I can't beleive this thread started almost 4 years ago now. Man time flies.
Fished a lot of great rivers with some solid guys/anglers!
Steelhead are by far my favorite species to fish handsdown.
I too have used Fidel's custom leaders. They're great!
Fidel and pike hunting go hand and hand. One of the best Pike Anglers I've ever met.
He really knows his Carp too!!! Wink Wink buddy.
I once caught a Quilback Carpsucker out of the lower Niagara.
A buddy of mine was fishing for Steelhead and saw a guy hook a big budded plant.
Yes...they kept it and it was good. For real.
Hello everyone!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays...it's a great time of year.
Regardless of rumors of an armageddon (wink wink), 2012 was awesome.
Our family settled into a new home and I settled into a new job.
Outdoor exploration in unfamiliar surroundings was plentiful!
Following some winter Steelheading, I hiked the upper stretches of local creeks
before opener to take some pics of spawning fish and to see how healthy the run was.
Once opener arrived 95% of the fish were gone. While fishing for Carp
and Channel Cats in June I was shocked to get this one.
A few Carp were captured on the fly as well. This has become one of my favorite
types of angling over the last 3 years.
Most years I leave the Salmon alone once they enter the rivers. I needed to scratch the itch
before Steelhead season so I couldn't resist. When they first enter in the lower stretches, they
sure do love flies!
Now that the temps have cooled down nicely, Steelie fishing has been awesome!
2012 is the year of the bead for me. Never really gave them the respect they deserve
before.
Hope everyone has a great holiday!
2013...Bring it.
I work in the industry and strickly labour speaking it should be between $4,000 - $6,000
if your keeping the fixtures in the same location.
The material is another story. How much you spend is up to you.
How about this as a good example:
"I was river fishing for Salmon today and got a few."
Talk about the size, the fight, what bait you got it on etc. etc.
Specific locations or naming the river are not necessary at all.
It's an Outcast from BPS. It's good for the price($450.00)but there are better ones out there.
I don't use it too often so it does the job.
Going down a river on one is awesome!
I too can't get them to go after a wooly bugger.
Try wooly worms and stone fly nymphs.
The trick is to cast at them when they are feeding and present the fly
with as little action as possible directly in front of their faces when
they are mudding.
When they have finished feeding are are in shut down mode it's next to
impossible to get them to take. I only have one fly for that situation.
Don't know the name of it but it's big, green, fat and looks kind of like
a June Bug. No action is key again and they simply can not resist it.