solopaddler Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 With the recent trips up to the cabin and the major issue of my friend Kareem being sick, today was the first chance I had to sneak out and do some steelheading. As most of you guys know this is a sport of timing: they're migratory fish and a slave to weather and water conditions. Hit the river on the rise or hit it on the drop if you expect to have good success. The internet is an amazing tool for steelheaders, there's just so much current info available. Graphs with your favourite river's flow rate in real time are right at the top of the valuable info heap... After years of fishing this particular watershed and looking at the flow rates and weather forecast, I knew today would be good. It was . I was by myself today, so really just have a fraction of the fish caught captured on film. I hit this spunky little skipper on my 2nd drift. As it turns out it was by far the smallest of the day. Release The fight Another release A few more... Wish I had more pic's, but c'est la vie . At one point I had a gorgeous buck in the 10lb class right up to my feet and while I was fumbling with the camera it got off (it happens a lot when you're solo ). The fish were very aggressive today and were caught mostly on large chartreuse and pink roe bags. (choker bags as I like to call 'em ). Also hit a bunch of fish on worms and one on a hot pink marabou jig near the end of my day when I was just fooling around. Great morning and early afternoon to work the kinks out! cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster4 Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherriff Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Awesome report Solo. Were the rivers busy or were you lucky enough to spend some fishing time alone? Thanks Sherriff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 nice "catfish" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Awesome colours Henry.HAHA Nice fish. I thought with the bang in the title you may of been fishing by some duck hunters. TFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Wow!!! Great report Mike....awesome pics...been a while since I've seen pretty fish like that. Next time your spidey senses tingle, let me know....LOL. Thanks for the invite...(esp after reading this report), but hopefully we'll hook up at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Wonderful colours on those fish, sounds like a great morning. Congrats and thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 nice "catfish" If you're implying what I think you're implying, guess again. Wasn't anywhere near that river . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Wow!!! Great report Mike....awesome pics...been a while since I've seen pretty fish like that. Next time your spidey senses tingle, let me know....LOL. Thanks for the invite...(esp after reading this report), but hopefully we'll hook up at a later date. It's a long season Cliff, plenty of time to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Awesome report Solo. Were the rivers busy or were you lucky enough to spend some fishing time alone? Thanks Sherriff Saw 2 other guys, and that was from a distance. Normal for a weekday depending on where you're fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 (edited) Great looking fish Mike! Something I've never done, maybe someday though. Glad to see you spend a great morning/afternoon on the water Thanks for sharing! Whopper Edited October 11, 2007 by Whopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 thanks for sharing with us, some nice pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darek Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 If you're implying what I think you're implying, guess again.Wasn't anywhere near that river . hmm they just looked a bit "eerie" to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 hmm they just looked a bit "eerie" to me Whatever you say pun-master . It's actually a lake-O trib... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Lake O huh?? sweet!! If you don't mind me asking, was it an east or west trib?? a little ol PM would be great!! Noice pics though! cheers HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 congrats on a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrap Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Awsome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 remember that time you told me we could get out steelheading ?? its coming back to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Love those times when the stars align and you have that great window of fishing. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Awsome report and pics. Just super. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Wow , great day..... By the way, thanks for being candid about the hinted tributary you guys are eluding to lol. Seriosuly though, this is my home stream , and us guys down on the south shore get a warm and fuzzy when seeing that it is respected and not "advertised" by our good friends to the north. Good to see it wont get any "internet abuse" on this forum. Nice fish paddler, we wont have any rising or falling waters in my area for quite a while from teh looks of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 And so it begins Mike, a whole new season for ya. Good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Another great day on the water for you Mike, I always look forward to your river reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Nice way to start a season! Always like the pictures you take. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Great fishing Mike! It is that wonderful time of year again... The water had a perfect J-9 tinge Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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