ccmtcanada Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) With the rain coming on Tuesday and Wednesday, along with temps above freezing, the tribs will be nice and blown and likely not fishable until the weekend, so we decided to head out tonight to try our luck. The waters were slightly above normal and tea stained, with about 6" of visibility. We put our little one to bed and off we went...we drove a little further than we normally would, hoping to have some success. About 20 minutes after we arrived, bly was having some line issues, so she stopped fishing for a few minutes....and of course, my float goes down while she's taking her break. I set the hook and the fish goes crazy...for about 20 seconds, then it came in nice an easy. About 10 minutes later, bly says "Fish ON!!", and she gets a nice little guy...eater size, but was released to swim another day. Thinking this hole was done for a while, we headed off and tried a few other locations, without any luck. Bly had to re-tie a bunch of times after snags, and I was having no luck at all. We decided to head back to our original location to see if there were more fish there. Bly had to re-tie again, and was contemplating even rigging back up again. She decided to do so and began drifting again. My float went down...missed hit! Then the tables turned...I had a break off and since we were going to leave in a few mintues, I decided not to re-tie. Well wouldn't you know it...bly has a hit...sets the hook and the fish gets off. She brought her line in...gave the pool a break for a few minutes while she put a fresh roe bag on. Sure enough, it goes down again and the fight is on. This fish was bigger than her last and went crazy! It even swam right at her like it was shot out of a gun, but she managed to keep the fish on. Here it is.... So, all in all, we had a great night out there. She went 2 for 3 and me 1 for 1. The only saving grace for me, even though I was outfished was that I had the biggest fish...LOL. That's probably it now until at least the weekend...if the tribs are even fishable. Edited April 8, 2008 by ccmt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) Another great outing for the duo ! Everytime I read this I wait for someone to call Children's Aid on you.. We put our little one to bed and off we went Edited March 18, 2008 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well done you two. Just out of curiosity, what do you do for lighting when you fish at night? Is there enough ambient light ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Another great outing for the duo ! Everytime I read this I wait for someone to call Children's Aid on you.. LOL...dont forget we have a 16 year old daughter who babysits (if you can call it that when the little one is in bed already)....perhaps I should start mentioning that in my reports as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Yah I know that.. and you know that... just probably makes a few go "the nerve.. leaving a little girl alone in the house to go off fishing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 WTG to both of you Cliff and Carole... great way to spend a couple hours on a monday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well done you two. Just out of curiosity, what do you do for lighting when you fish at night? Is there enough ambient light ? Light? Who needs light? Our roe is special blend...stinky enough that any fish can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Great report and Pics y'all!!! Cliff, you got the first fish and the biggest fish. Carole got the most fish, the last fish, and the smallest fish. That's the way we count them here in B'ama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose72 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Nice fish! Where did you hook those? I'm going to try Bronte tomorrow, any suggestions on tackle or tecnique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 nice fish...good goin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenhawk Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 thats a beauty hen you got there cliff! congrats on a good night.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Way to go you two. Funny, I was thinking the same as Irishfield...but I knew about your older daughter. Now the newbies do too. Keep those reports coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Another great outing guys, congrat's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 good way to spend a night,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Cooper Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Now thats a nice evening out.... Congrats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsa Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Nice fish! Where did you hook those? I'm going to try Bronte tomorrow, any suggestions on tackle or tecnique? My guess would be..........in the mouth.......... Great report Cliff and well done by you and Bly. I have never fished for steelhead in the dark, in over 30 yrs. of fishing for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Good stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Another great report! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Nice fish! Where did you hook those? I'm going to try Bronte tomorrow, any suggestions on tackle or tecnique? Standard float setup should be fine. I usually start using roe, but always have a variety of jigs and flies as well. Good luck out there! Be careful on any trib over the next few days...with the rain, and melt off from the warm temps, water conditions can change within minutes. I've been fishing before and then suddenly notice that the water seems "louder"...then take a look and see the levels rise quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose72 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well done...some nice looking fish there...That fish looks big enough to be an OFAH entry Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well done...some nice looking fish there...That fish looks big enough to be an OFAH entry Cliff Yep...minimum is 21 inches. Mine was 28 and Blys second fish was 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Looks like you guys had another great outting. Thanks for sharing, reefrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Sweeeeeeet... . and congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Nice going you two! Good to see that you are getting out again and doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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