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Title: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: TrophyHunter on February 08, 2009, 03:50:51 PM
Decided to hit the Vedder today, slept in a bit and didn't get to the river until after 8 !! weren't many people around considering it was a Sunday , fished a few spots upper and mid, ended up hooking into a beautiful doe with some big shoulders, she took me into the rapids a few times and took me a ways downstream but I managed to get her in for a quick photoshoot before returning to to continue her upstream journey.. here are a couple of pics..

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/thickrick/steel1-1.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f31/thickrick/steel2.jpg)

see you next Sunday at the derby
cheers TH
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: devon42 on February 08, 2009, 03:51:29 PM
well it was a alright day on the river today. fished the lower river for about an hour with not many anglers in sight
after that hour there was a bit more, 5 minuets after an angler showed up i see his rod bent and a fish splashing,
a little while after that i see another angler with a fish on his line.. so at this point I'm thinking ok wheres my fish..
so i work some more water and BOOM the float goes down, i set the hook and the rod is bent, my heart is racing as i reel in
i find that nothing is happening and its not fighting but I'm bringing it closer then i see what I've caught a nice big tree branch.. 
so that was my day of fishing, still waiting for my first steelhead 0-7 trips
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: dead head on February 08, 2009, 03:54:20 PM
Nice fish ..see you next week!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Athezone on February 08, 2009, 04:32:16 PM
Beauty fish Rick! Sure makes me want to get out there and catch my first of the year. Really looking forward to next weekends Derby
and I hope we get the best turn out ever. See U then. Thanks for this pics.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: redside1 on February 08, 2009, 04:51:29 PM
funny thing is to crop the photo only to see a youtube video on the fish being caught on another thread.  Unfortunately really won't keep the spot all that secret.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: yakideath12 on February 08, 2009, 04:58:03 PM
nice!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Steely on February 08, 2009, 05:20:13 PM
Nice fish. Looks like it's missing a little bit of it's gill plate
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: yakideath12 on February 08, 2009, 05:44:48 PM
Nice fish. Looks like it's missing a little bit of it's gill plate
didnt notice that untill u mentioned it.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: younggun on February 08, 2009, 06:00:38 PM
beauty fish rick! and ya, she's got some weight to her
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Lumps on February 08, 2009, 07:05:28 PM
Got in late myself, around 11:30, was out for about 20 mins and bonked my first hatch of the year, thanks knuckles!
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m277/lombardo14/P2080098.jpg)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: HOOK on February 08, 2009, 07:06:43 PM
question here though--- WHY post a picture if your going to blank out the background?? it makes the pic look kinda crappy i think. If your going to post pictures of fish then perhaps take a quick pic towards the water if your scared someone might see your "spot" or suffer the wrath of posting a pic on the internet or just dont post the picture  ::) My 2 cents. well maybe 3  ;) LOL


NICE Hardy reel ya got there Lumps  ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: TrophyHunter on February 08, 2009, 07:12:12 PM
hook, I did it just so you would have something to complain about, I thought I would post a report just so I could see how many off topic responses I could get
;)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Lumps on February 08, 2009, 07:16:00 PM
question here though--- WHY post a picture if your going to blank out the background?? it makes the pic look kinda crappy i think. If your going to post pictures of fish then perhaps take a quick pic towards the water if your scared someone might see your "spot" or suffer the wrath of posting a pic on the internet or just dont post the picture  ::) My 2 cents. well maybe 3  ;) LOL


NICE Hardy reel ya got there Lumps  ;D
Thx.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Rodney on February 08, 2009, 07:17:41 PM
You should have used your feet to hold the fish like what Marco did if you wanted to generate responses. ;)

Nice catches everyone. I sat on my couch and watched "Family Guy" all afternoon.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: armytruck on February 08, 2009, 07:58:30 PM
Nice chromer Rick  :P . Way to go Lumps , have to put that one on your time card .
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Bhinky on February 08, 2009, 08:44:28 PM
hook, I did it just so you would have something to complain about, I thought I would post a report just so I could see how many off topic responses I could get
;)

lol
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: BigFisher on February 08, 2009, 08:59:25 PM
Now thats a BEAST, nice one rick. Why did you crop the picture if you have a video posted of where it was caught today?
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: searun17 on February 08, 2009, 09:12:44 PM
awsome fish Rick,fly guy and me fished that general area yesterday afternoon but the water was considerably more silted up than what i can see in your pic.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: TrophyHunter on February 08, 2009, 09:19:06 PM
Now thats a BEAST, nice one rick. Why did you crop the picture if you have a video posted of where it was caught today?
I didn't know there was a video posted when I made my report, had I known I wouldn't have bothered
And thx!!
TH
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Steelhawk on February 08, 2009, 09:29:00 PM
What a beast and a beauty. I guess 'beauty & the beast' is the best desc for that fish. I guess it is the largest fish posted here this season.  Landing it solo in a rapids sure took great skill only a seasoned rod can do. Congrats Rick. 
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: TrophyHunter on February 08, 2009, 09:36:47 PM
Good pic for a blackberry, what model?

It's an I phone , takes decent pics
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: younggun on February 08, 2009, 09:44:41 PM
I need a hatchery fish!

-all fish so far, that i've landed, and seen/lost have been wild. U guys using some sort of different bait or is mine just a wild fish attractor? lol  ::)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Fishin_Squirrel10-4 on February 08, 2009, 10:05:55 PM
Beautiful doe, Chris would wish he was there to tube that gal.
She's going to give birth to big babies to catch for the future to come  :D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Novabonker on February 09, 2009, 06:35:31 AM
Good pic for a blackberry, what model?

It's an I phone , takes decent pics


Are the photog's initials HG? ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: marmot on February 09, 2009, 11:54:03 AM
She's gorgeous man.  Nice work.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, February 8th 2009
Post by: Randofish on February 09, 2009, 12:24:40 PM
Beauty doe Rick. 8)
Hope you get her hatchery sister next weekend.
Congrats and good luck next weekend.
Rando