Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

[RiverChromeGS]

Now for the forks report. Me and a Buddy decided to head over to forks this weekend. although still a bit early to chase wild fish, we decided to go check it out and see what our secret hike in spots looked like. Even though the fishing was tough because of how early it is, we still managed to go 4/6 with 2 of those being nice big ol wild steelies. We have our secret spots on all three rivers, hoh, sol duc and bogachiel, and actually caught one on each, and 2 in the hoh. Dont ask where cause i cant tell ya! Haha! heres pics.

[RiverChromeGS]

forks

[RiverChromeGS]

i think thats enough pics to make up for being gone for a few days. Really close to 100 for the winter!

[goodtimesfishing]

Way to go Danny!!! Looks like I might not make it out till next week. Be my longest stretch not fishing....been over a week now and starting to twitch! I will be in some serious withdrawl by the end of this week.

[Brat Bonker]

only 100! I thought it was 100 a month geez.
love that spot on the cascade when it is low super deep slot except I fish the downstream side of it and cast up, do you bobber dog in there or float and jig?

[RiverChromeGS]

Way to go Danny!!! Looks like I might not make it out till next week. Be my longest stretch not fishing....been over a week now and starting to twitch! I will be in some serious withdrawl by the end of this week.

haha no kidding, i cant get out now till next week either, test week at school. however, the cascade was completely dead saturday so i dont know where id be going local anyway

[RiverChromeGS]

only 100! I thought it was 100 a month geez.
love that spot on the cascade when it is low super deep slot except I fish the downstream side of it and cast up, do you bobber dog in there or float and jig?

Haha, this has been a super tough year comparatively ,so it took me 2 months to get 100 this year. Ha, they like both there, but jigs mostly in the low water. I was SUPER excited to get back there in the morning after the 8 fish day, bu it got light, and there was nothing left! i guess we scared um away the day before. weird the can dissapear cause nobody else hooked a thing either. weird.

[fear_no_fish]

Some nice looking wild fish man!
I need to get john out that way soon, i want to catch my first wild fish so bad!

[BentRod]

Awesome looking fish there FF. Simply amazing how many you pull in. Thanks for sharing the pics.

[RiverChromeGS]

Awesome looking fish there FF. Simply amazing how many you pull in. Thanks for sharing the pics.

thanks buddy! forgot to say nice hen you got on the snoq also, sweet! orange has been killer this year everywhere fro some reason

[RiverChromeGS]

Some nice looking wild fish man!
I need to get john out that way soon, i want to catch my first wild fish so bad!

thanks bro! Wait a while, its early, get john and head out mid feb -mid march, numbers are wayyy better!

[Brat Bonker]

Haha, this has been a super tough year comparatively ,so it took me 2 months to get 100 this year. Ha, they like both there, but jigs mostly in the low water. I was SUPER excited to get back there in the morning after the 8 fish day, bu it got light, and there was nothing left! i guess we scared um away the day before. weird the can dissapear cause nobody else hooked a thing either. weird.

scared them back to the skagit probally

[RiverChromeGS]

Haha, this has been a super tough year comparatively ,so it took me 2 months to get 100 this year. Ha, they like both there, but jigs mostly in the low water. I was SUPER excited to get back there in the morning after the 8 fish day, bu it got light, and there was nothing left! i guess we scared um away the day before. weird the can dissapear cause nobody else hooked a thing either. weird.

scared them back to the skagit probally

its late season, most were dark and spilling eggs, and nobody hooked anything, including me, so i seriously wouldnt doubt it

[BentRod]

Awesome looking fish there FF. Simply amazing how many you pull in. Thanks for sharing the pics.

thanks buddy! forgot to say nice hen you got on the snoq also, sweet! orange has been killer this year everywhere fro some reason

Thanks, this has been my first on orange....maybe didn't give it enough of a chance before.

[RiverChromeGS]

Yea, i didnt use orange much until marc started killing fish on it. He tied it himself so i bought the closest jig to it at the store and killed um

[Brat Bonker]

Yea, i didnt use orange much until marc started killing fish on it. He tied it himself so i bought the closest jig to it at the store and killed um

I am surprised you don't tie up jigs. Orange has been pretty good for me and my dad this year, but pink is doing the best for me so far

[goodtimesfishing]

Orange has been outstanding this year! I usually have aprox 20 different jigs with me and will keep switching till I find what they want. This year it always seems to be the same one that they start biting on. Out of 25 steelhead this year, I would say about 20 of them where caught on this jig!

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[Brat Bonker]

definitely can't find that in stores haha, ome nice looking jigs right there, I tie those chenille ones too just not as good.

[RiverChromeGS]

Oh no, the secrets out! Haha jk. Its a steel killer! I got a maxi jig very similar to that marc and its worked great

[primetime]

Got majority of mine on some kind of orange combo!