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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by primetime » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:45 pm

Nice looking steel man. Those are some big fat pigs.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:31 pm

Thanks!!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:02 am

Every time i think ive caught my last winter steelhead for the year...
Number 224 today. Little wild buck on the vedder. And my dad picked up 2 nice fish yesterday up on the Vedder as well
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by jd39 » Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:16 am

Nice work Danny! Beauties!

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by racfish » Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:09 am

The second pic of your dad is a real beautiful fish. I love the coloring in that fish.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by wolff » Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:54 pm

Nice fishies, Danny!! 224! You must send your catch cards in using a small box.
Quick question...I know you can't catch/fish for them, but are there any steelhead
heading into the Skagit now?

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:39 pm

wolff wrote:Nice fishies, Danny!! 224! You must send your catch cards in using a small box.
Quick question...I know you can't catch/fish for them, but are there any steelhead
heading into the Skagit now?
Yes there is! Before the skagit closed, fresh winter steelhead would enter the skagit from puget sound as late as early june!
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:40 pm

wolff wrote:Nice fishies, Danny!! 224! You must send your catch cards in using a small box.
Quick question...I know you can't catch/fish for them, but are there any steelhead
heading into the Skagit now?
Yes there is! Before the skagit closed, you could catch fresh winter steelhead entering the skagit from puget sound as late as early june
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Dan Boone » Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:20 pm

June? Wow thats late.

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:05 pm

Continue to pull out spring steelhead! We got a monster buck pushing 20 lbs today. Pics below. Landed a 10 lb wild hen, 8 lb wild hen. 10 lb hatchery hen. 6 lb wild buck. And a 18 lb wild buck
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:06 pm

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by racfish » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:27 pm

That last pic is serious chrome for this time of the season. Sweeeet

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:06 pm

racfish wrote:That last pic is serious chrome for this time of the season. Sweeeet
Yes sir! One of many good things about the vedder is that the wilds come in through May!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by Dan Boone » Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:57 pm

Nice. Have you caught any early summer runs yet?

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:18 pm

Dan Boone wrote:Nice. Have you caught any early summer runs yet?
One on the wynoochee is march. Thats it
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by RiverChromeGS » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:08 am

Reached 250 steelhead for the winter run JUST in the knick of time today with 4 beautiful vedder natives. Chrome for almost May!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by jd39 » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:10 am

Nice fish Danny! Congrats on 250, unreal!

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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bigskyx » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:01 pm

Where were you fishing? I didn't see any other WA plates. I got 2 and went home early. A warden stopped as I was leaving. He was surprised when I told him I had caught 2 fish. I guess the locals are having a tough time. Here's one of mine.

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:41 pm

bigskyx wrote:Where were you fishing? I didn't see any other WA plates. I got 2 and went home early. A warden stopped as I was leaving. He was surprised when I told him I had caught 2 fish. I guess the locals are having a tough time. Here's one of mine.

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Nice!! Its been tough for most guys but theres a few running around still. Ive been focusing upriver farther, about a mile above the crossing. Ever fished around Wilson Rd? Thats where ive been. Nice fish!! Only a few days left!
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Re: Steelhead Reports and Pics 2012-2013

Post by bigskyx » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:38 am

I was in the same area. I've never gone in to Wilson as there are always so many cars parked there and I like to avoid the crowds. I fished above & below there yesterday.This may have been my last trip. I might make a quick afternoon trip Mon. or Tues. after work.

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