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2012 Favorites/Memories

Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:29 pm

Well, now that most of us have switched over to Lake fishing for the time being, figured I would put up some of my favorites pictures and moments from this past river fishing season, and i hope you will do the same and add some of your favorite pics as well!

I would like to thank everyone who fished with me this past year, as my first full year of guiding, i was incredibly fortunate to have the numbers of awesome people fishing with me, and we had some great days and made some incredible memories!

Wishing everyone tight lines this spring, summer and fall, and I hope to see you on the river!

post your favorite pics from this past season!
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SHE caught the big one this day!!
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One of my best repeat customers with a monster darkie king
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The smile says it all! A great day with a great client
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Re: 2012 Favorites/Memories

Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:34 pm

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Website member and great guy, with a quickly accomplished limit of coho and the only person on the river fishing!
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First king ever for this lucky fisherman, 30lber!
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Had countless coho this day, never forget 20 bobber downs in 20 casts!
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:38 pm

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60 coho, or more, this day with 3 great dudes, one being site member drysuperfly!
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Why I love my job... First ever fish bigger than a trout for this slayer! Never forget the excitement and look on his face when he got this monster 15 lb coho in the net
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Gotta admit... WEIRDEST face on a steelhead ever
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Re: 2012 Favorites/Memories

Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:41 pm

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My first EVER fly caughy steelhead!
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Their uncle on the right, set up a trip for these guys when they came to town from Eastern Washington, never caught a salmon before, bet they didnt expect 20-30 lb chrome kings at the end of their line!
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:45 pm

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Kockmandoo came back one more time for college spring break, what did we do? Go tight lines on 10 winter steelhead in the pouring rain!
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My first native fish of the winter, back to do his thing
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Nobody ever forgets their first steelhead, and the smile on website member jd39's face stayed for the whole day after landing this chrome hen with me this winter!
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:48 pm

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BRUTE buck steelhead in late april
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Had the awesome opportunity to fish a few days with my Dad in my driftboat this winter, and he had a great time catching fish while i was rowing, haha!
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Website member Primetime with the first ever steelhead caught out of my new driftboat this past winter, many more to come!
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri May 03, 2013 11:50 pm

Had the great pleasure of putting both these awesome guys on their first ever steelhead! Website member Cozmo and his buddy came out with me as a last ditch effort to get their first steelhead, needless to say things worked out, and we were blessed with not one, but 3 beautiful wild steelhead, and Cozmo was lucky enough for his FIRST steelhead being a monster 15 lb wild buck!
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Re: 2012 Favorites/Memories

Post by BlakeP » Sat May 04, 2013 8:21 am

Nice fish! You really had a good season last year and this year. I didn't get out alot this winter so most of the fish I caught were coho, but here is a few from last year...
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My grandpa's first coho of 2012.
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My first coho of the 2012 season.
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A buddy of mine from oregon, with his first washington steelhead.
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Post by BlakeP » Sat May 04, 2013 8:25 am

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Post by BlakeP » Sat May 04, 2013 8:30 am

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First dungeness coho of last year.
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Another good day.
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A few fish from the quill...Also, the bottom 2 are my grandpa's fish.
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Post by BlakeP » Sat May 04, 2013 8:33 am

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And.... #71 For the coho season. The last coho I kept before the season ended.
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My biggest Dolly. I know it's out of the water...But I only lifted it up for a second to get the picture, and then released it.
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My grandpa's biggest coho.
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat May 04, 2013 8:50 am

Sweeet pics blake! That looks like an awesome little river to fish for coho!
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Re: 2012 Favorites/Memories

Post by BlakeP » Sat May 04, 2013 9:17 am

fishenfreak wrote:Sweeet pics blake! That looks like an awesome little river to fish for coho!
Thanks! Yeah both of them are. It's always fun to watch a coho turn away from a school, follow the eggs almost to the bank and swallow them. It's even better when people try to say coho don't bite and then see that! [laugh]

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Post by Brat Bonker » Sat May 04, 2013 1:46 pm

BlakeP wrote: Thanks! Yeah both of them are. It's always fun to watch a coho turn away from a school, follow the eggs almost to the bank and swallow them. It's even better when people try to say coho don't bite and then see that! [laugh]
amen that stretch on the quil has been good to me in years especially behind that stump there's a deep pocket where they rest at along with the next slot down. I will probably see you out there for sure this year

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Post by BlakeP » Sat May 04, 2013 4:36 pm

Brat Bonker wrote: amen that stretch on the quil has been good to me in years especially behind that stump there's a deep pocket where they rest at along with the next slot down. I will probably see you out there for sure this year
Yeah. I don't fish too much behind the stump, but that slot is my favorite hole on the quil, along with the deep slot about 100 yards down from that. yeah, I'm sure I'll run into you sometime out there this year, though I don't fish on weekends much there.

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sat May 04, 2013 8:41 pm

Love fishin those little creeks
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Post by Brat Bonker » Sun May 05, 2013 2:45 pm

fishenfreak wrote:Love fishin those little creeks
well that creek can get pretty little in some spots like fish swarming up in maybe a foot of water by like 5 feet wide. lots of snaggers but they are more than willing to take eggs

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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun May 05, 2013 2:50 pm

Brat Bonker wrote:
fishenfreak wrote:Love fishin those little creeks
well that creek can get pretty little in some spots like fish swarming up in maybe a foot of water by like 5 feet wide. lots of snaggers but they are more than willing to take eggs
Story of my life bro, welcome to the samish
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun May 05, 2013 2:51 pm

I wanna see someones big steelhead from this year! Lets go!
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Re: 2012 Favorites/Memories

Post by Kockmandoo » Sun May 05, 2013 7:40 pm

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Convincing my dad to come fish the cascade with me. He schools me and limits on 11 and 13lb hawgs.
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My biggest steel of the year and probably all time. Perfect way to end spring break. My last winter of the season
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First Day back over thanksgiving. Huge 18+ chum in the nooksack on bobber and jig with FF. the water was blown out and we were fishing the seam of a side creek
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