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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Steelhawk on March 12, 2005, 09:10:32 PM
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Got to the river around noon. Explored Yarrow Wilson section of river. Then moved up to a more popular run. Amazing, no one there at around 1 PM. Fished off the trees from the Yarrow side to back away from staring at the sun. With a bright day, and water is a bit clear (not gin clear like last week), I focused on shady area with slick water. Found a nice log in the river with deep rifle flow in the shade. Casted to the riffle with my dependable lure. WHAM, a steelie took it with the first cast. It was a heavy fish, and as it made a jump, I estimated it to be around 15lb. After a while, it decided to head for the log while I tried to horse it back down. Too bad, I was using a 10 lb big game leader that I took last week's fish. I should have changed it as I was fishing near to a log. It was a heavy fish, way too hard to control with a light leader. Well, the fish won its freedom (every time I was in a tug-of-war with a fish, I lost) as the leader knot gave way.
Then changed up with a 12 lb leader, & casted in the general area for about 10 minutes, including the front of the log, which can hide a steelie. There was none there. I decided to risk loosing my lure to cast close to the outside of the log, and bring it in right at the side of the log, and WHAM, another steelie hit the blade. This is a relatviely smaller fish, and this time I had 12 lb leader. It was landed in about 5 minutes, what a beauty chrome wild doe of about 10lb. After that I moved up river to the top of the run but to no avail. Talked to one guy on the way out, and he said he had 2 fish also earlier in the Peach area. What a great sunny day to be out, and blessed by the steelie god that two fresh chromes were in wait for me. Tight Line.
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Brought my Brother in Law down river today. Water was a bit higher than last week and not as clear either. Fished for about 2 hours without touching anything until I looked towards my brother-in-laws float that was bouncing up n' down. He was not paying attention until I screamed at him. Wham! fished on. :) He got to play it for about 10 minutes and landed a nice 14lb wild buck. Not too many fishermen down where we were fishig. Half and hour later, he was into another one for a quick minute or two until it broke off. Nice fish but it was it bit stonger than the first one and he wanted his freedom more..I guess. About to leave cause the wind was kicking up until I looked left and my brother in law was into another one. This time it was a smaller hatchery fish. Took about 5 minutes to land it. :-*
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Nice one. ;)
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Wow, nice fish, must be around 15# buck. That grassy bank behind, does not look like to be the Vedder, except KWB area.
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Nice fish steelieman :o.
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That's a beauty Steelyman, sure wish I could get out for awhile. Way to much work to do and I'm left chomping at the bit. That sure is one heck of a steely, good going.
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Its actually not my fish. My brother in law has a "horseshoe" up his.... that day. Fishing beside him, he hooked three and I got nothing. He was actually using the same roe that I made for him. Its a good thing for him as this will make him want to go more now....
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Thats a good size steel :)
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Its a good thing for him as this will make him want to go more now....
Are you trying to make your sis leave him? ;)