Stainless Steelheading II

[Paulus]

Sorry to piggy-back off your post JDMLS, but I had to. It turns out that I had planned to hit the same trib as those young ruffians today ...

 

Knowing that steelhead can get pret..ty..spooky in clear water, especially after they've been stung repeatedly ... I didn't expect quite the blast that Silvio et al. had this weekend.

 

Good thing, too! The fish that I saw were extremely spooky and skittish. Generally they avoided the approach even of just the float coming down the river... and given the slight 50km/h BREEZE that we had today, fishing with small floats just wasn't in the cards.

 

However, a wily old veteran like me still has a few tricks up his sleeve. The best trick: perseverance. If you know that fish are around, keep looking for the one that doesn't know you're there.

 

Another trick, jigs from a friend of mine. They work!

 

I didn't get many, but I'm happy with my day . The best moment came when I was cursing the wind for blowing loops of line off my reel (yet again ), only to notice that my float had just been viciously tugged 6" underwater. Despite a frenetic fit of fumbling, I was able to get him nicely hooked, and eventually 10 minutes later, get him landed.

 

Anyway, I am heading out again tomorrow, so it's bed time now.... here are the pics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers!

 

p.-

Edited November 11, 2008 by Paulus

[highdrifter]

Ouains...

 

Tu sais, un moucheur accomplis n'a pas besion autant de liège et de plomb sur sa ligne..

 

AHAAH!

 

Superbement photographié.. Le rouge vif sur la dernière arc-en-ciel est vraiment étonant..

 

Well done brotha.

 

cheers

HD

[cplummer]

nice photos there.. gotta love the steel on a fly

[solopaddler]

Ouains...

 

Tu sais, un moucheur accomplis n'a pas besion autant de liège et de plomb sur sa ligne..

 

AHAAH!

 

Superbement photographié.. Le rouge vif sur la dernière arc-en-ciel est vraiment étonant..

 

Well done brotha.

 

cheers

HD

 

To quote Adam Sandler:

 

"Words! All I'm seeing is words! Each one more meaningless than the last!"

[solopaddler]

Nice job on the fish buddy.

[Billy - Curtiss]

Nice work dude! Where can a body purchase those jigs? I've never tried them before.

Edited November 11, 2008 by Billy - Curtiss

[jdmls]

Sorry to piggy-back off your post JDMLS, but I had to

No you didn't

 

 

 

But I will PM you next time I'm going down to fish YOUR pool.....I could use a good camera man

 

FYI....Everybody on FF.net lurks this board or is memeber... so reaaally......There is no need to post your 3 fish on both boards

[ccmtcanada]

Aweome pictures again!! Bly and I are thinking of heading out Friday morning if the rains on Thrusday don't blow everything out. I can relate to fishing in the wind like that...the last time I tried my float almost hit me in the head after each cast...LOL

[highdrifter]

To quote Adam Sandler:

 

"Words! All I'm seeing is words! Each one more meaningless than the last!"

 

LOL

 

It's our second official language... I do it because I can!

 

Wasn't it you that passed along the message?!

 

And I always thought that Spanglish was a bit of a chick flick... Last time I let a chick pick, I directed her to darkest part of the theater, just in case I got bored...

 

wuuuuut

HD

Edited November 11, 2008 by Highdrifter

[Scott S]

Can we buy those flies somewhere or those handmade. Sure would like some of those jigs.

Scooter

[wallacio]

Comment dis tu "Rube" en Français?

 

Nice ones bud - hope today went well.

[highdrifter]

Comment dis tu "Rube" en Français?

 

Un fermier des cantons de l'est?

 

Don't kill my fun!!

 

HD

[Paulus]

No you didn't

But I will PM you next time I'm going down to fish YOUR pool.....I could use a good camera man

 

FYI....Everybody on FF.net lurks this board or is memeber... so reaaally......There is no need to post your 3 fish on both boards

 

 

woah! easy!

 

 

don't know what the issue is? To be truthful, only a couple of those fish came from that pool. The others came from some other spots on my river. By association it's "my" pool you fished only because it's "my" river - but you're welcome to fish there any time

 

 

 

 

p.-

Edited November 12, 2008 by Paulus

[Paulus]

Un fermier des cantons de l'est?

 

Don't kill my fun!!

 

HD

 

Rube = épais.

 

But Wallacio is referring only to anyone who didn't have anything nice to say, I'm sure .

 

p.-

Edited November 12, 2008 by Paulus

[TerryC]

Awesome fish, at least your creeks out east have a little water in them. It's really screwed up down south.

[Paulus]

Awesome fish, at least your creeks out east have a little water in them. It's really screwed up down south.

 

Actually, they are pretty dismally low here too. I was just lucky to find a few that hadn't been poked or spooked yet. It was hard work, and co-o-o-o-old...

 

p.-

[wallacio]

Rube = épais.

 

But Wallacio is referring only to anyone who didn't have anything nice to say, I'm sure .

 

p.-

 

 

Actually, I was just referring to you HeeHee!

[figureight]

Don't see what the new hype is of people taking pics of every shaker they catch?

[Paulus]

Ouains...

 

Tu sais, un moucheur accomplis n'a pas besion autant de liège et de plomb sur sa ligne..

 

AHAAH!

 

Superbement photographié.. Le rouge vif sur la dernière arc-en-ciel est vraiment étonant..

 

Well done brotha.

 

cheers

HD

 

Merci Mais celle-là je l'ai prise au caviar

 

p.-

[Paulus]

Actually, I was just referring to you HeeHee!

 

Takes one to know one.

 

I know you are but what am I?

 

 

Should've known! Sheesh!

 

p.-

[highdrifter]

Merci Mais celle-là je l'ai prise au caviar

 

p.-

 

With a little salt, wrapped in seaweed I suppose? Dang, such cultured folk around here!!

 

t'as reçu mon PM?

 

ouaich

HD