank this season.....nothing. Good job nailing the fish.