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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by Brat Bonker » Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:25 pm

wow I could have used that rule this past weekend, guess I am gonna have to make a couple more runs up there this season, any more steelhead FF, pumped for this season already got my jig arsenal ready and everything, come november when the hos are boots I will be in steely mode, anyone try twitching jigs for steelhead in the skagit?

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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by RiverChromeGS » Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:40 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:wow I could have used that rule this past weekend, guess I am gonna have to make a couple more runs up there this season, any more steelhead FF, pumped for this season already got my jig arsenal ready and everything, come november when the hos are boots I will be in steely mode, anyone try twitching jigs for steelhead in the skagit?
i guarantee i start to get one here and there once this rain we are gonna get this weekend hits, first push will come up, with a giant push of coho too. They upped the limit to 3 because the tests in the bay showed GIANT schools of coho in cornet bay and around the skagit mouth ready to come in after some rain, gonna be ON FIRE! im headed out in the AM with petosa for some fun on the skagit, we both had a day off, bring on the coho!
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by Brat Bonker » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:22 pm

what ackerlund doesn't get any love, the cascade will be stacked with fish as soon as a drop of rain hits, you will be able to walk across them, reserve a rock on the island for me plz.

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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:05 pm

Well as expected the rain has made fishing AMAZING!!!!!

Hooked 36 coho on my test day today, the skagit bite is ON, the cascade has a few more starting to show and the fish are willing to bite. Out of the 36 today, over 15 were CHROME bright, nice fish!

Dont miss out! Ive got open dates left in october for this coho madness 3 or 4 fish limit per day depending on the river!!!!
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:07 pm

BTW got a steelhead today too and saw another caught
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by Brat Bonker » Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:16 pm

good job FF, saw 2 summer runs caught on the hump along with a hundred kings in a matter of hours, one steely was an easy 14lber, the thing was a slab haha.

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:02 am

Did u get any fish?
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Post by Mike Carey » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:43 am

Brat Bonker wrote:good job FF, saw 2 summer runs caught on the hump along with a hundred kings in a matter of hours, one steely was an easy 14lber, the thing was a slab haha.
where abouts? how's the river look with the rain?
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by Brat Bonker » Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:30 am

I was at stevens ck, super crowded but I got in before the crowds, I went 2 for 12 releasing 2 dark kings. Water was moving up and getting a litttle dirtier, it was really raining over there too

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:49 pm

SOOOO it rained A LOT like to much and the river was DIRTY high dark muddy less than a foot of vis, but fish EVERYWHERE huge schools moving up and into the hatchery at the cascade. SO i fished downriver in some small little pockets 5 feet off the shore with HUGE balls of bright eggs. Result? Believe me or dont. Ill tell you the truth....

landed 68 coho!!!

more casts during day with fish then without, bite SO well when water is colored and fresh fish are shooting up that have never seen gear. LOTS of darkies that have been darkening in the eddies, but a few bright fish too. River in the hatchery holes were CROWDED glad we found fish in pockets away from people. Was just unreal went through 8 skeins of eggs today! LOL
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by bugmasta » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:36 pm

Amazing!

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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by oneshot » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:41 pm

dang, that sounds fun!! good work!

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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by natetreat » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:43 pm

Hell yes this rain has been amazing. We caught easily 50+ coho today, didn't even keep track after a while. Pics to come, it was a long day! It was a parade of fish, bright fish, rosy fish, moldy kings, bright kings, a few chum and one big fat dolly! So many fish out there it's retarded. This is what we've been waiting for boys! Fish ON!

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:07 pm

natetreat wrote:Hell yes this rain has been amazing. We caught easily 50+ coho today, didn't even keep track after a while. Pics to come, it was a long day! It was a parade of fish, bright fish, rosy fish, moldy kings, bright kings, a few chum and one big fat dolly! So many fish out there it's retarded. This is what we've been waiting for boys! Fish ON!

got that right nate, we KNEW this would happen if it rained, BOBBER DOWN! so many coho it was UNREAL! its gonna blow out now for me at least but after rain stops on tues the drop will be unbelievably hott again. Its time!!
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by beachbum97 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:42 pm

We limited out as well too. 17 fish hooked, 12 landed. Nowhere near your guys fishing though! I was up on the island, then the hatchery hole, then went to the mouth of the creek. Cascade is on fire!

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beachbum97 wrote:We limited out as well too. 17 fish hooked, 12 landed. Nowhere near your guys fishing though! I was up on the island, then the hatchery hole, then went to the mouth of the creek. Cascade is on fire!
on fire is an UNDERSTATEMENT
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by natetreat » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:51 pm

This was the single most fun day I've had at work in a month. Very much an understatement.

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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:57 pm

natetreat wrote:This was the single most fun day I've had at work in a month. Very much an understatement.
i found a seam downriver in the cascade and at one point we had over 30+ casts with fish on. WTF is that? LOL
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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by beachbum97 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:01 pm

fishenfreak wrote:
beachbum97 wrote:We limited out as well too. 17 fish hooked, 12 landed. Nowhere near your guys fishing though! I was up on the island, then the hatchery hole, then went to the mouth of the creek. Cascade is on fire!
on fire is an UNDERSTATEMENT
Hopefully good steelhead fish like last year will be back. I coho season like this means great ocean conditions! And fishenfreak, was it you who gave me a few clusters of eggs last year on the cascade? You limited out and you gave me some eggs then I caught my first steely. [confused]

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Re: Coho Madness!!

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Oct 14, 2012 7:05 pm

beachbum97 wrote:
fishenfreak wrote:
beachbum97 wrote:We limited out as well too. 17 fish hooked, 12 landed. Nowhere near your guys fishing though! I was up on the island, then the hatchery hole, then went to the mouth of the creek. Cascade is on fire!
on fire is an UNDERSTATEMENT
Hopefully good steelhead fish like last year will be back. I coho season like this means great ocean conditions! And fishenfreak, was it you who gave me a few clusters of eggs last year on the cascade? You limited out and you gave me some eggs then I caught my first steely. [confused]
i think i remember ya! you nailed one on them?? Awesome! those eggs are specially cured for steelhead lol
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