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Title: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: summersteel on January 20, 2008, 09:26:43 PM
Had a great day in the valley with wintersteel. Since steelhead season has been going for a while now,I was surprised to hook and land a clean hatchery coho that I kept. I've hooked coho this late before but usually they are really beat up by now. W.S. lost a clean wild coho as well.

Later we went to another spot and W.S. hooked and landed three steelhead in the same pool. it drove me nuts because every time my float went down it was another coho but when steels float went down it was always a chromer steelhead. >:(
W.S. kept one hatchery doe and released another hatch and a wild. He also lost a fish that was likely another steelhead as it took a pinkworm, but we never saw it. So we had a pretty good day with 4 steelhead on and maybe seven coho.

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/bugpumper/jan_08.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/bugpumper/jan_08_2.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/bugpumper/jan_08_3.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/bugpumper/jan_08_4.jpg)
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: BigFisher on January 20, 2008, 09:46:25 PM
7 coho? sounds like coho season is starting to pick up already! sounds like a damn awesome good day to me.
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: summersteel on January 20, 2008, 10:06:18 PM
thanks big fisher, I'll be thinking about this day till next weeks fishing! :D

The other coho besides the one kept were pretty old and dark.
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: allwaysfishin on January 20, 2008, 10:24:58 PM
that sounds like a pretty damn fine day  ;)
hearing about coho coming this late is pretty cool, thanx for the report
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: kosanin kosher salt on January 20, 2008, 10:33:34 PM
were you fishin the vedder bugpumper? thats just amazing to see coho in the vedder close to febuary, congrats on the rare catch!!
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: leaping steely on January 21, 2008, 06:23:36 AM
Sounds like you had a great day!! I saw a Coho yesterday as well, but it looked about ripe for the smoker.  ;) ;D
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: ~IvAn~ on January 21, 2008, 06:39:28 AM
Quote from: leaping steely on January 21, 2008, 06:23:36 AM
Sounds like you had a great day!! I saw a Coho yesterday as well, but it looked about ripe for the smoker.  ;) ;D

Hey Alex! congrats on the fish yesterday! i was working that same  area most of the day :(
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: pepsitrev on January 21, 2008, 08:14:02 AM
 :o :o wow sounds like an awesome day on the river. makes me kind of jealous a bit. congrats on the fish. ;D ;D
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: dakster on January 21, 2008, 10:06:56 AM
Wow. Sounds like a great day. I was out there on Sunday as well, and everyone I talked to got SQUAT!

BTW I am new to this posting stuff, and heven't been Steelheading (except for this year) for over 15 years.
I don't know why I ever stopped. ???
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: BladeKid on January 21, 2008, 05:50:54 PM
thats awesome getting a coho that late...congrats on the fishy day!
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: hotrod on January 22, 2008, 06:27:06 AM
Looks like the Stamp to me! At any rate what a nice surprise on those coho at this time of year. Good for you guys!



   Hotrod
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: younggun on January 22, 2008, 06:45:57 AM
looks like one of those late pods moved in and u walked right onto them
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: kellya on January 22, 2008, 11:45:34 AM
To small for stamp? plus their hoes are mostly a sept show. Man thatd be sweet to nail steel and hoes
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: geo on January 22, 2008, 02:00:07 PM
Looks like competitive pecker measuring to me.....lol
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: summersteel on January 22, 2008, 08:40:45 PM
well, its the.....Vedder.
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: geo on January 23, 2008, 12:23:13 PM
Quote from: bug pumper on January 22, 2008, 08:40:45 PM
well, its the.....Vedder.

No it's not...as a matter of fact I know EXACTLY where it is. Much smaller river than the vedder, but still in south west BC.
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: got fish on January 23, 2008, 06:03:17 PM
wow someone sure has alot of free time  ::)
Title: Re: coho and steelhead!! Jan 20th
Post by: Pegger on January 23, 2008, 08:57:43 PM
Nice looking fish, I'm pretty sure I know where that is.