Minnow Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hey Guys Went out to a trib today to try my luck for steelhead (sorry can't reveal the location would be happy to share but took me a while to find these spots and If you head down to any ontario trib you will hook into steelhead for sure). I Caught a few before but never with my grandpa. Me and my grandpa got there around 8 a.m, as soon as we get to our first spot I see a steelhead and cast there right away and as soon as I do my first drift with a spinner WHAM! Fish on! Fought for a good 5 min and then got off! Discouraged we kept fishing the pool but nothing else. Head to another pool and my grandpa tosses a spoon and hooks a little guy for about 10 seconds and loses him too! Wow I am thinking we are gonna get skunked and then for a good hour no fish nothing! Move further down and I finally hook a nice hen and land her after a nice fight! First fish landed and I feel good already I usually dont land a lot of steelhead. My grandpa is excited and we take a quick pic and back she goes. Head down to another stretch of the creek and I can see a few fish stacked up and as soon as I cast the small spoon WHAM! Fish comes flying out of the water this is a nice one! Hold on only 8lb test mono but a nice 10 ft shimano rod and reel so after tyring him out I finally land him. Nice male don't know the weight but it was a big fish and all I can say is wow steelhead are STRONG fish! Quick pic and back he goes. Then my grandpa finally hooks another huge male and after fighting him for a while he finally lands him and I snap a quick pic and he is very happy, he has never landed a steelhead before so he wont forget this one! I quickly put him back and the water is ice cold. We move further down the river and I hook a small hen but she comes off 1 min into the battle. Then I hook into another male and these fish are like frieght trains once they start peeling line you cant stop them. I was scrambling to catch up to the fish and fell! Thought I lost him but he was still on! Another nice male! I noticed once you hook one or two fish in a pool the others dont bite anymore. Then my grandpa got tired so he had to take a break so I went on my own and landed a small male and this one was on a pink roe bag. The only fish that hit roe! Overall I would say best day of steelhead fishing I have ever had! Great to be out with my grandpa and he cant stop talking about how he landed his first steelhead! Great weather (partly cloudy the water was fairly clear and the key to success was changing the presentation from spoons to spinners!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHEYEZ Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 nice report minnow.... good to spend time with family, GREAT to spend time with family while fishing.... nice pics man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 That my lad was a special kind of report. Helping Gramps land "his" first bow...... awesome. Feel good report, great fish, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Congrats on the day. That second one is a beaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanangler1990 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) wow sweet fish! did u get any on meppes number 2 or 3? sliver blade? or gold? Edited November 22, 2006 by urbanangler1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mason05 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Good job minnow! Congrats to you and especially to grandpa on a his first steel. Great report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFISH88 Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 awesome report!!!nice to see grandpa got into some fish. sure wish my grandpa had good legs he had both knees replaced and is an avid fisherman but when the weather gets cold he can't take the time in the boat and walking is outta the question or standing and casting off the shore. He actually had to cut his deer hunting short this year because he got some blood poisoning and is still trying to get rid of that enjoy every minute with him your lucky..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 very nice report & nice looking bows, there are some big fish you guys caught,way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 SOME NICE FAT FISH THERE!! WTG GUYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 awesome looking chromers there !! you sure did better today that i did on the niagara... it was a slow day 4 sure.. cliff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setomonkey Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Great report and some really nice chrome, but more important, you had a fun day with your grandpa and got him into his firs 'bow! wtg! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 W2G there's some nice fish u caught there. jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Overall I would say best day of steelhead fishing I have ever had If you think that was the best day of steelhead YOU had, you have no idea of what that probably did for your Grandpa!!!!!! Great report, one of the best I've read in a long time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishn4fishn Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Crazy Action, Amazing Results. Keep up the wicked work. YOu prolly spooked the other fish in the pool when you caught that one. Next time take measurements of the length and girth and u can apply it to the weight formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 That was great. Hope I get a chance to be taken out fishing by the grandkids! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Great report and real nice size fish. Like to see the spinner or spoon approach working. excellent, ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 WOW, nice going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 That was a very special time for both of you and you'll both remember that forever. Good on ya for being out with your Grandpa. These kinds of stories restore my faith in human nature. Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrap Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Nice chromers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caper Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Nice going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_paul Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Nice job Minnow, great report. Bet your grandpa is still smiling about his first steelhead, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Just like the fish,,,SOLID Hope you get out and do it again soon! Cheers, Gman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Awesome, WTG Minnow, you will remember trips like that for a long time and your grandpa will never forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Those are all BIG fish! way to go. There is nothing better than spending time together fishing with family. It's the best prescription for smiles Look forward to more of your reports. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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