Steelhead Pictures 2011-2012

[Kockmandoo]

I like the video yaaaaaaaaa. ummm, for those of you that watch the video, notice how hard it is for ff to get the hook out of that hen. Thats why you use quality 1/0 hooks and set like a champion, no way that fish would ever come off.

[RiverChromeGS]

yea, barbed 1/o black gamakatsu hooks is a steelhead death sentence with a hard hookset ahah

[Ghanilorn666]

Nice video FF! I need to find that spot! haha. went to the skook today and got skunked! Dont know how many more unsuccessful fishing trips i can take! hahaha

[riverbound]

My buddy natewatters and I had to go see what all this talk about the skook was about... HOLY HELL! There are some HUGE fish in there. Landed the 2 biggest steelheads I have EVER caught, today. Big thanks to FF and natetreat for the hot tip and constant fish porn. Glad I finally have a couple photos worthy of posting. First fish was about #14 and the second a solid #10. TOTALLY worth standing in the pissing rain all morning for these

[RiverChromeGS]

Nice Man!!!!!!!!!! Thats the rock i told you to fish isnt it! We nailed um there also. Looks like not too many people on the river either. Great fish, love them big bucks. Way to go!!

[returnofthefish]

Quick steelhead reg question? Is it legal to release the dark steelhead caught on bait untill you get a chromer?

[Gringo Pescador]

Quick steelhead reg question? Is it legal to release the dark steelhead caught on bait untill you get a chromer?

Check the regs on the specific river you are fishing, but in most cases - yes. I'm kind of a chrome snob that way, I get enough fish that in most cases I don't keep anything that is not bright.

[riverbound]

Yep, that was the rock you told be about. Such an AWESOME spot! It was quite packed in the morning, but seemed to clear out in the afternoon. Glad it did too... that's when I caught these. Thanks again for the helpful advise and posts! Hope to start contributing more often

[ingi]

riverbound- i was the guy fishing when you were walking out on your way back to seattle in the corner hole, ended up hooking into 3 more just as the sun went down with glowball and yarn but it was a fairly slow day in the corner hole for me

[riverbound]

Hey Ingi! Great meeting you. If I had known, I'd have stayed and chatted longer. Glad you got into a few fish. That glow balling sounds fun! Bummed I'll be traveling and not able to get back out there for a cpl weeks. Guess I'll have to live vicariously through your and FF posts. Thanks for making the connection. Hope to run into you again sometime!

[ingi]

I'm going crabbing up to the Bering sea for crabbing on Sunday til may so that is possibly my last trip for a while too

[riverbound]

WOW! That's hard core. Glad we got to connect. Good luck up there! May your baskets be stuffed and your weather good. Hope to run into you again in May.

[ingi]

yeah for sure, im looking forward to some springers on the cowlitz, and thanks for the safe wishes

[Bodofish]

yeah for sure, im looking forward to some springers on the cowlitz, and thanks for the safe wishes

Good Luck and Safety!!! I fished and crabbed for years and at a point you realize it's time to change the odds, two close calls and I work on dry land now.

Good luck!

[ingi]

yeah if I had a economy to stay home in washington with a good job I would stay in an instant, I graduated in may with no luck finding a job, I will find a job but it takes time, hundreds of applications with only 2 interviews, but when I go up fishing atleast I have straight vacation time which equals fishing every day the fiance' has work, also hence the word fiance' i have a wedding in september to pay for, thanks bodo

[returnofthefish]

Good Luck Ingi. Come back soon to enjoy summer steelheading season.

[returnofthefish]

Quick steelhead reg question? Is it legal to release the dark steelhead caught on bait untill you get a chromer?

Check the regs on the specific river you are fishing, but in most cases - yes. I'm kind of a chrome snob that way, I get enough fish that in most cases I don't keep anything that is not bright.

Thanks Gringo P.

[ingi]

Usually the rule is you can catch and release with bait the same number as your allowed to keep, after that your supposed to stop using bait to c&r your way weeding through darker fish

[Gringo Pescador]

Usually the rule is you can catch and release with bait the same number as your allowed to keep, after that your supposed to stop using bait to c&r your way weeding through darker fish

Umm - that is new to me, where did you find it?

[ingi]

i swore it was a rule lol but I looked and havent found much to say what I though i knew.