Aaron Shirley Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I was unsure how Saturday would be with all the rain and higher stained water, but Tony and I gave it a shot anyway. I haven't been fishing a lot lately, as I've been spending time with my family since the addition of a baby girl this summer. So when I do get out, I try and make the most of it and pick my days. Unfortunately, it is rare when I can time the creeks just right to capitalize on a hot bite, as I work long hours from Mon-Fri, then have family obligations at least one day on the weekend. Fortunately, we hit it right on Saturday and after moving around to a few creeks, Tony and I put it all together and had an amazing day crushing steelies under the float I tied up giant brown egg roe bags in pink, chartreuse and peach, while Tony tied up bow skein bags in similar colours. It didn't seem to matter much to the fresh run of chrome, they were crushing our baits and fought like stink! I really needed a day out like this. We hooked over 50 steelies and landed most of them. No tanks, but we got a couple good ones in the 10lb class. The tributaries definitely got good runs of fresh steelhead after all the rain we had, so get out and enjoy the fishing! We didn't take a lot of photos as my camera died in the morning and we didn't take pics of all the smaller fish. Enjoy the ones we did take. I got one fish on the beach first thing in the morning trying out something new, then we headed up river to where the bulk of fish were Good fishing! Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Awesome chromies Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Awesome day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyfisherman Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Good on ya guys! Tony nice to see you letting Aaron land a few Glad you had a good day -- i'm with you on trying to maximize your time...with 4 kids and a business it isn't always easy to get the good days between weather and family, etc. Nice to see a plan come together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 nice haul guys !! great day on the tribs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Nice catch... Now... How big are giant roe bags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Nice catch... Now... How big are giant roe bags? Loonie sized would be consider giant bags. In that water, you'd need them! Good job boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Geeze.. Like 10 chinook eggs or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Great stuff Aaron. You and Tony seem to be each other's good luck charm Congrats on the baby girl, any pictures of that catch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Geeze.. Like 10 chinook eggs or so? As many as you can pack in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 As many as you can pack in wah... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 A great day for sure! Highlights were Aaron catching a fish not on purpose when his roe bag was dangling in the shallow water at his feet and a suicidal trout grabbed it and headed for the lake , a double-header and the sheer quantity of fish that we both hooked and dropped in addition to the ones that made it to the bank...they were fresh and feisty indeed! Here's another pic off my berry. Looking forward to when hunting season opens and there are even fewer anglers, then sub-zero temps to thin the herds further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Nice shootin' boys. And let this be a lesson to everyone. When BillM says "save your gas money" that means it's game on LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Field Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Congratulations on a very successful outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Nice shootin' boys. And let this be a lesson to everyone. When BillM says "save your gas money" that means it's game on LOL! No kidding Mike, I only found one river this weekend that WASNT prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocheleauc Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 awesome, you guys did great!. well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Wow, I'm jealous(no luck lately) What sort of setup did you use for lake fishing? The usual float setup or plunking on the bottom with a big sinker? Wouldn't a float just drift ashore with the wind and waves? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 You sure smoked em good. Some good timing for a Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Ya that's nice an all.......but WHERE IS THE MUSKIE??? Ha ha ha Some good Steelies ya guys got there. Cheers, Ron... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 wah... thanks Yep, BillM is bang on. I mostly use Spawn Net and pack as many eggs as I can into the mesh, typically about loonie sized bags. If I suspect the water will be really dirty and I just HAVE to fish, I'll use brightly coloured Red Wing scarf material and even go bigger. I'll use larger hooks and heavier pound test in dirty water. Also, expensive fluoro leader isn't needed in stained water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 And let this be a lesson to everyone. When BillM says "save your gas money" that means it's game on LOL! You can almost always find somewhere to fish within a 3 hour drive on small tribs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Wow, I'm jealous(no luck lately) What sort of setup did you use for lake fishing? The usual float setup or plunking on the bottom with a big sinker? Wouldn't a float just drift ashore with the wind and waves? Thx We just used the float set-up in the current at the mouth of the creek, although it got rough quickly and it was too cumbersome to float against the waves. I've done well at river and creek mouths and piers casting spoons, spinners, rattlin raps, minnow baits, drifting roe or nightcrawlers (real worms in the spring), and I've caught fish with slip sinker rigs and roe bags with floaters as well. Typically this time of year until the spring is prime for floating roe or artificials in the creeks, but there are usually fish around the mouth as well, expanding opportunities and techniques. It's always a blast having a fresh chrome bullet smash a hard bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hey Tony, forgot about that steelie at my feet by accident hahaha. Good times. Ron, late November will be a good time for muskies We should make plans now. Send me a PM and let's do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Sweet fish'n guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carp Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Awesome !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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