drysuperfly52
7/22/2013 9:32:00 AMthe best day in my life, would be 1 steelhead..
that sounds like the best day possible. congrats
that sounds like the best day possible. congrats
sjrose24
7/22/2013 10:19:00 AMSo doing the math you were hooking, fighting, and landing a fish nearly every 8 minutes for 5.5 hrs straight!? That seems like a bit of a stretch...
fear_no_fish
7/22/2013 11:11:00 AM40 plus? I don't know about that. There's a few fish in the sky but enough for a 40 plus day.. You would have to show me more then one picture to believe on that.
If you did landed all those fish, you should have bought a lotto ticket on the way home.
If you did landed all those fish, you should have bought a lotto ticket on the way home.
jd39
7/22/2013 12:04:00 PMI'd never have a 40+ day to be honest, would keep the first 2 clipped fish and be done. Not to mention it'd take a quantum leap in my steelheading skill to even worry about it.
Nice work BootLegger! Those are some chromers!
Nice work BootLegger! Those are some chromers!
BBlakley
7/22/2013 12:10:00 PM40 steelhead? that would be about 10% of the total reported hatchery summer fish at reiter. You went out and hooked 10% of the population in one trip???? I talked to a guy on the Wallace this last fall and said he hooked 20+ Steelhead out of the cedar hole in one trip. Maybe your the same guy? None the less nice pair of chromers!
chongo469
7/22/2013 12:56:00 PMWoW.... very impressive..... My best day ever was 6 on the Wallace at the may creek hole 3 years ago..... Kept 1st and 6th fish due to be the only chromers /finless......
natetreat
7/22/2013 1:16:00 PMWhile I'd love to believe that there would be 40 fish in a hole, unless you're fishing the hatchery trap, I'm going to call exaggeration. I've had days where I've limited the boat, but that's a really good day on the Sky. Even at Reiter on a good day so far there will be only about 20 fish caught for everyone, most the time it's 10 or 15 on a hot day. I could believe 10 fish in five hours, but like BBlakely said, if this is true, you just caught 10% of the entire run of steel that the Sky will get.
Anonymous
7/22/2013 1:48:00 PMPlease,really? I have been Stealheading since the 60's Driftboating since the early eighties all over Wa,Or and Alaska. Maybe in Alaska, but not in 5 1/2 hours. and not on the Sky. That's one Steelhead landed every 81/2 Minutes for 5 1/2 sraight Hours. you would need to hook a fish almost every single cast in that time, and land evry fish hooked. Let me guess they were all 15lbs too.Come on Bootlegger you will feel better when you come clean.
FishingThePacNW
7/22/2013 5:03:00 PMI agree with Drysuperfly! I havent even landed a steelhead yet! i would love to land just 1! idk if i believe 40 because Danny aka Fishenfreak caught that in 1 week. Thats alot of steelhead!
Brat Bonker
7/22/2013 8:21:00 PMYeah unless you fishing the hatchery pond 40 is almost impossible but who knows maybe he found the honey hole or something.
Anonymous
7/22/2013 8:48:00 PMNo honey hole with 40 Steelhead on the Sky all willing to bite nonstop for 5 1/2 hours. Come on guys don't drink Bootleggers Cool Aid. Or what ever he was drinking. Do the Math. Not even close to reality.
KIDKOKANEE
7/22/2013 8:50:00 PM???????? Are You Serious I can even catch one!! Well Im just guessing Mondays work for u 2 ?? If this works or worked for u!! Hats off 2 YA!! glad to hear of a guy that beats the adds ! And thats compares to a guy who loves and his best days are on MONDAYS!! IS THAT really you!!?? Im hoping this really happened to U!! (NICE FISH)!!! FISH ON!!!! wish u the best also!!
RiverChromeGS
7/22/2013 10:30:00 PMI caught 33 steelhead in a day once... but that was on the Grande Ronde river at the mouth of the hatchery amongst a school of hundreds of dark steelhead... 40+ summer chromers on the sky? Musta found one hell of a large pod of fish. Haha
bassassassin0
7/25/2013 5:14:00 PMdude are u sure u didnt hook into a bunch of pinks? lol i thought steel head had all white mouths...i see some black in there... those dont really look like steelhead....and unless u were by yourself...i think you would have kept way more than two