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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Big Steel on February 25, 2007, 02:50:46 PM
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Well, after a quick day of wetting a line yesterday, didn't think that I would make it out today. Woke up at a bit after 9 in the morning, looked outside and the weather looked good. Played on here for a bit, then figured what the heck, I'm going to head out. Made it to a spot that I had been thinking about trying for a while, but hadn't in a couple years at about 11:30, wandering in threw the bushes finding a rather nice piece of emerald green water, the vis was good at about 3 feet or so. Made a couple casts in close, nothing. Then spotted a nice seem about 80 feet or so out. Made a cast into the seem, about 10 seconds nto the drift, I feel a bump. Hookset came up empty, but I did have a shredded roe sack, so I throw another one on, plant a cast in the same spot and what would you know, another bump, so this time, thinking I set the hook to fast the first time, I give it a count to one and the float rockets under again. Set the hook and GAME ON!! :o A beautiful steelhead comes rocketing out of the water and proceeds to cartwheel for what seemed like forever, she then catches some water and goes on a real nice run down river. Now at this point, I have probably about a 100 yards of line out, so I take off after the hot fish, crawling under a couple of trees and stumbling on rocks. Finally I have gained ground and this beauty is sitting right out in front of me holding. I am not sure who is more tired me or the fish!! ;D Soon after that, this piece of chrome comes to hand.
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/Did-someone-say-Steelhead/Picture_014.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/Did-someone-say-Steelhead/Picture_016.jpg)
So after the day was 2.5hrs of driving and about 30 min of fishing including one heck of a battle!! :D
Was also the first time out with the new combo!! Which worked awesome. Didn't get to use it much :D, but it performed flawlessly. ;)
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WHAT A LITTLE FOOTBALL !
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LOOKS LIKE U DID BETTER OUT ON THE FLOW TODAY THEN U WOULD OF BY SITTING ON THE COUCH AND WATCHING THE CANNOTS LOSE ! THANK U DALLAS !
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Nice fish, real nice. Is that a penn reel? What rod brand?
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The reel is a Diawa Luna and the rod is a Frontier str1343.
Little wasn't quite the word for it Bonk. She weighed in at just under 15 lbs at Freds. ;) She measured in at 34" and was a fatty!!
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Good job Dave ;). NICE FISH!
I went out to the vedder today and fished 3 nice spots. On our last stop, we fished for about an hour or so. My fishing partner was fishing a nice piece of water which I already went through so i took a little walk up above him. I stand up on some rocks to view the water and then a little movement in the water catches my eye. So i litteraly stare into that spot for about 4-5mins waiting for a nice window of water and I see it! A nice steelhead is sitting a few feet infront of me. I don't know how I spotted the chrome fish in this type of coloured water but somehow i did. So i immediately rig up a roe bag and cast in above the fish. A couple seconds into the drift, the thing swims up and SLAMS my bait! I see the power swipes of its tail as it moves up river slamming my bait. Once it hit, it just took off up river, jumped once and gone :-[. It was a nice chromer of about 10-12lbs. I then cast again and again to no avail.
By 10.15, we had to leave.
It was a good day, and I will be going back to that spot next time im out ;D
Tight Lines,
CC ;)
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Little wasn't quite the word for it Bonk. She weighed in at just under 15 lbs at Freds.
^ SO REALLY 11 LBS ?
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Nice rod, reel, fish. Heading out saturday, 3 time this year, 0-3 lost one.
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Little wasn't quite the word for it Bonk. She weighed in at just under 15 lbs at Freds.
^ SO REALLY 11 LBS ?
OK yeah, 11 lbs. Whatever you like! :D
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Great fisH! rite on
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Real nice fish Dave way to go :)
TR soon to be TH
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where did you buy the rod reel combo?
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where did you buy the rod reel combo?
The reel I got at reaction, the rod was part of the deal for my Sage 3113. :)
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Sounds like you had a great day out there Big Steel...nice set up too...
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beauty fish man, i guess i shoulda went out today instead of watching the referees butcher a good hockey game. :(
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Very nice fish!!! congrats dave
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beauty fish man, i guess i shoulda went out today instead of watching the referees butcher a good hockey game. :(
I was glad you did not go as you where waking me up early to get my car. Last thing I wanted to do was get up early if I could not go.
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Hey Big Steel.Thanks for the report and nice pictures ;)
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nice fishing David ;)
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Nice Fish Big Steel, Iv also just been getting into my first for this season, and landed a nice one today. ;D
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Nice Fish Big Steel, Iv also just been getting into my first for this season, and landed a nice one today. ;D
I saw that fisher!! They are starting come more regularly now for me, and nice to see you getting them as well. ;) :)
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That reel is supposed to compare really well to a Calcutta and half the price too !