Steelhead Pictures 2011-2012

[natetreat]

All hatchery brats, some adipose clipped, some dorsal. Catch and release wild fish!

[RiverChromeGS]

All hatchery brats, some adipose clipped, some dorsal. Catch and release wild fish!

So the fish you killed with the adipose still attached is legal to keep??

[Shad_Eating_Grin]

a little hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like there is a stub leftover from a ventral fin clip

[natetreat]

These fish are from the tribe hatchery, and they don't want to do it the same way that everyone else does. I think it has to do with the fact that they are trying to put native stock back into their hatchery fish. I shoulda mentioned that, this happens every time I post pics of the fish I catch out there.

[jens]

I went 5/7 on the Notellum River Sunday. My new summer jig pattern pissed off some hot Winter Steelies thats for sure. Bobberdown!

[BentRod]

a jens jig. Nice. Way to go buddy.

[Kockmandoo]

wow jens. that thing took the jig deep. and yeah nate i remember you posting pics like that last year with the dorsal clip and all.

[Mike Carey]

Yes! I can finally post a pciture on this thread.

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[BentRod]

Nice Steelie Mike! What feels better, actually catching the fish or being able to post on the thread?! LOL.
I was pretty excited by both.

[natetreat]

Hands down actually catching the fish! True story we worked HARD for that fish!

[RiverChromeGS]

Steelheading is ridiculous this year so far!

[RiverChromeGS]

ANOTHER limit, ive killed over 20 this year already, so im making a vow to NOT keep anymore steelhead, unless it swallows the eggs or has the hook in a spot that will kill it. Maybe keep a hawg also, but im lettin the rest GO

[RiverChromeGS]

More steelhead today! caught some fish out of a crazyy logjam. lost a few to the sticks and landed one and killed it, and released the one pictured!

[BassDood]

Very nice,guys

[natetreat]

Caught this bad boy with Mike on the Cowlitz. He went 11.9 pounds and 32 inches long. I was satisfied, the fight was tricky he went from the top all the way to the bottom at the Blue Creek drift. But with Mikes expert driving and a little doing we got him in. That was a great trip.

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[Kockmandoo]

Went with ff on the crazy logjam day and nabbed this lil guy. he tanked my eggs hard and jumped all the way out of the water when I set the hook. also peeled line downstream and tried to swim into the logjam near my feet. managed to pull him out only for him to go into a tree and get tangled up. FF reached into the water and grabbed him for me, wouldn't have been able to land the fish otherwise! definitely helps to have a good fishing buddy with you.

[RiverChromeGS]

Went 6-10 on fish hooked today, and had at least 6 other take downs that i know for a fact were fish cause i could see them flash and roll as they spit out my hook. Haha. had the river to myself. Heres the Pics, kept 2 in the end, released the rest. Broke off a 12 or so pounder, must of had knot or fray in leader cause there was no pressure at all, i had just landed 3 fish on same leader so thats probably why... oh well.

[RiverChromeGS]

FF reached into the water and grabbed him for me, wouldn't have been able to land the fish otherwise! definitely helps to have a good fishing buddy with you.

Yea well i was already soaked from wrist to shoulder cause i fell in the damn logjam so i figured i might as well dive in for ur fish as well. HAH

Heres another pic from today

[schu7498]

Are these fish all from the Cascade?

[RiverChromeGS]

They are not
A few weeks ago they were. Not now, its crowded and slow up there, still a few when i get up there tho