Tough time steelheading

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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by curado » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:30 pm

use corkies instead of spin-n-glos. i tie a 20in to 48in leader with an egg loop. corkies very with me. cut your eggs berries in different sizes from dime size to quarter size. hey guys i lost 1 today. busted off on a rock. so jens when u gettin your new 9'6" rod
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by sellis_414 » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:46 pm

Curado... How long are you planning staying on this side of the mountains? After tomorrow I am off till Sunday...
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Post by curado » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:06 pm

friday is when i leave
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Post by sellis_414 » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:12 pm

Copy. I'll keep in touch cause for sure I want the hit the tum on Wed. And maybe on thurs head up to pateros and fish the columbia. I talked to a fish and feathers officer, when I was at RW and he said they are catching them pretty steady at the mouth of the methow. If you want to go I you can ride with me.
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by SAPIplate » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:22 pm

I fished the Wallace on Saturday and lost one. Pretty decent fish from the looks of it. Last year, I hooked my one and only steelhead and lost it in that same hole. So far, it's looking like this years winter steelheading is going to be about the same... Stupid fucking steelhead.....
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Post by curado » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:47 pm

there u go again losin ur steelhead again. keep hittin the cabin hole
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by wolverine » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:25 pm

Better pound it hard through New Years as rumor has it most Puget Sound rivers are going to get shut down for lack of returning fish to the hatcheries.
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Post by flinginpooh » Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:24 pm

Well tonight I cracked a tooth in half. So I called into work and told them Id be gettin it fixed before I return. Ill fish in the morning and then get into the dentist when they can fit me in. I wont know until 8 or so when that will be. So Ill get some fishing in tomorrow and I was not planning that one. Thursday I wanna get down to the cow. Well see.
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Post by curado » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:50 pm

that sucks
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Post by jens » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:13 pm

flinginpooh wrote:Well tonight I cracked a tooth in half. So I called into work and told them Id be gettin it fixed before I return. Ill fish in the morning and then get into the dentist when they can fit me in. I wont know until 8 or so when that will be. So Ill get some fishing in tomorrow and I was not planning that one. Thursday I wanna get down to the cow. Well see.
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Post by flinginpooh » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:20 pm

Im gonna actually head down tomorrow night and stay over night again. Ill email ya Jens and see whats up.
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by jens » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:40 pm

flinginpooh wrote:Im gonna actually head down tomorrow night and stay over night again. Ill email ya Jens and see whats up.
Ok, I have new hours at work. If you are going to be down there new years eve, I might head down, not sure. Hit me up on my email and let me know. I washed my Patriots jacket for you to wear if you like. lol
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Post by flinginpooh » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:40 pm

My wife will not let me out new years eve. She wasnt happy that I want to go tomorrow night. I told her though I have to get one before the end of the year.
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by jens » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:13 pm

flinginpooh wrote:My wife will not let me out new years eve. She wasnt happy that I want to go tomorrow night. I told her though I have to get one before the end of the year.
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by sellis_414 » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:03 pm

Went on the Wenatchee today. Caught 2 natives... I know im not suppose to do it but I caught, measured and weighed a 34" 10lb 5oz metalhead! The other was about 24" looked about a 5lber. I didn't weigh it. I got a few pics of the big one just after I released it and one of the smaller one.

So the attachment is the larger one sorry its hard to see... He is in about a foot of water just after releasing him.
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by curado » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:31 pm

nice wenatchee metal
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by jens » Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:15 pm

nice fish sellis!!:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by Splitshot » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:11 pm

Very cool Sellis

(so that's what they look like...)

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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by donman » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:36 pm

Beautiful fish Sellis, thanks for sharing!

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RE:Tough time steelheading

Post by RB » Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:21 pm

Pooh were you at the puyallup today? I was there for a couple hours and caught nothign and there was a guy there in a green truck that was out there as well. I tried to talk to him but he was focused or couldn't hear me. I'm oh-for this year as well. Hitting the wynoochee this weekned tho

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