MJL Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 This afternoon my friend calls me up saying he has an emergency with his aquarium filter and needs help ASAP. I was well prepared for a situation like this…Not only did I have my buckets, siphons, water conditioner and towels ready, my steelhead tackle and bait was also on standby…It just so happens that my friend lives down the street from a trib with steel going up. The emergency that my friend had was nothing more than a filter with dirty impeller shaft. Cleaned the filter and off to the river I went. Fished from 1pm-2:45pm. The river was clear with a beautiful emerald green tinge to it. Stuck a roe bag on the hook and my 2nd drift in, I got this small beautiful hen. Testing out the zoom on my new super-zoom camera It was windy as heck out and the cold east winds blowing up the river made the fishing a slightly uncomfortable experience. Fish were still hitting but I was a little too trigger happy with the hooksets and couldn’t get another one to stick – They had a talent of crushing all of my roe bags without getting hooked. I moved downstream to a more sheltered spot out of the wind. Got to the next spot and methodically worked a large pool. After a few dozen drifts with a variety of baits (roe, jigs, pink worms, white worms, live trout worms and flies), I hooked into something with weight to it. For 5 minutes the fish slowly bulldogs around the hole without too much excitement. After 5 minutes it realizes it’s hooked and goes nuts. It tried to jump and tail-walk but I guess the water was still too cold for it to make it fully out. It did make a few mind-blasting runs when I thought it was almost done. I met another angler, Steve who was gracious enough to get his hands cold and wet tailed the beast for me. His buddy Carlo took the picture. Success at around 13-14lbs (maybe a little more ) …The shoulders on that fish was massive. Both Steve and I plus one big buck It was a great 2hrs of fishing this afternoon. Victor and I headed out for a few hours this evening to the same spot but unfortunately no fish were hooked. Hopefully I can put him onto fish the next time so he can catch his first steelhead on a float set-up – At least our lines weren’t freezing up which made skunking a little more bearable. Hope you enjoyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nicely done Mike! that is a pig for sure!! I don't mind the cold, but when the eyes freeze up, that really pisses me off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelfuN Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 great fish mike! the second picture looks like a prime spot! btw, great meeting you over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Impressive fish bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okumasheffield Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 It was nice bumping into you and your gang on the weekend nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Beauty Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 what a beauty mike, is it common for steelhead to have that little "hook" on the bottom lip? I haven't really seen another one like that ... it's not as crazy as the brown BillM hooked earlier this year but it definitely makes the fish looks that much tougher! if only you could use ur charm of meeting guys on the river on girls ... now i need to stop reading anymore reports or i will start thinking about the "lack of fish fix" .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Great report and pics Mike Got to love the helping hand in landing that awesome buck!!! Congratulations That was a well spent couple hours and thanks for sharing it with us! Great job! Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Awsome looking fish and greta report. WTG. Dirk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks guys if only you could use ur charm of meeting guys on the river on girls ... now i need to stop reading anymore reports or i will start thinking about the "lack of fish fix" .... Who says I don't dabble around with the opposite sex. None of the ones I ever meet know what a double haul is or know how to slice up some fresh sashimi.LOL With that said, I'm not the one who has to spend time talking about my feelings to someone else at home on the phone when the rivers are prime and the steel are running You up for round 2 tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks guys Who says I don't dabble around with the opposite sex. None of the ones I ever meet know what a double haul is or know how to slice up some fresh sashimi.LOL With that said, I'm not the one who has to spend time talking about my feelings to someone else at home on the phone when the rivers are prime and the steel are running You up for round 2 tonight? ZING mine comes fishing with me Steelheading emergency eh? Where, Im on it! nice fish bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmls Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) What a Hog !!!! Must of been a blast to fight in that big pool...Nice job man Get Victor on some fish already !!! The poor guy looked like someone p1ssed in his hat on Saturday morning.... It's ok dude, the skunk will do that to ya..Trust me I know P.S. nothing is meener than BillM's halloween brown Edited March 25, 2009 by JDMLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin joe Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks for the great report and pics MJL Looks like a great day out on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 What a Hog !!!! Must of been a blast to fight in that big pool...Nice job man Get Victor on some fish already !!! The poor guy looked like someone ticked in his han on Saturday morning.... It's ok dude, the skunk will do that to ya..Trust me I know P.S. nothing is meener than BillM's halloween brown I bet he wouldnt have been skunked if he fished with us Just kiddin MJL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbnotty Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nice fish MJL, must have given you a great fight. Maybe we'll see you this weekend on the tribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Nice fish MJL, must have given you a great fight. Maybe we'll see you this weekend on the tribs. Hey Berge Let me know if you and Silvio are going to be around my neighbourhood this weekend. It would be nice to see Silvio get into some fish too (He knows I'm joking...I hope) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbnotty Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hey Mike i'll send you a pm and let you know where. My arms are sore from yesterday, i think together we got into over 50 of them we lost count. Berge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstreak Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Well done MJL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbs Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nice Job! I'll probably be heading out this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Great job Mike beauty fish bud, looks like that trib came into its prime finally. Victor my friend the first is always the hardest it will take a lot of time on the water to get it but I am sure it will come soon seeing as your fishing with a veteran steelheader. I don’t believe anyone can do a better job then mike in regards to getting your first, he’s been playing the game long enough to know his stuff. Maybe we can meet up this weekend and hit up the tribs we hit yesterday defiantly got into a good pod of fish. I don’t know the exact count but defiantly was a high number. After the last few reports of mine I have been receiving an extreme number of pms from guys both wanting to know the spots and guys that realized the spots. I am going to lay off the reports for a while so that I don’t anger people. see you this weekend I am off to bed I slept all day in class today ( aftermath of yesterdays early morning). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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