Winter Steel

[natetreat]

Just got back from tokul, maaaaaaaaan the snoq has taken a beating! It should be in shape in the next day or so though. Tokul was a lot of fun, it takes some real skill to land a fish in that beast! A little hookin up happening, but I only saw one fish to the bank and he was hooked in the gill. I had one on behind the stump pile for a while, but with absolutely no room to play it was 80/20 that I'd lo9se him, and I did. It was a biggun though, I'd pull it up off the bottom, he'd go right back down, I thought if I just gently did that for l;ong enough he'd give up eventually, and that would've happened, had I not slipped in the mud and sent a giant slough of rocks right on top of him that freaked his big self out and he started thrashing and running wrapped around a stick and came undone.

[crankbait42]

Dont let the High water get ya down! fish close to the bank with large bright lures, First cast today with a giant Orange Corky! Went back to hopefully spawn and come back bigger!

[natetreat]

Dont let the High water get ya down! fish close to the bank with large bright lures, First cast today with a giant Orange Corky! Went back to hopefully spawn and come back bigger!

nice fish. I got a boot steelie outta tokul creek yesterday, also went back in the drink, but not comin back bigger I saw a beautiful fish taken at the eddy, probably pushing 15 and dime bright, mine was 10 - 13 and still a lotta fun. If you can find a spott that works for high water up north, I dunno, they said it's gonna flood again.

[crankbait42]

Thanks Nate! Hey, Do you know if tokul closes the end of the month or not?

[natetreat]

Thanks Nate! Hey, Do you know if tokul closes the end of the month or not?

tokul closes Feb 28th, as far as I know. Unless they emergency close it, which I doubt, only hatchery fish up there and they don't want those in the water breeding.

[curado]

he is correct on that. and i got a 4 day weekend coming upo so i am going to the sauk in the drifter for some metalhead nates

[Brian253]

24 pages of blah blah blah, I take it I'm not the only one who hasn't got the chance to get out lately!!!

[Matt]

I dunno dude, I think you're the only one missin' out.

[natetreat]

Yea, I'm with Matt on this one. I've got my freezer full of tasty steel meat, and roe to use on springers.

[crankbait42]

This has been my best year:bounce:

[BentRod]

24 pages of blah blah blah, I take it I'm not the only one who hasn't got the chance to get out lately!!!

It's not just you Brian....I have got out a few times this season with nothing to show for it.....

[fear_no_fish]

i havent really got out either, having 2 friends to fish with and no car sucks!

[cudaman]

got out on Tokul today used my tried and true tokul pattern .No i was,nt lining all my takes were very aggresive lost two good fish landed two but one was small .my pattern is usually used from a boat .it worked well

[natetreat]

very nice cudaman! I was on my way out thismorning when I got a job, so I didn't get to fish :(

[crankbait42]

Float and eggs! And There was not another person around...

[scott080379]

damn it crank, I hate opening this thread when I see you are the last one that posted on it.



another nice looking fish. My back needs to hurry up and get better. FML!

[crankbait42]

Haha Sorry Scott, I hope your back gets better soon and you can get out there and get after 'em!

[Fish_Bait111397]

All these steelies make me miss Washington's fishing...

[natetreat]

I was out at reiter today, it was nice. cookies cutters and jacks. I lost a big one due to cheap hooks :( started fighting, shot my line right back at me. Another valuable lesson learned by me. Don't skimp where it counts.

[crankbait42]

I hear ya there nate, I hate dropping the cash for High quality gear but I always think to my self, "is saving money worth losing the fish of a lifetime?" It could happen at anytime and I want to be ready for it.