solopaddler Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Man oh man I love the month of November! We had a bit of a drive this weekend so we decided to leave Friday evening for our destination: Fleabag Motel located amidst steelhead central, LOL! The place was a bit of a rathole, but hey it's somewhere to hang your hat, a great place to socialize with other fishermen, and we were nice and fresh for the onslaught which ensued Saturday morning . The river had risen due to snowmelt a couple of days before and we were hitting it on the drop, bang on the nose. Couldn't ask for better timing really...... Saturday started a wee bit slow due to the turbid water, but by around 10am right through both days it was fish after fish with many double and triple headers. Initially fish were caught on oversized chartreuse "choker" bags because of the water clarity. Once things cleared up pretty much anything you wanted to use caught fish, LOL! I used and did indeed catch a bunch of fish on Jason's (Basskicker on the board) hand poured steelhead baits. Thanks buddy they were awesome! The egg clusters caught a few fish, but the pink worms were killer! Here's a few pic's from the weekend: Lots of fish in pristine surroundings and a lot of laughs shared with a couple of good friends. It just doesn't get any better! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 wow, looks like a great trip! Thanks for sharing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 i recall someone around the merland bonfire talking about a solopaddler.... :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 i recall someone around the merland bonfire talking about a solopaddler.... :whistling: Uh oh, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 fantastic shots showing the colors of the fish, I really like the zoom in shots, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUSION Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Had a great time out on the water with you and a few old friends I haven't seen in a while on Saturday! Definetly quality company as well as fishing... FUSION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowshep Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Wow...Peace Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 WOW...Amazing Fishing !!!!!! and incredible pics. ....cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobkayla Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 excellent,,,love those close ups!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Had a great time out on the water with you and a few old friends I haven't seen in a while on Saturday! Definetly quality company as well as fishing... FUSION. Yep, it was a stellar day and it made it even better bumping into you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobee Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 amazing! very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow nut Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 You're the best steelheader ever. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 (edited) You're the best steelheader ever. Wow. Edited November 19, 2007 by solopaddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 great report and fish,congrats on another good outing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Obviously another awesome outing. Since I got skunked today on BOQ, those pics are going to keep me awake thinking, I should have gone chrome hunting. Thanks Mike for the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickGG Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Wow! Thats a fun 2 good days of fishing, Thanks for sharing those nice pics and some nice looking hens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just awesome Mike. You are the man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 You're the best steelheader ever. Wow. Dont let them get you down mike, I enjoy reading your reports and do think you are an awesome steelheader. Experience shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Catching that many fish should be illegal! Fantastic report as always SP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Mike...you did it again!!! Wow...awesome fish there again. Oh yeah....rain on Tues, Wed and Thurs...where we fishing this week??? LOL Congrats....must have been really cool landing all those fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Dont let them get you down mike, I enjoy reading your reports and do think you are an awesome steelheader.Experience shows. Not looking for kudos, but thanks. Nothing more than being excited about my trip and wanting to share, (a least with some of you). Fact is I don't normally bother with this many pic's but one of my buddies this weekend is an excellent photograher and was willing and eager to take the pictures, something which rarely happens. In any case the guy with the thinly veiled criticism pm'd me with a comment about all the extra crowds I'll be sending to the river. I've recently attempted to post only pic's with no background....unless you were fishing with me on the weekend does anyone here really know for sure where I was? You might have an idea, but you'd most likely be wrong. I'd bet on it. BTW, if anyone else has a problem with my posts I'd appreciate it if you were upfront with your criticism and why. Sarcasm is pretty obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Beauty, gotta like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 (edited) Woweee Zoweee you're my Steelheader Jethro Tull Steel Monkey. I can't believe that pathetic collection of rainbows. I mean, c'mon... learn to fish man. Why is it everytime you wet a line Mr. SuperSoloPaddler that you have to pass off 20 pics of the same fish your buddy obviously caught for you. Do you and your little steelheading wizard friends; and that hobbit CCM, only fish at fish farms? I'm looking soooooooooooooo forward to your next big false report there Solo-Izumi wannabe. Borat says NOT! Edited November 19, 2007 by Moosebunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suds Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Few things are better than a weekend away steelheading with the buddies. Thanks for sharing your fun. Please keep it up! cheers suds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Do you and your little steelheading wizard friends; and that hobbit CCM, only fish at fish farms? LOL Bunk. Great.....why dont ya just tell everyone where I fish....geez. Mind you, we dont get many visitors to the Shire, so I'm not too worried about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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