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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: gofish on December 11, 2006, 05:04:57 PM
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Well, NOT posting to be a hero, NOT posting to "overhype" steelheading, and DEFINATELY not posting to invite the armchair internet fishermen out there to criticize everything I do different from them that they feel is wrong. but- ( am I a little defensive or WHAT?? ::) )
I AM posting to share a couple of cool pics ( some maybe a little too artsy, but whatever ) of some really cool fish we all seem to love alot on this site that I was lucky enough to catch last week on the Stamp in Port Alberni. I always enjoy seeing pics of other peoples fishing success and it seems the majority of us do as well so here goes-
We all seem to be itching to hit the Vedder for the early steel at this time of year but the island is always a nice warm up to the season for me and sometimes you can be in luck if your timing is on. There were quite a few fish around and conditions were great. As of last tues, wed, thurs, the temp was hovering around 4' C and it wasn't raining so the water conditions were perfect. Vis was great, really clear but greening up with the snow runoff as the week went on. A buddy and I fished one day with Murphy's ( always worth the coin ) and 2 days on our own walking the banks. We used nat roe, roe bags, peach/pink wool and blades. All caught fish for us, some more than others in various runs. About 50% of our fish were summers, some only slightly rosey, a couple were real tomatoes, but the size of some of the summers ( up to 12-14lbs ) made up for their for their lack of flash. A few of the winters were absolute mirrors, so some fresh fish were definitely coming in during the week as we fished. Also, we caught a quite a few smaller fish, not sure if they were just big smolts that were too dumb to head out to the ocean, or some really steelie looking residents, but we made sure they were all sent back on their way. The closeup shot of the fish head posted below was one of the bigger little guys. Would you believe we also caught a buck sockeye kelt?? I thought it must of been flossed until I got it in and had to operate to get my roe bag out of its throat. Made me long for the summer days on the Fraser with a 20' leader and a 3oz bettie- NOT! ::)
A great week, here a few pics-
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/perfect_vis_001.jpg)
Above is my favorite color
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/DSC03309.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/DSC03304.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/wild.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/steel3.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/DSC03357.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/stamp_tail.jpg)
thanks for the photo idea Nicole
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/steel5.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/DSC03324.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/DSC03361.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/resident2.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gofish/resident.jpg)
:)
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Beautiful pictures, sounds like you had a spectacular couple of days. I'm jealous :'(
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Nice pics. I'm hitting the Stamp this coming weekend. ;D
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Those are nice pictures
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That must've been sweet!
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nice pics, sounds like you had a blast, Im crossing my fingers and hoping my better half will spring for a trip with murphys over the holidays.
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very nice fish ....
great shots
I miss the Island I grew up in Campbell River.
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awsome phots !!!thanks for sharing
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Sweet Pics!!!! The boss was over there a week or two ago. He said he hooked into a bunch too, mainly summers. Makes me wish i had the time and money to go over there.
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:P :P :P
I want to go there...
I was hoping to go there this winter with one of my friend from France... but believe it or not, he does not seem that excited by a fishing trip in BC... A shame ::)
I will definitively do a trip to the island (or to the queen charlottes, depending on my budget) next winter. And if I find nobody to come with me, I will go alone ;D
Keep the pics coming
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Good report and even better pictures.
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Wow nice fish congrats ;D
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Very nice fish, congratulations :)
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Awesome job!! Every year I say I have to make it over there!! ;)
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Nice fish, I go over to Victoria a lot, sometime I will have to make a detour and get out there!
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so jealous, will be hitting the stamp around new years. cant f@#$ing wait.
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I've been listening to bc outdoors and drooling over the stories about how good it's fishing over there...I think your smaller ones are considered half pounders if i'm not mistaken...awesome fish..
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LOOKED LIKE A SWEET TRIP ! I CAN' T WAIT TO DRIFT THE COWY AGAIN ! LAST WINTER WE GOT 10 TO THE BOAT IN ONE DRIFT !
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Sweet fish! thanks for the report.. maybe one day soon I will get my first steely!!! :D
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Yeah I know Im one of those arm chair people, but com'on stop teasing me. :'(
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What can one say, but WOW! :o
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Thanks for sharing in words and photos. ;D ;D
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The effort you all have made with posting these great photos is greatly appreciated. I think I'm losing weight due to my metabolism being increased with each viewing. Great stuff... I'm looking for the best deal on a waterproof digital this year.
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Go fish did you sell your soul to the devil to have great fishing days for the rest of your life? lol Great fishman keep em comming the rest of us E-fishermen need some porn. ;D
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Nice report, looks like a fun mix of summers and winters you guys got into!
Good stuff, I just wish the boat ride over there was not so costly!
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Purely awesome. Thanks for the great pics. Time to tie up SH rigs ready for the Vedder. :)
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Some pretty Sweet chrome there amongst the summers GoFish! Thanks for sharing! ;D
This has been an unusual fall/winter here as far as steelheading goes. We actually hit a rather nice run of freshies in mid-November, a tad early methinks! Only been out 4 times thus far, and have shook hands with 23 winters thus far (lost track of the summers). Only 4 trips due to the hunting season preoccupying my every thought. But that ended last Sunday before 9:00 am for me, and so, I've switched over to the fishing hat once again. Weather here certainly has been HORRID for that of late! That huge snowfall sat around for better than a week, and now, with all the sky water and heavy winds, has filled all the creeks and rivers beyond capacity. The Stamp herself was a HUGE brown firehose yesterday, and of course is continuing to swell even farther into the timber with last night's (and today's and tomorrow's) rains. Likley be a bit of a spell before she's workable again, but just as likely this high water will bring yet more a-running! Very much looking forward to checking that out! ;)
Hope the early numbers bodes well for the balance of the season. If so, should be quite the banner year!! :o
Again, nice report! Thanks!!
Cheers,
Nog
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Those were great pictures and a good story. Keep sending in those great shots, I think I speak for many when I say we love to see the pictures.
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Agreed...
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OK, nice fish.
So now tell me about that Super Silex and the rod, is it a converted spey?
Very nice set-up.
Randy
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nope, just a nice old super on Sage's new 3113 blank. fun combo :)