DundasSteelheader Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Got down to NY State to fish some tribs on Friday and Saturday this weekend. I have been watching the CFS closely waiting for a good weekend to go nail some steelies. This turned out to be a great one. Left school at 12:30 Friday and got on the river for about 3, not bad (and we got lost!) Between 3 and 5:30 I managed to go 5/6 and my dad 2/3.. Here are a few of those fish: Put this dark fish at about 8 pounds This one was really weird looking, I think it was deformed.. was about 9 pounds but didn't fight at all.. Had an infection in the gills too So thats it for day 1, we went back to the motel and tied about what seemed like a milllion spawn bags. Oh well at least we didnt run out! Day 2: Got up early and got on the river for about 8:30am after a long walk down to the river. I was fishing with a group of 7 guys all from ontario, and for the first half hour we were all fishing the same long pool. The fishing was insane, I think our group went 10/15 in 30 minutes! I ended up getting 2 in that frenzy one was my PB and the other just a shaker.. My new pb which was over 9 pounds close to 10.. We continued to pound that section of river. Here are some more steelies we caught that morning: this fish had a chunk of its tail missing..weird The fishing cooled down once the sun was fully on the pools so we switched up and went to a different spot where we dinged 4 fish before heading home. And my dads big fish of the trip a 10lber I ended up going 14/16 over the day and a quarter we were there and my dad went 6/8 or so, a good trip in my books Thanks for reading. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 That rod handle must taste like roe! haha. Great fishing you guys had... Those are some real beauts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 A lot of those stockers have some really weird stuff going on with them (fins laid down flat, weird jaws, missing parts, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman87 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 sweeeeeeeeeeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocheleauc Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 awesome tanks. congrats on the new pb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Excellent average size. Nice report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Excellent report Sean ....does your ole man always fish with a baitcaster...popular method for floating in BC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 BEAUTY OUTING. NICE TO SEE SOME KNOW HOW TO HOLD A FISH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Way to go Sean.... looks like you and your dad had a great time!!! Katelyn's dad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFCFY Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Great family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DundasSteelheader Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 A lot of those stockers have some really weird stuff going on with them (fins laid down flat, weird jaws, missing parts, lol) Yeah, any idea why that is? is it damage to the fingerlings in the hatchery or something? Way to go Sean.... looks like you and your dad had a great time!!! Katelyn's dad.... Hey thanks, good to see another dundasian on here hahah Thanks everyone for the comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairpy Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Great report! The deformaties are from genetics but also from being overcrowded when they are young in a hatchery. The one with the warn out tail bottom is actually from spawning (nest building) Great fish man! Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Great report......i was fishing the same area friday morning and afternoon. Didnt get into the numbers you did but poked enough fish to keep me satisfied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Great coupla days steelheading Sean Congrats to you and your Dad on your PB's Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yeah, any idea why that is? is it damage to the fingerlings in the hatchery or something? I dunno, they aren't called mutant stockers for nothing See it everywhere on the southern shore Lake E tribs.. PA, OH, you name it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DundasSteelheader Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Great report......i was fishing the same area friday morning and afternoon. Didnt get into the numbers you did but poked enough fish to keep me satisfied Were you on the fly rod? It seems almost everyone down there uses the fly rod and I saw some guys pick off a few but not the numbers me and my guys were getting on roe... The rest of the guys I were fishing with and I combined got over 30 fish on friday in roe and I was surprised to see how few people were using it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Well done kid. That's one of my favourite stretches of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Good job. I'm intrigued by your 'pin. What kind is it? I'm with Solopaddler on this one. This is also one of my favourite rivers to fish, even when they aren't there in as many numbers. It's just really nice to be there this time of year Stocked fish tend to have funny proportions, but that's their weakness. Their strength: tons of fish around! Congrats on a great trip! p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Very nice It's been a while since I fished down there. The scenery is just amazing. Definitely itching to get back there soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Were you on the fly rod? It seems almost everyone down there uses the fly rod and I saw some guys pick off a few but not the numbers me and my guys were getting on roe... The rest of the guys I were fishing with and I combined got over 30 fish on friday in roe and I was surprised to see how few people were using it Nah, i havent used the flyrod for steelhead in forever. I def. agree though, all day long it was flyrod, flyrod, and another guy with a flyrod lol. I think the fad is reverting back to flyfishing lol I was float fishing, but not floatin eggs. I was driftin jigs all day and did so-so. One thing i can say is the take downs were fast and furious lol. These fish were takin the jigs on the run, not just pickin em' up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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